qalaw
/qalaw/ · plural qalawla
verbal noun of qalarğa →
1. heap, pile, mass, stack
- kitab qalaw — a stack of books
- taş qalaw — a heap of stones
- otun qalaw — a pile of firewood
- biçen qalaw — a pile of hay
- qalaw eterge — to put into a pile
- qalaw bolurğa — to pile up
- biçenni qalaw-qalaw etdi — piled the hay into heaps
- otun qalaw qatına atdı — threw it next to the firewood pile
2. blockage, obstruction, rubble
- joldağı qalaw — the blockage on the road
3. bank, embankment, drift
- suw taşığan qalaw — a drift carried down by the river
- qum qalaw — a bank of sand
- qar qalaw — a snowdrift
4. stacking, laying, building up in courses, earthing up — The action noun of qalarğa: the stacking of hay, the laying of a stove or wall, the earthing up of plants.
- geben qalaw — the building of a haystack
- peç qalaw — the building of a stove
- gardoş qalaw — the earthing up of potatoes
- salamnı qalaw — the stacking of straw
- huna qalaw — the laying of a wall
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qalawthe heap | qalawummy heap | qalawuŋyour heap | qalawuhis heap | qalawubuzour heap | qalawuğuzyou all's heap | qalawlarıtheir heaps |
| Genitive | qalawnuthe heap's | qalawumumy heap's | qalawuŋuyour heap's | qalawunuhis heap's | qalawubuznuour heap's | qalawuğuznuyou all's heap's | qalawlarınıtheir heaps' |
| Accusative | qalawnuthe heap (as the object) | qalawumumy heap (as the object) | qalawuŋuyour heap (as the object) | qalawunhis heap (as the object) | qalawubuznuour heap (as the object) | qalawuğuznuyou all's heap (as the object) | qalawlarıntheir heaps (as the object) |
| Dative | qalawğato the heap | qalawumato my heap | qalawuŋato your heap | qalawunato his heap | qalawubuzğato our heap | qalawuğuzğato you all's heap | qalawlarınato their heaps |
| Locative | qalawdain / at the heap | qalawumdain / at my heap | qalawuŋdain / at your heap | qalawundain / at his heap | qalawubuzdain / at our heap | qalawuğuzdain / at you all's heap | qalawlarındain / at their heaps |
| Ablative | qalawdanfrom the heap | qalawumdanfrom my heap | qalawuŋdanfrom your heap | qalawundanfrom his heap | qalawubuzdanfrom our heap | qalawuğuzdanfrom you all's heap | qalawlarındanfrom their heaps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qalawlathe heaps | qalawlarımmy heaps | qalawlarıŋyour heaps | qalawlarıhis heaps | qalawlarıbızour heaps | qalawlarığızyou all's heaps | qalawlarıtheir heaps |
| Genitive | qalawlanıthe heaps' | qalawlarımımy heaps' | qalawlarıŋıyour heaps' | qalawlarınıhis heaps' | qalawlarıbıznıour heaps' | qalawlarığıznıyou all's heaps' | qalawlarınıtheir heaps' |
| Accusative | qalawlanıthe heaps (as the object) | qalawlarımımy heaps (as the object) | qalawlarıŋıyour heaps (as the object) | qalawlarınhis heaps (as the object) | qalawlarıbıznıour heaps (as the object) | qalawlarığıznıyou all's heaps (as the object) | qalawlarıntheir heaps (as the object) |
| Dative | qalawlağato the heaps | qalawlarımato my heaps | qalawlarıŋato your heaps | qalawlarınato his heaps | qalawlarıbızğato our heaps | qalawlarığızğato you all's heaps | qalawlarınato their heaps |
| Locative | qalawladain / at the heaps | qalawlarımdain / at my heaps | qalawlarıŋdain / at your heaps | qalawlarındain / at his heaps | qalawlarıbızdain / at our heaps | qalawlarığızdain / at you all's heaps | qalawlarındain / at their heaps |
| Ablative | qalawladanfrom the heaps | qalawlarımdanfrom my heaps | qalawlarıŋdanfrom your heaps | qalawlarındanfrom his heaps | qalawlarıbızdanfrom our heaps | qalawlarığızdanfrom you all's heaps | qalawlarındanfrom their heaps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalawları can mean "his / her heaps", "their heap", or "their heaps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.