qaş
/qaʃ/ · plural qaşla
1. eyebrow, brow
- qara qaşla — black eyebrows
- ariw qaşla — beautiful eyebrows
- qaşları qaradıla — her eyebrows are black
- qaş ortası — the space between the eyebrows
- qaş başı — the brow ridge
- qaş tübünden — from under the brows
- qaş boyarğa — to pencil one's eyebrows
2. saddle-bow, the raised front (pommel) or back of a saddle
- at jerni qaşı — the saddle-bow
- at jerni al qaşı — the front bow of the saddle
- qaşına tağıldı — it was hitched to the saddle-bow
- at jer qaş — the bow of a saddle
Expressions
- aş berme da, qaş ber — greet guests warmly
- qaş tübünden qararğa — look askance
- qaşın berirge — welcome warmly
- qaşına salırğa — let someone down; outdo someone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaşthe eyebrow | qaşımmy eyebrow | qaşıŋyour eyebrow | qaşıhis eyebrow | qaşıbızour eyebrow | qaşığızyou all's eyebrow | qaşlarıtheir eyebrows |
| Genitive | qaşnıthe eyebrow's | qaşımımy eyebrow's | qaşıŋıyour eyebrow's | qaşınıhis eyebrow's | qaşıbıznıour eyebrow's | qaşığıznıyou all's eyebrow's | qaşlarınıtheir eyebrows' |
| Accusative | qaşnıthe eyebrow (as the object) | qaşımımy eyebrow (as the object) | qaşıŋıyour eyebrow (as the object) | qaşınhis eyebrow (as the object) | qaşıbıznıour eyebrow (as the object) | qaşığıznıyou all's eyebrow (as the object) | qaşlarıntheir eyebrows (as the object) |
| Dative | qaşhato the eyebrow | qaşımato my eyebrow | qaşıŋato your eyebrow | qaşınato his eyebrow | qaşıbızğato our eyebrow | qaşığızğato you all's eyebrow | qaşlarınato their eyebrows |
| Locative | qaşdain / at the eyebrow | qaşımdain / at my eyebrow | qaşıŋdain / at your eyebrow | qaşındain / at his eyebrow | qaşıbızdain / at our eyebrow | qaşığızdain / at you all's eyebrow | qaşlarındain / at their eyebrows |
| Ablative | qaşdanfrom the eyebrow | qaşımdanfrom my eyebrow | qaşıŋdanfrom your eyebrow | qaşındanfrom his eyebrow | qaşıbızdanfrom our eyebrow | qaşığızdanfrom you all's eyebrow | qaşlarındanfrom their eyebrows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaşlathe eyebrows | qaşlarımmy eyebrows | qaşlarıŋyour eyebrows | qaşlarıhis eyebrows | qaşlarıbızour eyebrows | qaşlarığızyou all's eyebrows | qaşlarıtheir eyebrows |
| Genitive | qaşlanıthe eyebrows' | qaşlarımımy eyebrows' | qaşlarıŋıyour eyebrows' | qaşlarınıhis eyebrows' | qaşlarıbıznıour eyebrows' | qaşlarığıznıyou all's eyebrows' | qaşlarınıtheir eyebrows' |
| Accusative | qaşlanıthe eyebrows (as the object) | qaşlarımımy eyebrows (as the object) | qaşlarıŋıyour eyebrows (as the object) | qaşlarınhis eyebrows (as the object) | qaşlarıbıznıour eyebrows (as the object) | qaşlarığıznıyou all's eyebrows (as the object) | qaşlarıntheir eyebrows (as the object) |
| Dative | qaşlağato the eyebrows | qaşlarımato my eyebrows | qaşlarıŋato your eyebrows | qaşlarınato his eyebrows | qaşlarıbızğato our eyebrows | qaşlarığızğato you all's eyebrows | qaşlarınato their eyebrows |
| Locative | qaşladain / at the eyebrows | qaşlarımdain / at my eyebrows | qaşlarıŋdain / at your eyebrows | qaşlarındain / at his eyebrows | qaşlarıbızdain / at our eyebrows | qaşlarığızdain / at you all's eyebrows | qaşlarındain / at their eyebrows |
| Ablative | qaşladanfrom the eyebrows | qaşlarımdanfrom my eyebrows | qaşlarıŋdanfrom your eyebrows | qaşlarındanfrom his eyebrows | qaşlarıbızdanfrom our eyebrows | qaşlarığızdanfrom you all's eyebrows | qaşlarındanfrom their eyebrows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaşları can mean "his / her eyebrows", "their eyebrow", or "their eyebrows" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.