qozu
/qozu/ · plural qozula
lamb, young sheep — Usually said of a lamb up to six months old.
- qara qozu — a black lamb
- qozu anasın izleydi — the lamb is looking for its mother
- köb qozu tuwdu — many lambs were born
- qartal qozunu sermedi — the eagle snatched the lamb
- qaraŋı bawda aq qozula — white lambs in the dark barn
- aq qozu taw talasında oynaydı — the white lamb plays in the mountain glade
- qozunu ariw kütgen — one who tended the lamb well
Expressions
- bir qozu orundan jaratılırğa — be siblings
- qoy bla qozu qoşhança — in an uproar; all mixed together
- qozu ayırğan — lamb-weaning time
- qozlab, qozusumu qallıqdı — will bring no benefit
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qozuthe lamb | qozummy lamb | qozuŋyour lamb | qozusuhis lamb | qozubuzour lamb | qozuğuzyou all's lamb | qozularıtheir lambs |
| Genitive | qozunuthe lamb's | qozumumy lamb's | qozuŋuyour lamb's | qozusunuhis lamb's | qozubuznuour lamb's | qozuğuznuyou all's lamb's | qozularınıtheir lambs' |
| Accusative | qozunuthe lamb (as the object) | qozumumy lamb (as the object) | qozuŋuyour lamb (as the object) | qozusunhis lamb (as the object) | qozubuznuour lamb (as the object) | qozuğuznuyou all's lamb (as the object) | qozularıntheir lambs (as the object) |
| Dative | qozuğato the lamb | qozumato my lamb | qozuŋato your lamb | qozusunato his lamb | qozubuzğato our lamb | qozuğuzğato you all's lamb | qozularınato their lambs |
| Locative | qozudain / at the lamb | qozumdain / at my lamb | qozuŋdain / at your lamb | qozusundain / at his lamb | qozubuzdain / at our lamb | qozuğuzdain / at you all's lamb | qozularındain / at their lambs |
| Ablative | qozudanfrom the lamb | qozumdanfrom my lamb | qozuŋdanfrom your lamb | qozusundanfrom his lamb | qozubuzdanfrom our lamb | qozuğuzdanfrom you all's lamb | qozularındanfrom their lambs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qozulathe lambs | qozularımmy lambs | qozularıŋyour lambs | qozularıhis lambs | qozularıbızour lambs | qozularığızyou all's lambs | qozularıtheir lambs |
| Genitive | qozulanıthe lambs' | qozularımımy lambs' | qozularıŋıyour lambs' | qozularınıhis lambs' | qozularıbıznıour lambs' | qozularığıznıyou all's lambs' | qozularınıtheir lambs' |
| Accusative | qozulanıthe lambs (as the object) | qozularımımy lambs (as the object) | qozularıŋıyour lambs (as the object) | qozularınhis lambs (as the object) | qozularıbıznıour lambs (as the object) | qozularığıznıyou all's lambs (as the object) | qozularıntheir lambs (as the object) |
| Dative | qozulağato the lambs | qozularımato my lambs | qozularıŋato your lambs | qozularınato his lambs | qozularıbızğato our lambs | qozularığızğato you all's lambs | qozularınato their lambs |
| Locative | qozuladain / at the lambs | qozularımdain / at my lambs | qozularıŋdain / at your lambs | qozularındain / at his lambs | qozularıbızdain / at our lambs | qozularığızdain / at you all's lambs | qozularındain / at their lambs |
| Ablative | qozuladanfrom the lambs | qozularımdanfrom my lambs | qozularıŋdanfrom your lambs | qozularındanfrom his lambs | qozularıbızdanfrom our lambs | qozularığızdanfrom you all's lambs | qozularındanfrom their lambs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qozuları can mean "his / her lambs", "their lamb", or "their lambs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qozunuquthe lamb's one | qozunuqulathe lamb's ones | qozulanıqıthe lambs' one | qozulanıqılathe lambs' ones |
| Genitive | qozunuqunuof the lamb's one | qozunuqulanıof the lamb's ones | qozulanıqınıof the lambs' one | qozulanıqılanıof the lambs' ones |
| Accusative | qozunuqunthe lamb's one (as the object) | qozunuqulanıthe lamb's ones (as the object) | qozulanıqınthe lambs' one (as the object) | qozulanıqılanıthe lambs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qozunuqunato the lamb's one | qozunuqulağato the lamb's ones | qozulanıqınato the lambs' one | qozulanıqılağato the lambs' ones |
| Locative | qozunuqundain / at the lamb's one | qozunuquladain / at the lamb's ones | qozulanıqındain / at the lambs' one | qozulanıqıladain / at the lambs' ones |
| Ablative | qozunuqundanfrom the lamb's one | qozunuquladanfrom the lamb's ones | qozulanıqındanfrom the lambs' one | qozulanıqıladanfrom the lambs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.