qamişli
/qamiʃli/
Definition
a reed bed, a place overgrown with reeds
- qamişlide quş uya etgendi — a bird has nested in the reed bed
- kölnü janında qamişli — a reed bed beside the lake
- qamişlini içi bla öterge — to pass through the reed bed
Related
qamişbasereed, rush; reed bed, reed thicket
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qamişlithe reed bed | qamişlilethe reed beds | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qamişlinithe reed bed's | qamişlilenithe reed beds' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qamişlinithe reed bed (as the object) | qamişlilenithe reed beds (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qamişligeto the reed bed | qamişlilegeto the reed beds | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qamişlideat / in the reed bed | qamişliledeat / in the reed beds | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qamişlidenfrom the reed bed | qamişliledenfrom the reed beds | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | qamişlimmy reed bed | qamişlilerimmy reed beds |
| your | qamişlingyour reed bed | qamişlileringyour reed beds |
| his / her | qamişlisihis / her reed bed | qamişlilerihis / her reed beds |
| our | qamişlibizour reed bed | qamişlileribizour reed beds |
| you all's | qamişligizyou all's reed bed | qamişlilerigizyou all's reed beds |
| their | qamişlileritheir reed bed | qamişlileritheir reed beds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qamişlileri can mean "his / her reed beds", "their reed bed", or "their reed beds" — context decides.