qraw
/qraw/ · plural qrawla
1. hoarfrost, rime, the white icy coating that settles on plants and trees; icing — Phrases: qraw tartarğa ‘become covered with hoarfrost, ice over’; qraw qaqğan çum ‘a cornel berry nipped by frost’. Tolgurova and Tolgurov n.d. also spell it qıraw.
- qraw tartarğa — to become covered with hoarfrost
- qraw qaqğan çum tatlı boladı — a cornel berry nipped by frost is sweet
- terekle qraw tarthandıla — the trees have become covered with hoarfrost
2. the silver of graying hair, gray hair — As in çaçına qraw urğandı ‘his hair has turned silver’, literally ‘frost has struck his hair’. one source
- çaçına qraw urğandı — his hair has turned silver (lit. frost has struck his hair)
- saqalına qraw urğandı — his beard has turned silver (lit. frost has struck his beard)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qrawthe hoarfrost | qrawummy hoarfrost | qrawuŋyour hoarfrost | qrawuhis hoarfrost | qrawubuzour hoarfrost | qrawuğuzyou all's hoarfrost | qrawlarıtheir hoarfrost |
| Genitive | qrawnuthe hoarfrost's | qrawumumy hoarfrost's | qrawuŋuyour hoarfrost's | qrawunuhis hoarfrost's | qrawubuznuour hoarfrost's | qrawuğuznuyou all's hoarfrost's | qrawlarınıtheir hoarfrost's |
| Accusative | qrawnuthe hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawumumy hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawuŋuyour hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawunhis hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawubuznuour hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawuğuznuyou all's hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarıntheir hoarfrost (as the object) |
| Dative | qrawğato the hoarfrost | qrawumato my hoarfrost | qrawuŋato your hoarfrost | qrawunato his hoarfrost | qrawubuzğato our hoarfrost | qrawuğuzğato you all's hoarfrost | qrawlarınato their hoarfrost |
| Locative | qrawdain / at the hoarfrost | qrawumdain / at my hoarfrost | qrawuŋdain / at your hoarfrost | qrawundain / at his hoarfrost | qrawubuzdain / at our hoarfrost | qrawuğuzdain / at you all's hoarfrost | qrawlarındain / at their hoarfrost |
| Ablative | qrawdanfrom the hoarfrost | qrawumdanfrom my hoarfrost | qrawuŋdanfrom your hoarfrost | qrawundanfrom his hoarfrost | qrawubuzdanfrom our hoarfrost | qrawuğuzdanfrom you all's hoarfrost | qrawlarındanfrom their hoarfrost |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qrawlathe hoarfrost | qrawlarımmy hoarfrost | qrawlarıŋyour hoarfrost | qrawlarıhis hoarfrost | qrawlarıbızour hoarfrost | qrawlarığızyou all's hoarfrost | qrawlarıtheir hoarfrost |
| Genitive | qrawlanıthe hoarfrost's | qrawlarımımy hoarfrost's | qrawlarıŋıyour hoarfrost's | qrawlarınıhis hoarfrost's | qrawlarıbıznıour hoarfrost's | qrawlarığıznıyou all's hoarfrost's | qrawlarınıtheir hoarfrost's |
| Accusative | qrawlanıthe hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarımımy hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarıŋıyour hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarınhis hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarıbıznıour hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarığıznıyou all's hoarfrost (as the object) | qrawlarıntheir hoarfrost (as the object) |
| Dative | qrawlağato the hoarfrost | qrawlarımato my hoarfrost | qrawlarıŋato your hoarfrost | qrawlarınato his hoarfrost | qrawlarıbızğato our hoarfrost | qrawlarığızğato you all's hoarfrost | qrawlarınato their hoarfrost |
| Locative | qrawladain / at the hoarfrost | qrawlarımdain / at my hoarfrost | qrawlarıŋdain / at your hoarfrost | qrawlarındain / at his hoarfrost | qrawlarıbızdain / at our hoarfrost | qrawlarığızdain / at you all's hoarfrost | qrawlarındain / at their hoarfrost |
| Ablative | qrawladanfrom the hoarfrost | qrawlarımdanfrom my hoarfrost | qrawlarıŋdanfrom your hoarfrost | qrawlarındanfrom his hoarfrost | qrawlarıbızdanfrom our hoarfrost | qrawlarığızdanfrom you all's hoarfrost | qrawlarındanfrom their hoarfrost |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qrawları can mean "his / her hoarfrost", "their hoarfrost", or "their hoarfrost" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.