qoruğan
/qoruʁan/
defensive, defending, guarding, protective — Used in names such as qoruğan ministerstvo "ministry of defense".
- qoruğan asker — a defending army
- qoruğan küçle — the defending forces
- elni qoruğan jaşla — the young men defending the village
- qoruğan uruşla — defensive battles
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qoruğandımine is defensive | seniki qoruğandıyours is defensive | anıqı qoruğandıhis is defensive | bizniki qoruğandıours is defensive | sizniki qoruğandıyours (pl.) is defensive | alanıqı qoruğandıtheirs is defensive |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qoruğandılamine are defensive | senikile qoruğandılayours are defensive | anıqıla qoruğandılahis are defensive | biznikile qoruğandılaours are defensive | siznikile qoruğandılayours (pl.) are defensive | alanıqıla qoruğandılatheirs are defensive |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qoruğandı, bıla qoruğandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".