qamçi
/qamtʃi/ · plural qamçile
Balkar spelling: qamiçi
1. whip, lash, riding crop, nagaika — A nagaika is a short, heavy Caucasian riding whip.
- atnı qamçi bla urdu — he struck the horse with the whip
- at qamçiden qorqar — a horse fears the whip
- qamçini uçu — the tip of the whip
- qamçini burnu — the tip of the whip handle
- ayrı qamçi — a whip with a forked end
- qamçi oynatırğa — to swing the whip
- at bolsa qamçi bar — if there is a horse, there is a whip
2. force or compulsion applied to someone one source
Expressions
- aşhı at kesine qamiçi qoymağança — beyond reproach
- kiyiz qamiçi, kir jerge — demand the impossible
- kiyiz qamiçiden temir çüy eterge bazınŋan — indomitably strong
- qamiçi oynatırğa — whip someone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qamçithe whip | qamçimmy whip | qamçiŋyour whip | qamçisihis whip | qamçibizour whip | qamçigizyou all's whip | qamçileritheir whips |
| Genitive | qamçinithe whip's | qamçimimy whip's | qamçiŋiyour whip's | qamçisinihis whip's | qamçibizniour whip's | qamçigizniyou all's whip's | qamçilerinitheir whips' |
| Accusative | qamçinithe whip (as the object) | qamçimimy whip (as the object) | qamçiŋiyour whip (as the object) | qamçisinhis whip (as the object) | qamçibizniour whip (as the object) | qamçigizniyou all's whip (as the object) | qamçilerintheir whips (as the object) |
| Dative | qamçigeto the whip | qamçimeto my whip | qamçiŋeto your whip | qamçisineto his whip | qamçibizgeto our whip | qamçigizgeto you all's whip | qamçilerineto their whips |
| Locative | qamçidein / at the whip | qamçimdein / at my whip | qamçiŋdein / at your whip | qamçisindein / at his whip | qamçibizdein / at our whip | qamçigizdein / at you all's whip | qamçilerindein / at their whips |
| Ablative | qamçidenfrom the whip | qamçimdenfrom my whip | qamçiŋdenfrom your whip | qamçisindenfrom his whip | qamçibizdenfrom our whip | qamçigizdenfrom you all's whip | qamçilerindenfrom their whips |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qamçilethe whips | qamçilerimmy whips | qamçileriŋyour whips | qamçilerihis whips | qamçileribizour whips | qamçilerigizyou all's whips | qamçileritheir whips |
| Genitive | qamçilenithe whips' | qamçilerimimy whips' | qamçileriŋiyour whips' | qamçilerinihis whips' | qamçileribizniour whips' | qamçilerigizniyou all's whips' | qamçilerinitheir whips' |
| Accusative | qamçilenithe whips (as the object) | qamçilerimimy whips (as the object) | qamçileriŋiyour whips (as the object) | qamçilerinhis whips (as the object) | qamçileribizniour whips (as the object) | qamçilerigizniyou all's whips (as the object) | qamçilerintheir whips (as the object) |
| Dative | qamçilegeto the whips | qamçilerimeto my whips | qamçileriŋeto your whips | qamçilerineto his whips | qamçileribizgeto our whips | qamçilerigizgeto you all's whips | qamçilerineto their whips |
| Locative | qamçiledein / at the whips | qamçilerimdein / at my whips | qamçileriŋdein / at your whips | qamçilerindein / at his whips | qamçileribizdein / at our whips | qamçilerigizdein / at you all's whips | qamçilerindein / at their whips |
| Ablative | qamçiledenfrom the whips | qamçilerimdenfrom my whips | qamçileriŋdenfrom your whips | qamçilerindenfrom his whips | qamçileribizdenfrom our whips | qamçilerigizdenfrom you all's whips | qamçilerindenfrom their whips |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qamçileri can mean "his / her whips", "their whip", or "their whips" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.