qol

/qol/ · plural qolla

1. (n.) hand, arm — The same word covers the hand and the whole arm. Before another noun it means hand-operated or done by hand: qol bomba hand grenade, qol iş handwork. With an adjective it can describe someone's skill: çemer qolla skilled hands.

oŋ qol — the right hand
qolum awruydu — my hand hurts
qolum suwuqdu — my hand is cold
sabiy anasını qolundan tutadı — the child is holding his mother's hand
kitabnı eki qolum bla tutama — I am holding the book with both hands
çemer qolla — skillful hands
qol bla etilgen — made by hand

2. (n.) handle, grip

tikgen maşinanı qolu — the handle of the sewing machine
baltanı qolu sınŋandı — the axe handle has broken
qazannı qolundan tutdu — he took hold of the pot by its handle

3. (n.) signature

direktornu qolu kerekdi — the director's signature is needed
tamadanı qolu joqdu — the head's signature is missing
qağıtda qolu joqdu — there is no signature on the paper
men qağıtha qolumu saldım — I put my signature on the paper
qol salırğa — to sign, to put one's signature

4. (n.) handwriting

qol ız — handwriting
anı qolu ariwdu — his handwriting is nice
men jazsam, qolumdan tanıb qoyarıqdıla — if I write it, they will know it by my handwriting

5. (n.) ravine, gorge, small valley — This meaning turns up often in the names of valleys and rivers.

tar qolnu içinde — inside the narrow ravine
qaraŋı qolda aq taşla — white stones in the dark ravine
ol qolnu içinde şawdan bardı — there is a spring inside that ravine
teren qolğa tüşdü — he fell into the deep ravine
Ullu Qol — the Ullu Qol (a river/valley name)

6. (n.) power, control (over something) (fig.) — Common in onow qolundadı the decision is in his hands.

onow qolunda bolğan adam — a person who has the decision in his hands
onow kesiŋi qoluŋdadı — the decision is in your own hands
onownu qoluŋdan ıçhındırma — don't let the decision slip from your hands

7. (n.) side (with right or left) (fig.) — Used with oŋ right and sol left: oŋ qolda on the right-hand side.

oŋ qolda qızla olturadıla — the girls are sitting on the right-hand side
sol qolda tüken bardı — there is a shop on the left-hand side

8. (n.) work, effort, labor (fig.)

halqnı qolu bla etiledi — it is made by the labor of the people

Expressions

ajalı qolundadı — hold someone's life (Idiom)
Allahnı qolundabız — fate is not ours (Idiom · Proverb or saying · Formula)
aygini qolu – sıbapha — skilled hands (Idiom · Proverb or saying)
bir qolu artına tartırğa — begrudge giving (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of qol, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qolthe hand	qolummy hand	qoluŋyour hand	qoluhis hand	qolubuzour hand	qoluğuzyou all's hand	qollarıtheir hands
Genitive	qolnuthe hand's	qolumumy hand's	qoluŋuyour hand's	qolunuhis hand's	qolubuznuour hand's	qoluğuznuyou all's hand's	qollarınıtheir hands'
Accusative	qolnuthe hand (as the object)	qolumumy hand (as the object)	qoluŋuyour hand (as the object)	qolunhis hand (as the object)	qolubuznuour hand (as the object)	qoluğuznuyou all's hand (as the object)	qollarıntheir hands (as the object)
Dative	qolğato the hand	qolumato my hand	qoluŋato your hand	qolunato his hand	qolubuzğato our hand	qoluğuzğato you all's hand	qollarınato their hands
Locative	qoldain / at the hand	qolumdain / at my hand	qoluŋdain / at your hand	qolundain / at his hand	qolubuzdain / at our hand	qoluğuzdain / at you all's hand	qollarındain / at their hands
Ablative	qoldanfrom the hand	qolumdanfrom my hand	qoluŋdanfrom your hand	qolundanfrom his hand	qolubuzdanfrom our hand	qoluğuzdanfrom you all's hand	qollarındanfrom their hands

Plural

Plural — cases of qol, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qollathe hands	qollarımmy hands	qollarıŋyour hands	qollarıhis hands	qollarıbızour hands	qollarığızyou all's hands	qollarıtheir hands
Genitive	qollanıthe hands'	qollarımımy hands'	qollarıŋıyour hands'	qollarınıhis hands'	qollarıbıznıour hands'	qollarığıznıyou all's hands'	qollarınıtheir hands'
Accusative	qollanıthe hands (as the object)	qollarımımy hands (as the object)	qollarıŋıyour hands (as the object)	qollarınhis hands (as the object)	qollarıbıznıour hands (as the object)	qollarığıznıyou all's hands (as the object)	qollarıntheir hands (as the object)
Dative	qollağato the hands	qollarımato my hands	qollarıŋato your hands	qollarınato his hands	qollarıbızğato our hands	qollarığızğato you all's hands	qollarınato their hands
Locative	qolladain / at the hands	qollarımdain / at my hands	qollarıŋdain / at your hands	qollarındain / at his hands	qollarıbızdain / at our hands	qollarığızdain / at you all's hands	qollarındain / at their hands
Ablative	qolladanfrom the hands	qollarımdanfrom my hands	qollarıŋdanfrom your hands	qollarındanfrom his hands	qollarıbızdanfrom our hands	qollarığızdanfrom you all's hands	qollarındanfrom their hands

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qolları can mean "his / her hands", "their hand", or "their hands" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.