qawra
/qawra/ · plural qawrala
1. dried stalk of a reed or tall grass; stubble left after mowing — Often stands before another noun to describe something made of or full of dried stalks, as in qawra biçen "coarse hay". qamiş qawra is a reed stalk.
- qamiş qawra — a reed stalk
- qawra biçen — coarse hay
- qawra sıbızğı — a reed pipe
- qawranı jıy — gather the dried stalks
- qurğaq qawralanı küydüredile — they burn the dry stalks
- jibigen qawrala küçden qabınadıla — damp stalks catch fire with difficulty
2. tall weeds, weedy overgrowth — Also in the phrase qawra hans "tall weeds".
- qawra hans — tall weeds
- baçhanı qawra bashandı — weeds have overgrown the garden
- atnı taşaythan baldırğan qawralağa — to hogweed overgrowth that would hide a horse
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qawrathe stalk | qawrammy stalk | qawraŋyour stalk | qawrasıhis stalk | qawrabızour stalk | qawrağızyou all's stalk | qawralarıtheir stalks |
| Genitive | qawranıthe stalk's | qawramımy stalk's | qawraŋıyour stalk's | qawrasınıhis stalk's | qawrabıznıour stalk's | qawrağıznıyou all's stalk's | qawralarınıtheir stalks' |
| Accusative | qawranıthe stalk (as the object) | qawramımy stalk (as the object) | qawraŋıyour stalk (as the object) | qawrasınhis stalk (as the object) | qawrabıznıour stalk (as the object) | qawrağıznıyou all's stalk (as the object) | qawralarıntheir stalks (as the object) |
| Dative | qawrağato the stalk | qawramato my stalk | qawraŋato your stalk | qawrasınato his stalk | qawrabızğato our stalk | qawrağızğato you all's stalk | qawralarınato their stalks |
| Locative | qawradain / at the stalk | qawramdain / at my stalk | qawraŋdain / at your stalk | qawrasındain / at his stalk | qawrabızdain / at our stalk | qawrağızdain / at you all's stalk | qawralarındain / at their stalks |
| Ablative | qawradanfrom the stalk | qawramdanfrom my stalk | qawraŋdanfrom your stalk | qawrasındanfrom his stalk | qawrabızdanfrom our stalk | qawrağızdanfrom you all's stalk | qawralarındanfrom their stalks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qawralathe stalks | qawralarımmy stalks | qawralarıŋyour stalks | qawralarıhis stalks | qawralarıbızour stalks | qawralarığızyou all's stalks | qawralarıtheir stalks |
| Genitive | qawralanıthe stalks' | qawralarımımy stalks' | qawralarıŋıyour stalks' | qawralarınıhis stalks' | qawralarıbıznıour stalks' | qawralarığıznıyou all's stalks' | qawralarınıtheir stalks' |
| Accusative | qawralanıthe stalks (as the object) | qawralarımımy stalks (as the object) | qawralarıŋıyour stalks (as the object) | qawralarınhis stalks (as the object) | qawralarıbıznıour stalks (as the object) | qawralarığıznıyou all's stalks (as the object) | qawralarıntheir stalks (as the object) |
| Dative | qawralağato the stalks | qawralarımato my stalks | qawralarıŋato your stalks | qawralarınato his stalks | qawralarıbızğato our stalks | qawralarığızğato you all's stalks | qawralarınato their stalks |
| Locative | qawraladain / at the stalks | qawralarımdain / at my stalks | qawralarıŋdain / at your stalks | qawralarındain / at his stalks | qawralarıbızdain / at our stalks | qawralarığızdain / at you all's stalks | qawralarındain / at their stalks |
| Ablative | qawraladanfrom the stalks | qawralarımdanfrom my stalks | qawralarıŋdanfrom your stalks | qawralarındanfrom his stalks | qawralarıbızdanfrom our stalks | qawralarığızdanfrom you all's stalks | qawralarındanfrom their stalks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qawraları can mean "his / her stalks", "their stalk", or "their stalks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.