qarta
/qarta/ · plural qartala
1. fold, pleat, gathered frill — Before another noun it means pleated or having many folds, as in qarta boyun and qarta töben jan.
- çepkenni qartaları — the pleats of the dress
- qarta-qarta — in pleats
- qartaların tüzeteme — I am straightening its folds
- qarta töben jan — a pleated skirt
- qarta aq çepken — a pleated white dress
- qarta boyun — a neck with many folds
- qobuznu qartaları — the folds of the accordion bellows
- betni qartaları — the folds of the face
2. convolution, gyrus, fold of the brain
- mıyını qartaları — the convolutions of the brain
- qartaları terendi — its convolutions are deep
- mıyını qartaların körgüzedi — it shows the convolutions of the brain
3. tripe, the rumen of a ruminant as food — The Russian-to-Karachay dictionary limits this meaning to food.
- qartanı juwdum — I washed the tripe
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qartathe fold | qartammy fold | qartaŋyour fold | qartasıhis fold | qartabızour fold | qartağızyou all's fold | qartalarıtheir folds |
| Genitive | qartanıthe fold's | qartamımy fold's | qartaŋıyour fold's | qartasınıhis fold's | qartabıznıour fold's | qartağıznıyou all's fold's | qartalarınıtheir folds' |
| Accusative | qartanıthe fold (as the object) | qartamımy fold (as the object) | qartaŋıyour fold (as the object) | qartasınhis fold (as the object) | qartabıznıour fold (as the object) | qartağıznıyou all's fold (as the object) | qartalarıntheir folds (as the object) |
| Dative | qartağato the fold | qartamato my fold | qartaŋato your fold | qartasınato his fold | qartabızğato our fold | qartağızğato you all's fold | qartalarınato their folds |
| Locative | qartadain / at the fold | qartamdain / at my fold | qartaŋdain / at your fold | qartasındain / at his fold | qartabızdain / at our fold | qartağızdain / at you all's fold | qartalarındain / at their folds |
| Ablative | qartadanfrom the fold | qartamdanfrom my fold | qartaŋdanfrom your fold | qartasındanfrom his fold | qartabızdanfrom our fold | qartağızdanfrom you all's fold | qartalarındanfrom their folds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qartalathe folds | qartalarımmy folds | qartalarıŋyour folds | qartalarıhis folds | qartalarıbızour folds | qartalarığızyou all's folds | qartalarıtheir folds |
| Genitive | qartalanıthe folds' | qartalarımımy folds' | qartalarıŋıyour folds' | qartalarınıhis folds' | qartalarıbıznıour folds' | qartalarığıznıyou all's folds' | qartalarınıtheir folds' |
| Accusative | qartalanıthe folds (as the object) | qartalarımımy folds (as the object) | qartalarıŋıyour folds (as the object) | qartalarınhis folds (as the object) | qartalarıbıznıour folds (as the object) | qartalarığıznıyou all's folds (as the object) | qartalarıntheir folds (as the object) |
| Dative | qartalağato the folds | qartalarımato my folds | qartalarıŋato your folds | qartalarınato his folds | qartalarıbızğato our folds | qartalarığızğato you all's folds | qartalarınato their folds |
| Locative | qartaladain / at the folds | qartalarımdain / at my folds | qartalarıŋdain / at your folds | qartalarındain / at his folds | qartalarıbızdain / at our folds | qartalarığızdain / at you all's folds | qartalarındain / at their folds |
| Ablative | qartaladanfrom the folds | qartalarımdanfrom my folds | qartalarıŋdanfrom your folds | qartalarındanfrom his folds | qartalarıbızdanfrom our folds | qartalarığızdanfrom you all's folds | qartalarındanfrom their folds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qartaları can mean "his / her folds", "their fold", or "their folds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.