qawursun
/qawursun/ · plural qawursunla
1. dried, dried out, parched (of hay, grass or grain)
- qawursun biçen — dried-out hay
- qawursun buday — dried-out wheat
- qawdan busağatda qawursundu — the dry grass is parched now
- qawursun etmey, ariw jıyadıla — they gather it neatly, without letting it dry out
2. ramrod, a rod for cleaning and oiling a gun barrel or, formerly, for loading a muzzle-loader
- uşkoknu bırğısın qawursun bla tazalaw — cleaning the gun's barrel with a ramrod
- temir qawursunun jerge çançadı — sticks his iron ramrod into the ground
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qawursunmaI am parched | qawursunsayou are parched | qawursunduhe is parched | qawursunbuzwe are parched | qawursunsuzyou all are parched | qawursundulathey are parched |
| comparative — more | qawursunuraqmaI am more parched | qawursunuraqsayou are more parched | qawursunuraqdıhe is more parched | qawursunuraqbızwe are more parched | qawursunuraqsızyou all are more parched | qawursunuraqdılathey are more parched |
| intensifier — very | bek qawursunmaI am very parched | bek qawursunsayou are very parched | bek qawursunduhe is very parched | bek qawursunbuzwe are very parched | bek qawursunsuzyou all are very parched | bek qawursundulathey are very parched |
| superlative — most | em qawursunmaI am the most parched | em qawursunsayou are the most parched | em qawursunduhe is the most parched | em qawursunbuzwe are the most parched | em qawursunsuzyou all are the most parched | em qawursundulathey are the most parched |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qawursundu — "compared to me, he is parched."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qawursundumine is parched | seniki qawursunduyours is parched | anıqı qawursunduhis is parched | bizniki qawursunduours is parched | sizniki qawursunduyours (pl.) is parched | alanıqı qawursundutheirs is parched |
| comparative — more | meniki qawursunuraqdımine is more parched | seniki qawursunuraqdıyours is more parched | anıqı qawursunuraqdıhis is more parched | bizniki qawursunuraqdıours is more parched | sizniki qawursunuraqdıyours (pl.) is more parched | alanıqı qawursunuraqdıtheirs is more parched |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qawursundumine is very parched | seniki bek qawursunduyours is very parched | anıqı bek qawursunduhis is very parched | bizniki bek qawursunduours is very parched | sizniki bek qawursunduyours (pl.) is very parched | alanıqı bek qawursundutheirs is very parched |
| superlative — most | meniki em qawursundumine is the most parched | seniki em qawursunduyours is the most parched | anıqı em qawursunduhis is the most parched | bizniki em qawursunduours is the most parched | sizniki em qawursunduyours (pl.) is the most parched | alanıqı em qawursundutheirs is the most parched |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qawursundulamine are parched | senikile qawursundulayours are parched | anıqıla qawursundulahis are parched | biznikile qawursundulaours are parched | siznikile qawursundulayours (pl.) are parched | alanıqıla qawursundulatheirs are parched |
| comparative — more | menikile qawursunuraqdılamine are more parched | senikile qawursunuraqdılayours are more parched | anıqıla qawursunuraqdılahis are more parched | biznikile qawursunuraqdılaours are more parched | siznikile qawursunuraqdılayours (pl.) are more parched | alanıqıla qawursunuraqdılatheirs are more parched |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qawursundulamine are very parched | senikile bek qawursundulayours are very parched | anıqıla bek qawursundulahis are very parched | biznikile bek qawursundulaours are very parched | siznikile bek qawursundulayours (pl.) are very parched | alanıqıla bek qawursundulatheirs are very parched |
| superlative — most | menikile em qawursundulamine are the most parched | senikile em qawursundulayours are the most parched | anıqıla em qawursundulahis are the most parched | biznikile em qawursundulaours are the most parched | siznikile em qawursundulayours (pl.) are the most parched | alanıqıla em qawursundulatheirs are the most parched |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qawursundu, bıla qawursundula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qawursunthe ramrod | qawursunummy ramrod | qawursunuŋyour ramrod | qawursunuhis ramrod | qawursunubuzour ramrod | qawursunuğuzyou all's ramrod | qawursunlarıtheir ramrods |
| Genitive | qawursunnuthe ramrod's | qawursunumumy ramrod's | qawursunuŋuyour ramrod's | qawursununuhis ramrod's | qawursunubuznuour ramrod's | qawursunuğuznuyou all's ramrod's | qawursunlarınıtheir ramrods' |
| Accusative | qawursunnuthe ramrod (as the object) | qawursunumumy ramrod (as the object) | qawursunuŋuyour ramrod (as the object) | qawursununhis ramrod (as the object) | qawursunubuznuour ramrod (as the object) | qawursunuğuznuyou all's ramrod (as the object) | qawursunlarıntheir ramrods (as the object) |
| Dative | qawursunŋato the ramrod | qawursunumato my ramrod | qawursunuŋato your ramrod | qawursununato his ramrod | qawursunubuzğato our ramrod | qawursunuğuzğato you all's ramrod | qawursunlarınato their ramrods |
| Locative | qawursundain / at the ramrod | qawursunumdain / at my ramrod | qawursunuŋdain / at your ramrod | qawursunundain / at his ramrod | qawursunubuzdain / at our ramrod | qawursunuğuzdain / at you all's ramrod | qawursunlarındain / at their ramrods |
| Ablative | qawursundanfrom the ramrod | qawursunumdanfrom my ramrod | qawursunuŋdanfrom your ramrod | qawursunundanfrom his ramrod | qawursunubuzdanfrom our ramrod | qawursunuğuzdanfrom you all's ramrod | qawursunlarındanfrom their ramrods |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qawursunlathe ramrods | qawursunlarımmy ramrods | qawursunlarıŋyour ramrods | qawursunlarıhis ramrods | qawursunlarıbızour ramrods | qawursunlarığızyou all's ramrods | qawursunlarıtheir ramrods |
| Genitive | qawursunlanıthe ramrods' | qawursunlarımımy ramrods' | qawursunlarıŋıyour ramrods' | qawursunlarınıhis ramrods' | qawursunlarıbıznıour ramrods' | qawursunlarığıznıyou all's ramrods' | qawursunlarınıtheir ramrods' |
| Accusative | qawursunlanıthe ramrods (as the object) | qawursunlarımımy ramrods (as the object) | qawursunlarıŋıyour ramrods (as the object) | qawursunlarınhis ramrods (as the object) | qawursunlarıbıznıour ramrods (as the object) | qawursunlarığıznıyou all's ramrods (as the object) | qawursunlarıntheir ramrods (as the object) |
| Dative | qawursunlağato the ramrods | qawursunlarımato my ramrods | qawursunlarıŋato your ramrods | qawursunlarınato his ramrods | qawursunlarıbızğato our ramrods | qawursunlarığızğato you all's ramrods | qawursunlarınato their ramrods |
| Locative | qawursunladain / at the ramrods | qawursunlarımdain / at my ramrods | qawursunlarıŋdain / at your ramrods | qawursunlarındain / at his ramrods | qawursunlarıbızdain / at our ramrods | qawursunlarığızdain / at you all's ramrods | qawursunlarındain / at their ramrods |
| Ablative | qawursunladanfrom the ramrods | qawursunlarımdanfrom my ramrods | qawursunlarıŋdanfrom your ramrods | qawursunlarındanfrom his ramrods | qawursunlarıbızdanfrom our ramrods | qawursunlarığızdanfrom you all's ramrods | qawursunlarındanfrom their ramrods |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qawursunları can mean "his / her ramrods", "their ramrod", or "their ramrods" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.