qarawaş
/ qarawaʃ /
Definition noun maidservant, female slave, bondwoman (bought for the mistress of the house)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarawaş the maidservant | qarawaşla the maidservants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarawaşnı the maidservant's | qarawaşlanı the maidservants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarawaşnı the maidservant (as the object) | qarawaşlanı the maidservants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarawaşha to the maidservant | qarawaşlağa to the maidservants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarawaşda at / in the maidservant | qarawaşlada at / in the maidservants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarawaşdan from the maidservant | qarawaşladan from the maidservants | 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 | qarawaşım my maidservant | qarawaşlarım my maidservants |
| your | qarawaşıŋ your maidservant | qarawaşlarıŋ your maidservants |
| his / her | qarawaşı his / her maidservant | qarawaşları his / her maidservants |
| our | qarawaşıbız our maidservant | qarawaşlarıbız our maidservants |
| you all's | qarawaşığız you all's maidservant | qarawaşlarığız you all's maidservants |
| their | qarawaşları their maidservant | qarawaşları their maidservants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarawaşları can mean "his / her maidservants", "their maidservant", or "their maidservants" — context decides.