qıl
/qɯl/
Definitions
1. horsehair, the coarse hair of a horse's mane and tail
- atnı jalını qılı — the hair of the horse's mane
- atnı quyruğundan bir qıl — a hair from the horse's tail
- atnı jalı qıldan bolur — a horse's mane is made of coarse hair
2. string, a cord stretched on a musical instrument
- qobuznu qılı — the string of the instrument
- qıl tawuş berdi — the string gave out a note
- qılları üzülgen qobuz — an instrument whose strings have snapped
3. fish bone, one of the fine bones of a fish
- balıqnı qılları — the fine bones of the fish
- qıldan saq bol — beware of the fish bones
- qılı köb balıq — a fish with many small bones
Related
qılçıqdiminutiveawn; the stiff bristle growing on an ear of grain; filament; a very fine thread of wire, as in an electric lamp
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qılthe horsehair | qıllathe horsehairs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qılnıthe horsehair's | qıllanıthe horsehairs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qılnıthe horsehair (as the object) | qıllanıthe horsehairs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qılğato the horsehair | qıllağato the horsehairs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıldaat / in the horsehair | qılladaat / in the horsehairs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıldanfrom the horsehair | qılladanfrom the horsehairs | 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 | qılımmy horsehair | qıllarımmy horsehairs |
| your | qılıngyour horsehair | qıllarıngyour horsehairs |
| his / her | qılıhis / her horsehair | qıllarıhis / her horsehairs |
| our | qılıbızour horsehair | qıllarıbızour horsehairs |
| you all's | qılığızyou all's horsehair | qıllarığızyou all's horsehairs |
| their | qıllarıtheir horsehair | qıllarıtheir horsehairs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qılları can mean "his / her horsehairs", "their horsehair", or "their horsehairs" — context decides.