qarançha
/qarantʃxa/ · plural qarançhala
1. scarecrow
- baçhada qarançha bardı — there is a scarecrow in the garden
- baçhağa qarançha saldıq — we put a scarecrow in the garden
- qorqğan qarğa qarançhadan ürker — a frightened crow shies away from a scarecrow
- alağa qarançha bolub turmasam — if I don't keep standing as a scarecrow for them
- baçhada qarançha — a scarecrow in the vegetable garden
2. puppet, figurehead (a person controlled by others) one source
- qarançhağa salınŋan adam — a person set up as a scarecrow, a puppet
Expressions
- oba qarançha — graveyard scarecrow
- qarançhasına qars qağarğa — fawn over someone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarançhathe scarecrow | qarançhammy scarecrow | qarançhaŋyour scarecrow | qarançhasıhis scarecrow | qarançhabızour scarecrow | qarançhağızyou all's scarecrow | qarançhalarıtheir scarecrows |
| Genitive | qarançhanıthe scarecrow's | qarançhamımy scarecrow's | qarançhaŋıyour scarecrow's | qarançhasınıhis scarecrow's | qarançhabıznıour scarecrow's | qarançhağıznıyou all's scarecrow's | qarançhalarınıtheir scarecrows' |
| Accusative | qarançhanıthe scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhamımy scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhaŋıyour scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhasınhis scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhabıznıour scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhağıznıyou all's scarecrow (as the object) | qarançhalarıntheir scarecrows (as the object) |
| Dative | qarançhağato the scarecrow | qarançhamato my scarecrow | qarançhaŋato your scarecrow | qarançhasınato his scarecrow | qarançhabızğato our scarecrow | qarançhağızğato you all's scarecrow | qarançhalarınato their scarecrows |
| Locative | qarançhadain / at the scarecrow | qarançhamdain / at my scarecrow | qarançhaŋdain / at your scarecrow | qarançhasındain / at his scarecrow | qarançhabızdain / at our scarecrow | qarançhağızdain / at you all's scarecrow | qarançhalarındain / at their scarecrows |
| Ablative | qarançhadanfrom the scarecrow | qarançhamdanfrom my scarecrow | qarançhaŋdanfrom your scarecrow | qarançhasındanfrom his scarecrow | qarançhabızdanfrom our scarecrow | qarançhağızdanfrom you all's scarecrow | qarançhalarındanfrom their scarecrows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarançhalathe scarecrows | qarançhalarımmy scarecrows | qarançhalarıŋyour scarecrows | qarançhalarıhis scarecrows | qarançhalarıbızour scarecrows | qarançhalarığızyou all's scarecrows | qarançhalarıtheir scarecrows |
| Genitive | qarançhalanıthe scarecrows' | qarançhalarımımy scarecrows' | qarançhalarıŋıyour scarecrows' | qarançhalarınıhis scarecrows' | qarançhalarıbıznıour scarecrows' | qarançhalarığıznıyou all's scarecrows' | qarançhalarınıtheir scarecrows' |
| Accusative | qarançhalanıthe scarecrows (as the object) | qarançhalarımımy scarecrows (as the object) | qarançhalarıŋıyour scarecrows (as the object) | qarançhalarınhis scarecrows (as the object) | qarançhalarıbıznıour scarecrows (as the object) | qarançhalarığıznıyou all's scarecrows (as the object) | qarançhalarıntheir scarecrows (as the object) |
| Dative | qarançhalağato the scarecrows | qarançhalarımato my scarecrows | qarançhalarıŋato your scarecrows | qarançhalarınato his scarecrows | qarançhalarıbızğato our scarecrows | qarançhalarığızğato you all's scarecrows | qarançhalarınato their scarecrows |
| Locative | qarançhaladain / at the scarecrows | qarançhalarımdain / at my scarecrows | qarançhalarıŋdain / at your scarecrows | qarançhalarındain / at his scarecrows | qarançhalarıbızdain / at our scarecrows | qarançhalarığızdain / at you all's scarecrows | qarançhalarındain / at their scarecrows |
| Ablative | qarançhaladanfrom the scarecrows | qarançhalarımdanfrom my scarecrows | qarançhalarıŋdanfrom your scarecrows | qarançhalarındanfrom his scarecrows | qarançhalarıbızdanfrom our scarecrows | qarançhalarığızdanfrom you all's scarecrows | qarançhalarındanfrom their scarecrows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarançhaları can mean "his / her scarecrows", "their scarecrow", or "their scarecrows" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.