qalawur
/ qalawur /
Definitions noun guard, watch, guard duty
Definitions noun sentry, guardsman
Definitions noun watchman, keeper
Definitions noun ranger, patrolman (of fields or forests)
Definitions noun watch- (attributive)
Definitions noun that which guards or protects (figurative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalawur the guard | qalawurla the guards | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalawurnu the guard's | qalawurlanı the guards' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalawurnu the guard (as the object) | qalawurlanı the guards (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalawurğa to the guard | qalawurlağa to the guards | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalawurda at / in the guard | qalawurlada at / in the guards | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalawurdan from the guard | qalawurladan from the guards | 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 | qalawurum my guard | qalawurlarım my guards |
| your | qalawuruŋ your guard | qalawurlarıŋ your guards |
| his / her | qalawuru his / her guard | qalawurları his / her guards |
| our | qalawurubuz our guard | qalawurlarıbız our guards |
| you all's | qalawuruğuz you all's guard | qalawurlarığız you all's guards |
| their | qalawurları their guard | qalawurları their guards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalawurları can mean "his / her guards", "their guard", or "their guards" — context decides.