qawuz
/qawuz/
1. beeswax, wax
- qawuz sarıdı — the beeswax is yellow
- qawuz jıyarğa — to gather beeswax
- qawuzdan etgen üyle — houses made of wax
- tabılır tatlı balda da qawuz — even in sweet honey wax will be found
2. honeycomb, comb — Often used before bal for honey still in the comb.
- qawuz bal — honey in the comb
- qawuz balla — honey in combs
- qawuzdan bal alırğa — to take honey out of the comb
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qawuzthe beeswax | qawuzummy beeswax | qawuzuŋyour beeswax | qawuzuhis beeswax | qawuzubuzour beeswax | qawuzuğuzyou all's beeswax | qawuzlarıtheir beeswaxes |
| Genitive | qawuznuthe beeswax's | qawuzumumy beeswax's | qawuzuŋuyour beeswax's | qawuzunuhis beeswax's | qawuzubuznuour beeswax's | qawuzuğuznuyou all's beeswax's | qawuzlarınıtheir beeswaxes' |
| Accusative | qawuznuthe beeswax (as the object) | qawuzumumy beeswax (as the object) | qawuzuŋuyour beeswax (as the object) | qawuzunhis beeswax (as the object) | qawuzubuznuour beeswax (as the object) | qawuzuğuznuyou all's beeswax (as the object) | qawuzlarıntheir beeswaxes (as the object) |
| Dative | qawuzğato the beeswax | qawuzumato my beeswax | qawuzuŋato your beeswax | qawuzunato his beeswax | qawuzubuzğato our beeswax | qawuzuğuzğato you all's beeswax | qawuzlarınato their beeswaxes |
| Locative | qawuzdain / at the beeswax | qawuzumdain / at my beeswax | qawuzuŋdain / at your beeswax | qawuzundain / at his beeswax | qawuzubuzdain / at our beeswax | qawuzuğuzdain / at you all's beeswax | qawuzlarındain / at their beeswaxes |
| Ablative | qawuzdanfrom the beeswax | qawuzumdanfrom my beeswax | qawuzuŋdanfrom your beeswax | qawuzundanfrom his beeswax | qawuzubuzdanfrom our beeswax | qawuzuğuzdanfrom you all's beeswax | qawuzlarındanfrom their beeswaxes |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.