qına
/qɯna/
Definitions
1. henna, the reddish-yellow dye used for colouring hair and nails
- çaçın qına bla boyarğa — to dye her hair with henna
- qına salğan qızıl tırnaqla — red nails dyed with henna
2. the plant from which the henna dye is obtained
- sabiyle qınanı qazıb, tırnaqların boyadıla — the children dug up henna and dyed their nails
- qına - taşdan — henna comes from the ground
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qınathe henna | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qınanıthe henna's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qınanıthe henna (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qınağato the henna | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qınadaat / in the henna | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qınadanfrom the henna | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qınammy henna |
| your | qınangyour henna |
| his / her | qınasıhis / her henna |
| our | qınabızour henna |
| you all's | qınağızyou all's henna |
| their | qınalarıtheir henna |
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.