qantuluq
/qantuluq/ · plural qantuluqla
1. barren, infertile, childless; stillborn (of livestock); addled (of an egg)
- qantuluq buğa — a barren bull
- qantuluq gakkı — an addled egg
- qantuluq qoçhar — a barren ram
- qantuluq teke — a barren billy goat
2. a rogue, scoundrel; a base or contemptible person, a sly trickster
- sen qantuluq — you scoundrel
- Ol qantuluqnu etgenine ne aytdıŋ? — What did you say to what that scoundrel did?
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qantuluqmaI am barren | qantuluqsayou are barren | qantuluqduhe is barren | qantuluqbuzwe are barren | qantuluqsuzyou all are barren | qantuluqdulathey are barren |
| comparative — more | qantuluğuraqmaI am more barren | qantuluğuraqsayou are more barren | qantuluğuraqdıhe is more barren | qantuluğuraqbızwe are more barren | qantuluğuraqsızyou all are more barren | qantuluğuraqdılathey are more barren |
| intensifier — very | bek qantuluqmaI am very barren | bek qantuluqsayou are very barren | bek qantuluqduhe is very barren | bek qantuluqbuzwe are very barren | bek qantuluqsuzyou all are very barren | bek qantuluqdulathey are very barren |
| superlative — most | em qantuluqmaI am the most barren | em qantuluqsayou are the most barren | em qantuluqduhe is the most barren | em qantuluqbuzwe are the most barren | em qantuluqsuzyou all are the most barren | em qantuluqdulathey are the most barren |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qantuluqdu — "compared to me, he is barren."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qantuluqdumine is barren | seniki qantuluqduyours is barren | anıqı qantuluqduhis is barren | bizniki qantuluqduours is barren | sizniki qantuluqduyours (pl.) is barren | alanıqı qantuluqdutheirs is barren |
| comparative — more | meniki qantuluğuraqdımine is more barren | seniki qantuluğuraqdıyours is more barren | anıqı qantuluğuraqdıhis is more barren | bizniki qantuluğuraqdıours is more barren | sizniki qantuluğuraqdıyours (pl.) is more barren | alanıqı qantuluğuraqdıtheirs is more barren |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qantuluqdumine is very barren | seniki bek qantuluqduyours is very barren | anıqı bek qantuluqduhis is very barren | bizniki bek qantuluqduours is very barren | sizniki bek qantuluqduyours (pl.) is very barren | alanıqı bek qantuluqdutheirs is very barren |
| superlative — most | meniki em qantuluqdumine is the most barren | seniki em qantuluqduyours is the most barren | anıqı em qantuluqduhis is the most barren | bizniki em qantuluqduours is the most barren | sizniki em qantuluqduyours (pl.) is the most barren | alanıqı em qantuluqdutheirs is the most barren |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qantuluqdulamine are barren | senikile qantuluqdulayours are barren | anıqıla qantuluqdulahis are barren | biznikile qantuluqdulaours are barren | siznikile qantuluqdulayours (pl.) are barren | alanıqıla qantuluqdulatheirs are barren |
| comparative — more | menikile qantuluğuraqdılamine are more barren | senikile qantuluğuraqdılayours are more barren | anıqıla qantuluğuraqdılahis are more barren | biznikile qantuluğuraqdılaours are more barren | siznikile qantuluğuraqdılayours (pl.) are more barren | alanıqıla qantuluğuraqdılatheirs are more barren |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qantuluqdulamine are very barren | senikile bek qantuluqdulayours are very barren | anıqıla bek qantuluqdulahis are very barren | biznikile bek qantuluqdulaours are very barren | siznikile bek qantuluqdulayours (pl.) are very barren | alanıqıla bek qantuluqdulatheirs are very barren |
| superlative — most | menikile em qantuluqdulamine are the most barren | senikile em qantuluqdulayours are the most barren | anıqıla em qantuluqdulahis are the most barren | biznikile em qantuluqdulaours are the most barren | siznikile em qantuluqdulayours (pl.) are the most barren | alanıqıla em qantuluqdulatheirs are the most barren |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qantuluqdu, bıla qantuluqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qantuluqthe base or contemptible person | qantuluğummy base or contemptible person | qantuluğuŋyour base or contemptible person | qantuluğuhis base or contemptible person | qantuluğubuzour base or contemptible person | qantuluğuğuzyou all's base or contemptible person | qantuluqlarıtheir base or contemptible people |
| Genitive | qantuluqnuthe base or contemptible person's | qantuluğumumy base or contemptible person's | qantuluğuŋuyour base or contemptible person's | qantuluğunuhis base or contemptible person's | qantuluğubuznuour base or contemptible person's | qantuluğuğuznuyou all's base or contemptible person's | qantuluqlarınıtheir base or contemptible people's |
| Accusative | qantuluqnuthe base or contemptible person (as the object) | qantuluğumumy base or contemptible person (as the object) | qantuluğuŋuyour base or contemptible person (as the object) | qantuluğunhis base or contemptible person (as the object) | qantuluğubuznuour base or contemptible person (as the object) | qantuluğuğuznuyou all's base or contemptible person (as the object) | qantuluqlarıntheir base or contemptible people (as the object) |
| Dative | qantuluqğato the base or contemptible person | qantuluğumato my base or contemptible person | qantuluğuŋato your base or contemptible person | qantuluğunato his base or contemptible person | qantuluğubuzğato our base or contemptible person | qantuluğuğuzğato you all's base or contemptible person | qantuluqlarınato their base or contemptible people |
| Locative | qantuluqdain / at the base or contemptible person | qantuluğumdain / at my base or contemptible person | qantuluğuŋdain / at your base or contemptible person | qantuluğundain / at his base or contemptible person | qantuluğubuzdain / at our base or contemptible person | qantuluğuğuzdain / at you all's base or contemptible person | qantuluqlarındain / at their base or contemptible people |
| Ablative | qantuluqdanfrom the base or contemptible person | qantuluğumdanfrom my base or contemptible person | qantuluğuŋdanfrom your base or contemptible person | qantuluğundanfrom his base or contemptible person | qantuluğubuzdanfrom our base or contemptible person | qantuluğuğuzdanfrom you all's base or contemptible person | qantuluqlarındanfrom their base or contemptible people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qantuluqlathe base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarımmy base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıŋyour base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıhis base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıbızour base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarığızyou all's base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıtheir base or contemptible people |
| Genitive | qantuluqlanıthe base or contemptible people's | qantuluqlarımımy base or contemptible people's | qantuluqlarıŋıyour base or contemptible people's | qantuluqlarınıhis base or contemptible people's | qantuluqlarıbıznıour base or contemptible people's | qantuluqlarığıznıyou all's base or contemptible people's | qantuluqlarınıtheir base or contemptible people's |
| Accusative | qantuluqlanıthe base or contemptible people (as the object) | qantuluqlarımımy base or contemptible people (as the object) | qantuluqlarıŋıyour base or contemptible people (as the object) | qantuluqlarınhis base or contemptible people (as the object) | qantuluqlarıbıznıour base or contemptible people (as the object) | qantuluqlarığıznıyou all's base or contemptible people (as the object) | qantuluqlarıntheir base or contemptible people (as the object) |
| Dative | qantuluqlağato the base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarımato my base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıŋato your base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarınato his base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıbızğato our base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarığızğato you all's base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarınato their base or contemptible people |
| Locative | qantuluqladain / at the base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarımdain / at my base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıŋdain / at your base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarındain / at his base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıbızdain / at our base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarığızdain / at you all's base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarındain / at their base or contemptible people |
| Ablative | qantuluqladanfrom the base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarımdanfrom my base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıŋdanfrom your base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarındanfrom his base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarıbızdanfrom our base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarığızdanfrom you all's base or contemptible people | qantuluqlarındanfrom their base or contemptible people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qantuluqları can mean "his / her base or contemptible people", "their base or contemptible person", or "their base or contemptible people" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.