qadaw
/qadaw/ · plural qadawla
1. latch, door bolt, hasp, door hook
- eşikni qadawu — the door's latch
- art eşikni qadawun şoş açdı — quietly opened the back door's bolt
- Buruwnu gitçe eşigini qadawu tıhırdadı — the latch of the pen's little door rattled
- vagon eşikni qadawun tartdıla — they pulled the bolt of the wagon door
- temir qadaw bek qatı edi — the iron bolt was very strong
- kiritni qadawu — the hasp of the lock
2. firm, solid, hard, heavy, immovable (especially of stone) — Most often heard in qadaw taş, a massive boulder set deep in the ground or a stone of especially hard rock. The phrase can also mean a foundation stone or cornerstone, as in Qaraçaynı qadaw taşı.
- qadaw taş — a solid stone, a boulder
- Qobannı qadaw taşları — the massive boulders of the Kuban
- tebgen qadaw taş ornuna sıyınmaz — a moved boulder will not fit back in its place
- adetleribiz milletibizni qadaw taşıdı — our customs are the cornerstone of our nation
- Qaraçaynı qadaw taşın Qarça salğandı — Karcha laid the cornerstone of Karachay
- qadaw taş jol başında jatadı — a solid boulder lies at the start of the road
- ol sözünde qadaw bolub turdu — he stood firm in his word
Expressions
- qadaw taş — anchor stone; cornerstone, mainstay
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qadawthe latch | qadawummy latch | qadawuŋyour latch | qadawuhis latch | qadawubuzour latch | qadawuğuzyou all's latch | qadawlarıtheir latches |
| Genitive | qadawnuthe latch's | qadawumumy latch's | qadawuŋuyour latch's | qadawunuhis latch's | qadawubuznuour latch's | qadawuğuznuyou all's latch's | qadawlarınıtheir latches' |
| Accusative | qadawnuthe latch (as the object) | qadawumumy latch (as the object) | qadawuŋuyour latch (as the object) | qadawunhis latch (as the object) | qadawubuznuour latch (as the object) | qadawuğuznuyou all's latch (as the object) | qadawlarıntheir latches (as the object) |
| Dative | qadawğato the latch | qadawumato my latch | qadawuŋato your latch | qadawunato his latch | qadawubuzğato our latch | qadawuğuzğato you all's latch | qadawlarınato their latches |
| Locative | qadawdain / at the latch | qadawumdain / at my latch | qadawuŋdain / at your latch | qadawundain / at his latch | qadawubuzdain / at our latch | qadawuğuzdain / at you all's latch | qadawlarındain / at their latches |
| Ablative | qadawdanfrom the latch | qadawumdanfrom my latch | qadawuŋdanfrom your latch | qadawundanfrom his latch | qadawubuzdanfrom our latch | qadawuğuzdanfrom you all's latch | qadawlarındanfrom their latches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qadawlathe latches | qadawlarımmy latches | qadawlarıŋyour latches | qadawlarıhis latches | qadawlarıbızour latches | qadawlarığızyou all's latches | qadawlarıtheir latches |
| Genitive | qadawlanıthe latches' | qadawlarımımy latches' | qadawlarıŋıyour latches' | qadawlarınıhis latches' | qadawlarıbıznıour latches' | qadawlarığıznıyou all's latches' | qadawlarınıtheir latches' |
| Accusative | qadawlanıthe latches (as the object) | qadawlarımımy latches (as the object) | qadawlarıŋıyour latches (as the object) | qadawlarınhis latches (as the object) | qadawlarıbıznıour latches (as the object) | qadawlarığıznıyou all's latches (as the object) | qadawlarıntheir latches (as the object) |
| Dative | qadawlağato the latches | qadawlarımato my latches | qadawlarıŋato your latches | qadawlarınato his latches | qadawlarıbızğato our latches | qadawlarığızğato you all's latches | qadawlarınato their latches |
| Locative | qadawladain / at the latches | qadawlarımdain / at my latches | qadawlarıŋdain / at your latches | qadawlarındain / at his latches | qadawlarıbızdain / at our latches | qadawlarığızdain / at you all's latches | qadawlarındain / at their latches |
| Ablative | qadawladanfrom the latches | qadawlarımdanfrom my latches | qadawlarıŋdanfrom your latches | qadawlarındanfrom his latches | qadawlarıbızdanfrom our latches | qadawlarığızdanfrom you all's latches | qadawlarındanfrom their latches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qadawları can mean "his / her latches", "their latch", or "their latches" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | qadawfirm |
| comparative — more | qadawraqfirmer |
| intensifier — very | bek qadawvery firm |
| superlative — most | em qadawthe firmest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qadawdumine is firm | seniki qadawduyours is firm | anıqı qadawduhis is firm | bizniki qadawduours is firm | sizniki qadawduyours (pl.) is firm | alanıqı qadawdutheirs is firm |
| comparative — more | meniki qadawraqdımine is firmer | seniki qadawraqdıyours is firmer | anıqı qadawraqdıhis is firmer | bizniki qadawraqdıours is firmer | sizniki qadawraqdıyours (pl.) is firmer | alanıqı qadawraqdıtheirs is firmer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qadawdumine is very firm | seniki bek qadawduyours is very firm | anıqı bek qadawduhis is very firm | bizniki bek qadawduours is very firm | sizniki bek qadawduyours (pl.) is very firm | alanıqı bek qadawdutheirs is very firm |
| superlative — most | meniki em qadawdumine is the firmest | seniki em qadawduyours is the firmest | anıqı em qadawduhis is the firmest | bizniki em qadawduours is the firmest | sizniki em qadawduyours (pl.) is the firmest | alanıqı em qadawdutheirs is the firmest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qadawdulamine are firm | senikile qadawdulayours are firm | anıqıla qadawdulahis are firm | biznikile qadawdulaours are firm | siznikile qadawdulayours (pl.) are firm | alanıqıla qadawdulatheirs are firm |
| comparative — more | menikile qadawraqdılamine are firmer | senikile qadawraqdılayours are firmer | anıqıla qadawraqdılahis are firmer | biznikile qadawraqdılaours are firmer | siznikile qadawraqdılayours (pl.) are firmer | alanıqıla qadawraqdılatheirs are firmer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qadawdulamine are very firm | senikile bek qadawdulayours are very firm | anıqıla bek qadawdulahis are very firm | biznikile bek qadawdulaours are very firm | siznikile bek qadawdulayours (pl.) are very firm | alanıqıla bek qadawdulatheirs are very firm |
| superlative — most | menikile em qadawdulamine are the firmest | senikile em qadawdulayours are the firmest | anıqıla em qadawdulahis are the firmest | biznikile em qadawdulaours are the firmest | siznikile em qadawdulayours (pl.) are the firmest | alanıqıla em qadawdulatheirs are the firmest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qadawdu, bıla qadawdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".