qol
/qol/
Definitions
1. hand, arm — one word covers both
- ong qol — the right hand
- çemer qolla — skilful hands
- qol bla etilgen — made by hand
- qolum awruydu — my hand hurts
2. handle, grip
- tikgen maşinanı qolu — the handle of the sewing machine
- baltanı qolu sıngandı — the axe handle has broken
- qazannı qolundan tutdu — he took hold of the pot by its handle
3. signature
- direktornu qolu kerekdi — the director's signature is needed
- qol salırğa — to sign, to put one's signature
- qağıtda qolu joqdu — there is no signature on the paper
4. handwriting
- qol ız — handwriting
- men jazsam, qolumdan tanıb qoyarıqdıla — if I write it, they will know it by my handwriting
- anı qolu ariwdu — his handwriting is fine
Related
qolluhavinghaving hands or arms of a stated kind or number
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 41).Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qolthe hand | qollathe hands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qolnuthe hand's | qollanıthe hands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qolnuthe hand (as the object) | qollanıthe hands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qolğato the hand | qollağato the hands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qoldaat / in the hand | qolladaat / in the hands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qoldanfrom the hand | qolladanfrom the hands | 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 | qolummy hand | qollarımmy hands |
| your | qolungyour hand | qollarıngyour hands |
| his / her | qoluhis / her hand | qollarıhis / her hands |
| our | qolubuzour hand | qollarıbızour hands |
| you all's | qoluğuzyou all's hand | qollarığızyou all's hands |
| their | qollarıtheir hand | qollarıtheir 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.