qarmaw
/qarmaw/ · plural qarmawla
verbal noun of qarmarğa →
1. groping, feeling about, searching, rummaging
- tögeregiŋi qarmaw — feeling around yourself
- hurjun qarmaw — searching through pockets
- qaraŋıda qarmaw — groping in the dark
- şkafnı qarmaw — rummaging through the cupboard
2. examination, investigation, research — Before another noun it means research: qarmaw işle means research work.
- qannı qarmaw — a blood test
- qarmaw işle — research works
- teren qarmaw — a thorough investigation
3. putting out, extinguishing; finishing off, killing
- otnu qarmaw — putting out the fire
4. grassy patch, small plot of grass for mowing or grazing — One explanatory dictionary treats this as a separate homonym; it may belong in its own entry.
- qarmaw jer — a patch where the cattle can find grass
- qarmawlanı çalırğa — to mow the grassy patches
- qarmawlada qırğan biçençigin — his bit of hay cut on the grassy patches
- qarmawlada biçen çaldıla — they mowed hay on the grassy patches
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarmawthe groping | qarmawummy groping | qarmawuŋyour groping | qarmawuhis groping | qarmawubuzour groping | qarmawuğuzyou all's groping | qarmawlarıtheir gropings |
| Genitive | qarmawnuthe groping's | qarmawumumy groping's | qarmawuŋuyour groping's | qarmawunuhis groping's | qarmawubuznuour groping's | qarmawuğuznuyou all's groping's | qarmawlarınıtheir gropings' |
| Accusative | qarmawnuthe groping (as the object) | qarmawumumy groping (as the object) | qarmawuŋuyour groping (as the object) | qarmawunhis groping (as the object) | qarmawubuznuour groping (as the object) | qarmawuğuznuyou all's groping (as the object) | qarmawlarıntheir gropings (as the object) |
| Dative | qarmawğato the groping | qarmawumato my groping | qarmawuŋato your groping | qarmawunato his groping | qarmawubuzğato our groping | qarmawuğuzğato you all's groping | qarmawlarınato their gropings |
| Locative | qarmawdain / at the groping | qarmawumdain / at my groping | qarmawuŋdain / at your groping | qarmawundain / at his groping | qarmawubuzdain / at our groping | qarmawuğuzdain / at you all's groping | qarmawlarındain / at their gropings |
| Ablative | qarmawdanfrom the groping | qarmawumdanfrom my groping | qarmawuŋdanfrom your groping | qarmawundanfrom his groping | qarmawubuzdanfrom our groping | qarmawuğuzdanfrom you all's groping | qarmawlarındanfrom their gropings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarmawlathe gropings | qarmawlarımmy gropings | qarmawlarıŋyour gropings | qarmawlarıhis gropings | qarmawlarıbızour gropings | qarmawlarığızyou all's gropings | qarmawlarıtheir gropings |
| Genitive | qarmawlanıthe gropings' | qarmawlarımımy gropings' | qarmawlarıŋıyour gropings' | qarmawlarınıhis gropings' | qarmawlarıbıznıour gropings' | qarmawlarığıznıyou all's gropings' | qarmawlarınıtheir gropings' |
| Accusative | qarmawlanıthe gropings (as the object) | qarmawlarımımy gropings (as the object) | qarmawlarıŋıyour gropings (as the object) | qarmawlarınhis gropings (as the object) | qarmawlarıbıznıour gropings (as the object) | qarmawlarığıznıyou all's gropings (as the object) | qarmawlarıntheir gropings (as the object) |
| Dative | qarmawlağato the gropings | qarmawlarımato my gropings | qarmawlarıŋato your gropings | qarmawlarınato his gropings | qarmawlarıbızğato our gropings | qarmawlarığızğato you all's gropings | qarmawlarınato their gropings |
| Locative | qarmawladain / at the gropings | qarmawlarımdain / at my gropings | qarmawlarıŋdain / at your gropings | qarmawlarındain / at his gropings | qarmawlarıbızdain / at our gropings | qarmawlarığızdain / at you all's gropings | qarmawlarındain / at their gropings |
| Ablative | qarmawladanfrom the gropings | qarmawlarımdanfrom my gropings | qarmawlarıŋdanfrom your gropings | qarmawlarındanfrom his gropings | qarmawlarıbızdanfrom our gropings | qarmawlarığızdanfrom you all's gropings | qarmawlarındanfrom their gropings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarmawları can mean "his / her gropings", "their groping", or "their gropings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.