qılçıq
/qɯltʃɯq/
Definitions
1. awn; the stiff bristle growing on an ear of grain
- budaynı qılçığı — the awn of the wheat
- qılçıq eterge — to come into ear
- qılçıqla qadaladıla — the awns prick
2. filament; a very fine thread of wire, as in an electric lamp
- lampanı qılçığı — the filament of the lamp
- iniçge qılçıq — a fine filament
- qılçıq üzülgendi — the filament has broken
Related
qılbasehorsehair, the coarse hair of a horse's mane and tail; string, a cord stretched on a musical instrument; fish bone, one of the fine bones of a fish
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qılçıqthe awn | qılçıqlathe awns | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qılçıqnıthe awn's | qılçıqlanıthe awns' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qılçıqnıthe awn (as the object) | qılçıqlanıthe awns (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qılçıqğato the awn | qılçıqlağato the awns | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qılçıqdaat / in the awn | qılçıqladaat / in the awns | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qılçıqdanfrom the awn | qılçıqladanfrom the awns | 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 | qılçığımmy awn | qılçıqlarımmy awns |
| your | qılçığıngyour awn | qılçıqlarıngyour awns |
| his / her | qılçığıhis / her awn | qılçıqlarıhis / her awns |
| our | qılçığıbızour awn | qılçıqlarıbızour awns |
| you all's | qılçığığızyou all's awn | qılçıqlarığızyou all's awns |
| their | qılçıqlarıtheir awn | qılçıqlarıtheir awns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qılçıqları can mean "his / her awns", "their awn", or "their awns" — context decides.