qawum
/qawum/
Definitions
1. group, party, company, circle of people
- bir qawum jaşla tawğa bardıla — a group of youths went to the mountain
- qawumğa qoşulub işge başladı — joining the group, he started working
- qawumnu başçısı söz aytdı — the leader of the group gave a speech
2. clan, phratry, lineage branch
- bizni qawum — our clan
- har qawumnu kesi tamğası bolğan — every clan had its own tamga (emblem)
- qawumla birleşib el quraldı — clans united and formed a settlement
3. some, several, a portion of
- qawum adamla kelmey qaldıla — some people did not come
- qawum zatlanı alğa hazırladıq — we prepared some items beforehand
- toyda qawumuna söz berildi — at the wedding feast the floor was given to some of them
Related
BudiyansynonymBudiyan, a kin group of the Karachay, one of four named after an ancestor
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qawumthe group | qawumlathe groups | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qawumnuthe group's | qawumlanıthe groups' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qawumnuthe group (as the object) | qawumlanıthe groups (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qawumğato the group | qawumlağato the groups | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qawumdaat / in the group | qawumladaat / in the groups | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qawumdanfrom the group | qawumladanfrom the groups | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | qawumummy group | qawumlarımmy groups |
| your | qawumungyour group | qawumlarıngyour groups |
| his / her | qawumuhis / her group | qawumlarıhis / her groups |
| our | qawumubuzour group | qawumlarıbızour groups |
| you all's | qawumuğuzyou all's group | qawumlarığızyou all's groups |
| their | qawumlarıtheir group | qawumlarıtheir groups |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qawumları can mean "his / her groups", "their group", or "their groups" — context decides.