qartqurtha
/qartqurtxa/ · plural qartqurthala
1. fairy-tale witch, hag — The fearsome old witch of folk tales, who lives apart and is said to know hidden things. In the old days she was the one people asked their questions, and she "knew" what fate held for them.
- sabiyle qartqurthadan qorqadıla — the children are afraid of the witch
- tawruhlada qartqurtha bar edi — in the tales there was a witch
- qartqurthanı üsünden tawruh — a tale about the witch
2. sly old woman, old rogue
- ol qartqurthağa iynanma — do not trust that sly old woman
- qartqurtha barıbıznı aldadı — the sly old woman deceived us all
- aman aqıllı qartqurtha — an evil-minded sly old woman
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qartqurthathe witch | qartqurthammy witch | qartqurthaŋyour witch | qartqurthasıhis witch | qartqurthabızour witch | qartqurthağızyou all's witch | qartqurthalarıtheir witches |
| Genitive | qartqurthanıthe witch's | qartqurthamımy witch's | qartqurthaŋıyour witch's | qartqurthasınıhis witch's | qartqurthabıznıour witch's | qartqurthağıznıyou all's witch's | qartqurthalarınıtheir witches' |
| Accusative | qartqurthanıthe witch (as the object) | qartqurthamımy witch (as the object) | qartqurthaŋıyour witch (as the object) | qartqurthasınhis witch (as the object) | qartqurthabıznıour witch (as the object) | qartqurthağıznıyou all's witch (as the object) | qartqurthalarıntheir witches (as the object) |
| Dative | qartqurthağato the witch | qartqurthamato my witch | qartqurthaŋato your witch | qartqurthasınato his witch | qartqurthabızğato our witch | qartqurthağızğato you all's witch | qartqurthalarınato their witches |
| Locative | qartqurthadain / at the witch | qartqurthamdain / at my witch | qartqurthaŋdain / at your witch | qartqurthasındain / at his witch | qartqurthabızdain / at our witch | qartqurthağızdain / at you all's witch | qartqurthalarındain / at their witches |
| Ablative | qartqurthadanfrom the witch | qartqurthamdanfrom my witch | qartqurthaŋdanfrom your witch | qartqurthasındanfrom his witch | qartqurthabızdanfrom our witch | qartqurthağızdanfrom you all's witch | qartqurthalarındanfrom their witches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qartqurthalathe witches | qartqurthalarımmy witches | qartqurthalarıŋyour witches | qartqurthalarıhis witches | qartqurthalarıbızour witches | qartqurthalarığızyou all's witches | qartqurthalarıtheir witches |
| Genitive | qartqurthalanıthe witches' | qartqurthalarımımy witches' | qartqurthalarıŋıyour witches' | qartqurthalarınıhis witches' | qartqurthalarıbıznıour witches' | qartqurthalarığıznıyou all's witches' | qartqurthalarınıtheir witches' |
| Accusative | qartqurthalanıthe witches (as the object) | qartqurthalarımımy witches (as the object) | qartqurthalarıŋıyour witches (as the object) | qartqurthalarınhis witches (as the object) | qartqurthalarıbıznıour witches (as the object) | qartqurthalarığıznıyou all's witches (as the object) | qartqurthalarıntheir witches (as the object) |
| Dative | qartqurthalağato the witches | qartqurthalarımato my witches | qartqurthalarıŋato your witches | qartqurthalarınato his witches | qartqurthalarıbızğato our witches | qartqurthalarığızğato you all's witches | qartqurthalarınato their witches |
| Locative | qartqurthaladain / at the witches | qartqurthalarımdain / at my witches | qartqurthalarıŋdain / at your witches | qartqurthalarındain / at his witches | qartqurthalarıbızdain / at our witches | qartqurthalarığızdain / at you all's witches | qartqurthalarındain / at their witches |
| Ablative | qartqurthaladanfrom the witches | qartqurthalarımdanfrom my witches | qartqurthalarıŋdanfrom your witches | qartqurthalarındanfrom his witches | qartqurthalarıbızdanfrom our witches | qartqurthalarığızdanfrom you all's witches | qartqurthalarındanfrom their witches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qartqurthaları can mean "his / her witches", "their witch", or "their witches" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qartqurthanıqıthe witch's one | qartqurthanıqılathe witch's ones | qartqurthalanıqıthe witches' one | qartqurthalanıqılathe witches' ones |
| Genitive | qartqurthanıqınıof the witch's one | qartqurthanıqılanıof the witch's ones | qartqurthalanıqınıof the witches' one | qartqurthalanıqılanıof the witches' ones |
| Accusative | qartqurthanıqınthe witch's one (as the object) | qartqurthanıqılanıthe witch's ones (as the object) | qartqurthalanıqınthe witches' one (as the object) | qartqurthalanıqılanıthe witches' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qartqurthanıqınato the witch's one | qartqurthanıqılağato the witch's ones | qartqurthalanıqınato the witches' one | qartqurthalanıqılağato the witches' ones |
| Locative | qartqurthanıqındain / at the witch's one | qartqurthanıqıladain / at the witch's ones | qartqurthalanıqındain / at the witches' one | qartqurthalanıqıladain / at the witches' ones |
| Ablative | qartqurthanıqındanfrom the witch's one | qartqurthanıqıladanfrom the witch's ones | qartqurthalanıqındanfrom the witches' one | qartqurthalanıqıladanfrom the witches' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.