qaram
/qaram/ · plural qaramla
1. look, gaze, glance
- sağışlı qaram — a thoughtful look
- mıdah qaram — a sad look
- suwuq qaram — a cold look
- anı qaramı jiti edi — his gaze was keen
- qaramın burdu — he turned his gaze away
2. appearance, outward look, aspect — qaramına köre means "by the look of it, by eye, approximately".
- tış qaramı — his outward appearance
- qaramı uşağıwlu adam — a man of pleasant appearance
- uşağıwlu qaram — a pleasant appearance
- qarab qaramından toymazsa — you can't get enough of looking at him
- qaramına köre — by appearance
3. view, viewpoint, outlook, way of thinking
- duniyağa qaram — a view of the world
- duniya qaramı — his world-view
- kesini qaramı bolurğa kerekdi — he must have his own view
- meni qaramım başhadı — my view is different
- anı qaramı başhadı — his view is different
4. horizon, visible distance
- qaramdan taşaydı — he vanished from sight
- qaramdan taşayıb ketdi — he disappeared from sight
- qaramda tawla körünedile — mountains show on the horizon
- qaramğa deri — as far as the horizon
Expressions
- köz qaram — outlook, worldview
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaramthe look | qaramımmy look | qaramıŋyour look | qaramıhis look | qaramıbızour look | qaramığızyou all's look | qaramlarıtheir looks |
| Genitive | qaramnıthe look's | qaramımımy look's | qaramıŋıyour look's | qaramınıhis look's | qaramıbıznıour look's | qaramığıznıyou all's look's | qaramlarınıtheir looks' |
| Accusative | qaramnıthe look (as the object) | qaramımımy look (as the object) | qaramıŋıyour look (as the object) | qaramınhis look (as the object) | qaramıbıznıour look (as the object) | qaramığıznıyou all's look (as the object) | qaramlarıntheir looks (as the object) |
| Dative | qaramğato the look | qaramımato my look | qaramıŋato your look | qaramınato his look | qaramıbızğato our look | qaramığızğato you all's look | qaramlarınato their looks |
| Locative | qaramdain / at the look | qaramımdain / at my look | qaramıŋdain / at your look | qaramındain / at his look | qaramıbızdain / at our look | qaramığızdain / at you all's look | qaramlarındain / at their looks |
| Ablative | qaramdanfrom the look | qaramımdanfrom my look | qaramıŋdanfrom your look | qaramındanfrom his look | qaramıbızdanfrom our look | qaramığızdanfrom you all's look | qaramlarındanfrom their looks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaramlathe looks | qaramlarımmy looks | qaramlarıŋyour looks | qaramlarıhis looks | qaramlarıbızour looks | qaramlarığızyou all's looks | qaramlarıtheir looks |
| Genitive | qaramlanıthe looks' | qaramlarımımy looks' | qaramlarıŋıyour looks' | qaramlarınıhis looks' | qaramlarıbıznıour looks' | qaramlarığıznıyou all's looks' | qaramlarınıtheir looks' |
| Accusative | qaramlanıthe looks (as the object) | qaramlarımımy looks (as the object) | qaramlarıŋıyour looks (as the object) | qaramlarınhis looks (as the object) | qaramlarıbıznıour looks (as the object) | qaramlarığıznıyou all's looks (as the object) | qaramlarıntheir looks (as the object) |
| Dative | qaramlağato the looks | qaramlarımato my looks | qaramlarıŋato your looks | qaramlarınato his looks | qaramlarıbızğato our looks | qaramlarığızğato you all's looks | qaramlarınato their looks |
| Locative | qaramladain / at the looks | qaramlarımdain / at my looks | qaramlarıŋdain / at your looks | qaramlarındain / at his looks | qaramlarıbızdain / at our looks | qaramlarığızdain / at you all's looks | qaramlarındain / at their looks |
| Ablative | qaramladanfrom the looks | qaramlarımdanfrom my looks | qaramlarıŋdanfrom your looks | qaramlarındanfrom his looks | qaramlarıbızdanfrom our looks | qaramlarığızdanfrom you all's looks | qaramlarındanfrom their looks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaramları can mean "his / her looks", "their look", or "their looks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.