qalaw
/ qalaw /
Definitions noun heap, pile, mass, stack
Definitions noun blockage, jam
Definitions noun bank, embankment, drift
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalaw the heap | qalawla the heaps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalawnu the heap's | qalawlanı the heaps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalawnu the heap (as the object) | qalawlanı the heaps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalawğa to the heap | qalawlağa to the heaps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalawda at / in the heap | qalawlada at / in the heaps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalawdan from the heap | qalawladan from the heaps | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | qalawum my heap | qalawlarım my heaps |
| your | qalawuŋ your heap | qalawlarıŋ your heaps |
| his / her | qalawu his / her heap | qalawları his / her heaps |
| our | qalawubuz our heap | qalawlarıbız our heaps |
| you all's | qalawuğuz you all's heap | qalawlarığız you all's heaps |
| their | qalawları their heap | qalawları 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.