qarawul
/ qarawul /
Definitions noun watchman, guard, sentry, lookout
Definitions noun guard, watch (attributive)
Definitions noun guard, guard duty, watch
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qarawul the watchman | qarawulla the watchmen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qarawulnu the watchman's | qarawullanı the watchmen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qarawulnu the watchman (as the object) | qarawullanı the watchmen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qarawulğa to the watchman | qarawullağa to the watchmen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qarawulda at / in the watchman | qarawullada at / in the watchmen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qarawuldan from the watchman | qarawulladan from the watchmen | 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 | qarawulum my watchman | qarawullarım my watchmen |
| your | qarawuluŋ your watchman | qarawullarıŋ your watchmen |
| his / her | qarawulu his / her watchman | qarawulları his / her watchmen |
| our | qarawulubuz our watchman | qarawullarıbız our watchmen |
| you all's | qarawuluğuz you all's watchman | qarawullarığız you all's watchmen |
| their | qarawulları their watchman | qarawulları their watchmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarawulları can mean "his / her watchmen", "their watchman", or "their watchmen" — context decides.