qıyır
/qɯjɯr/
Definitions
1. edge, end, far end
- bir qıyırından bir qıyırına — from one end to the other
- tayaqnı qıyırı — the end of the stick
- köznü qıyırı bla — out of the corner of the eye
2. bank, shore, waterside
- tengizni qıyırında jaşaybız — we live by the sea
- suwnu qıyırı — the water's edge
- aqğan suwnu qıyırında — on the bank of the running stream
3. outskirts, the outer edge of a place
- şaharnı qıyırı — the outskirts of the town
- elni qıyırı — the edge of the village
- çegetni qıyırında — at the edge of the wood
4. edging, trimming, fur border
- börk qıyır — the fur trim of a cap
- qıyır bügerge — to hem the edge
- qıyır tögeregi — the rim
5. border, frontier
- qralnı jerini qıyırları — the borders of the state's territory
- qıyır jerle — the outlying lands
- qıyırnı saqlaydıla — they guard the frontier
Origin
Related to the qıyır- family: qıyırğı means outermost or final.Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qıyırthe edge | qıyırlathe edges | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qıyırnıthe edge's | qıyırlanıthe edges' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qıyırnıthe edge (as the object) | qıyırlanıthe edges (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qıyırğato the edge | qıyırlağato the edges | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qıyırdaat / in the edge | qıyırladaat / in the edges | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qıyırdanfrom the edge | qıyırladanfrom the edges | 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 | qıyırımmy edge | qıyırlarımmy edges |
| your | qıyırıngyour edge | qıyırlarıngyour edges |
| his / her | qıyırıhis / her edge | qıyırlarıhis / her edges |
| our | qıyırıbızour edge | qıyırlarıbızour edges |
| you all's | qıyırığızyou all's edge | qıyırlarığızyou all's edges |
| their | qıyırlarıtheir edge | qıyırlarıtheir edges |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qıyırları can mean "his / her edges", "their edge", or "their edges" — context decides.