qama
/qama/ · plural qamala
dagger, kindjal, short double-edged stabbing weapon — Traditionally worn on the belt as part of a man's dress.
- qara qama — a dagger with a black morocco sheath
- kümüş sablı qama — a dagger with a silver hilt
- qama taq — put on a dagger
- belinde qama bar edi — he had a dagger at his belt
- atamı qaması belinde edi — my father's dagger was at his belt
- qaması belinde jıltıraydı — his dagger glistens at his belt
- kümüş qama batırnı belinde jıltıraydı — the silver dagger glistens at the hero's waist
- jiti qama temirni de keser — a sharp dagger will cut even iron
Expressions
- eki janına kesgen qamalay — two-faced person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qamathe dagger | qamammy dagger | qamaŋyour dagger | qamasıhis dagger | qamabızour dagger | qamağızyou all's dagger | qamalarıtheir daggers |
| Genitive | qamanıthe dagger's | qamamımy dagger's | qamaŋıyour dagger's | qamasınıhis dagger's | qamabıznıour dagger's | qamağıznıyou all's dagger's | qamalarınıtheir daggers' |
| Accusative | qamanıthe dagger (as the object) | qamamımy dagger (as the object) | qamaŋıyour dagger (as the object) | qamasınhis dagger (as the object) | qamabıznıour dagger (as the object) | qamağıznıyou all's dagger (as the object) | qamalarıntheir daggers (as the object) |
| Dative | qamağato the dagger | qamamato my dagger | qamaŋato your dagger | qamasınato his dagger | qamabızğato our dagger | qamağızğato you all's dagger | qamalarınato their daggers |
| Locative | qamadain / at the dagger | qamamdain / at my dagger | qamaŋdain / at your dagger | qamasındain / at his dagger | qamabızdain / at our dagger | qamağızdain / at you all's dagger | qamalarındain / at their daggers |
| Ablative | qamadanfrom the dagger | qamamdanfrom my dagger | qamaŋdanfrom your dagger | qamasındanfrom his dagger | qamabızdanfrom our dagger | qamağızdanfrom you all's dagger | qamalarındanfrom their daggers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qamalathe daggers | qamalarımmy daggers | qamalarıŋyour daggers | qamalarıhis daggers | qamalarıbızour daggers | qamalarığızyou all's daggers | qamalarıtheir daggers |
| Genitive | qamalanıthe daggers' | qamalarımımy daggers' | qamalarıŋıyour daggers' | qamalarınıhis daggers' | qamalarıbıznıour daggers' | qamalarığıznıyou all's daggers' | qamalarınıtheir daggers' |
| Accusative | qamalanıthe daggers (as the object) | qamalarımımy daggers (as the object) | qamalarıŋıyour daggers (as the object) | qamalarınhis daggers (as the object) | qamalarıbıznıour daggers (as the object) | qamalarığıznıyou all's daggers (as the object) | qamalarıntheir daggers (as the object) |
| Dative | qamalağato the daggers | qamalarımato my daggers | qamalarıŋato your daggers | qamalarınato his daggers | qamalarıbızğato our daggers | qamalarığızğato you all's daggers | qamalarınato their daggers |
| Locative | qamaladain / at the daggers | qamalarımdain / at my daggers | qamalarıŋdain / at your daggers | qamalarındain / at his daggers | qamalarıbızdain / at our daggers | qamalarığızdain / at you all's daggers | qamalarındain / at their daggers |
| Ablative | qamaladanfrom the daggers | qamalarımdanfrom my daggers | qamalarıŋdanfrom your daggers | qamalarındanfrom his daggers | qamalarıbızdanfrom our daggers | qamalarığızdanfrom you all's daggers | qamalarındanfrom their daggers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qamaları can mean "his / her daggers", "their dagger", or "their daggers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.