qılıç
/qɯlɯtʃ/
Definitions
1. sword, sabre, blade
- qından çıqğan qılıç — a sword drawn from its scabbard
- qılıç ururğa — to strike with a sword
- qurç qılıç taşnı da keser — a steel sword will cut even stone
2. bolt, bar securing a door or gate
- eşikge qılıç sal — put the bolt on the door
- qılıç ağaç — the crossbar of a gate
- qabaqnı qılıçın begitdi — he made the gate bar fast
3. rainbow
- qılıç turdu — a rainbow rose
- jangurdan sora qılıç köründü — after the rain a rainbow appeared
- kökde qılıç ariw jarıdı — the rainbow shone beautifully in the sky
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qılıçthe sword | qılıçlathe swords | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qılıçnıthe sword's | qılıçlanıthe swords' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qılıçnıthe sword (as the object) | qılıçlanıthe swords (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qılıçhato the sword | qılıçlağato the swords | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qılıçdaat / in the sword | qılıçladaat / in the swords | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qılıçdanfrom the sword | qılıçladanfrom the swords | 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 | qılıçımmy sword | qılıçlarımmy swords |
| your | qılıçıngyour sword | qılıçlarıngyour swords |
| his / her | qılıçıhis / her sword | qılıçlarıhis / her swords |
| our | qılıçıbızour sword | qılıçlarıbızour swords |
| you all's | qılıçığızyou all's sword | qılıçlarığızyou all's swords |
| their | qılıçlarıtheir sword | qılıçlarıtheir swords |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qılıçları can mean "his / her swords", "their sword", or "their swords" — context decides.