qarğa
/qarʁa/ · plural qarğala
crow — In folk belief a crow's cry is read as an omen, good or bad. teli qarğa is the jackdaw.
- qarğa qıçıradı — the crow is cawing
- qarğa uya — a crow's nest
- qarğala kökde uçadıla — crows are flying in the sky
- aman qarğa — an ill-omened crow
- oğurlu qarğa — a crow of good omen
- başıŋdan oğurlu qarğa qıçırsın — may a crow of good omen caw over your head
- teli qarğa — a jackdaw
- qarğa kelse qar kelir — if the crow comes, snow will come
Expressions
- köhtüy qarğa çıqğanlay — out of season
- qarğa soyğanŋa basınŋança — crowd around gawking
- qarğala ülüşü eterge — leave unburied
- qarğamı, quzğunmu aytır — word gets out
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarğathe crow | qarğammy crow | qarğaŋyour crow | qarğasıhis crow | qarğabızour crow | qarğağızyou all's crow | qarğalarıtheir crows |
| Genitive | qarğanıthe crow's | qarğamımy crow's | qarğaŋıyour crow's | qarğasınıhis crow's | qarğabıznıour crow's | qarğağıznıyou all's crow's | qarğalarınıtheir crows' |
| Accusative | qarğanıthe crow (as the object) | qarğamımy crow (as the object) | qarğaŋıyour crow (as the object) | qarğasınhis crow (as the object) | qarğabıznıour crow (as the object) | qarğağıznıyou all's crow (as the object) | qarğalarıntheir crows (as the object) |
| Dative | qarğağato the crow | qarğamato my crow | qarğaŋato your crow | qarğasınato his crow | qarğabızğato our crow | qarğağızğato you all's crow | qarğalarınato their crows |
| Locative | qarğadain / at the crow | qarğamdain / at my crow | qarğaŋdain / at your crow | qarğasındain / at his crow | qarğabızdain / at our crow | qarğağızdain / at you all's crow | qarğalarındain / at their crows |
| Ablative | qarğadanfrom the crow | qarğamdanfrom my crow | qarğaŋdanfrom your crow | qarğasındanfrom his crow | qarğabızdanfrom our crow | qarğağızdanfrom you all's crow | qarğalarındanfrom their crows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarğalathe crows | qarğalarımmy crows | qarğalarıŋyour crows | qarğalarıhis crows | qarğalarıbızour crows | qarğalarığızyou all's crows | qarğalarıtheir crows |
| Genitive | qarğalanıthe crows' | qarğalarımımy crows' | qarğalarıŋıyour crows' | qarğalarınıhis crows' | qarğalarıbıznıour crows' | qarğalarığıznıyou all's crows' | qarğalarınıtheir crows' |
| Accusative | qarğalanıthe crows (as the object) | qarğalarımımy crows (as the object) | qarğalarıŋıyour crows (as the object) | qarğalarınhis crows (as the object) | qarğalarıbıznıour crows (as the object) | qarğalarığıznıyou all's crows (as the object) | qarğalarıntheir crows (as the object) |
| Dative | qarğalağato the crows | qarğalarımato my crows | qarğalarıŋato your crows | qarğalarınato his crows | qarğalarıbızğato our crows | qarğalarığızğato you all's crows | qarğalarınato their crows |
| Locative | qarğaladain / at the crows | qarğalarımdain / at my crows | qarğalarıŋdain / at your crows | qarğalarındain / at his crows | qarğalarıbızdain / at our crows | qarğalarığızdain / at you all's crows | qarğalarındain / at their crows |
| Ablative | qarğaladanfrom the crows | qarğalarımdanfrom my crows | qarğalarıŋdanfrom your crows | qarğalarındanfrom his crows | qarğalarıbızdanfrom our crows | qarğalarığızdanfrom you all's crows | qarğalarındanfrom their crows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qarğaları can mean "his / her crows", "their crow", or "their crows" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qarğanıqıthe crow's one | qarğanıqılathe crow's ones | qarğalanıqıthe crows' one | qarğalanıqılathe crows' ones |
| Genitive | qarğanıqınıof the crow's one | qarğanıqılanıof the crow's ones | qarğalanıqınıof the crows' one | qarğalanıqılanıof the crows' ones |
| Accusative | qarğanıqınthe crow's one (as the object) | qarğanıqılanıthe crow's ones (as the object) | qarğalanıqınthe crows' one (as the object) | qarğalanıqılanıthe crows' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qarğanıqınato the crow's one | qarğanıqılağato the crow's ones | qarğalanıqınato the crows' one | qarğalanıqılağato the crows' ones |
| Locative | qarğanıqındain / at the crow's one | qarğanıqıladain / at the crow's ones | qarğalanıqındain / at the crows' one | qarğalanıqıladain / at the crows' ones |
| Ablative | qarğanıqındanfrom the crow's one | qarğanıqıladanfrom the crow's ones | qarğalanıqındanfrom the crows' one | qarğalanıqıladanfrom the crows' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.