qubas
/qubas/
1. tanned leather, tanned cattle hide — Often placed before another noun to mean 'made of tanned leather' or simply 'tanned'.
- qubas çarıqla — shoes of tanned leather
- qubas belibaw — a belt of tanned leather
- qamiçileri qubasdan — their whips are of tanned leather
- qubas ayılla — girths of tanned leather
- qubas börk — a cap of tanned leather
2. yellow
- qubas teri — hide dyed yellow
- qubas boyaw — yellow dye
- qubas bet — a yellow face
As a noun
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qubasthe tanned leather | qubasımmy tanned leather | qubasıŋyour tanned leather | qubasıhis tanned leather | qubasıbızour tanned leather | qubasığızyou all's tanned leather | qubaslarıtheir tanned leathers |
| Genitive | qubasnıthe tanned leather's | qubasımımy tanned leather's | qubasıŋıyour tanned leather's | qubasınıhis tanned leather's | qubasıbıznıour tanned leather's | qubasığıznıyou all's tanned leather's | qubaslarınıtheir tanned leathers' |
| Accusative | qubasnıthe tanned leather (as the object) | qubasımımy tanned leather (as the object) | qubasıŋıyour tanned leather (as the object) | qubasınhis tanned leather (as the object) | qubasıbıznıour tanned leather (as the object) | qubasığıznıyou all's tanned leather (as the object) | qubaslarıntheir tanned leathers (as the object) |
| Dative | qubashato the tanned leather | qubasımato my tanned leather | qubasıŋato your tanned leather | qubasınato his tanned leather | qubasıbızğato our tanned leather | qubasığızğato you all's tanned leather | qubaslarınato their tanned leathers |
| Locative | qubasdain / at the tanned leather | qubasımdain / at my tanned leather | qubasıŋdain / at your tanned leather | qubasındain / at his tanned leather | qubasıbızdain / at our tanned leather | qubasığızdain / at you all's tanned leather | qubaslarındain / at their tanned leathers |
| Ablative | qubasdanfrom the tanned leather | qubasımdanfrom my tanned leather | qubasıŋdanfrom your tanned leather | qubasındanfrom his tanned leather | qubasıbızdanfrom our tanned leather | qubasığızdanfrom you all's tanned leather | qubaslarındanfrom their tanned leathers |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qubasdımine is yellow | seniki qubasdıyours is yellow | anıqı qubasdıhis is yellow | bizniki qubasdıours is yellow | sizniki qubasdıyours (pl.) is yellow | alanıqı qubasdıtheirs is yellow |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qubasdılamine are yellow | senikile qubasdılayours are yellow | anıqıla qubasdılahis are yellow | biznikile qubasdılaours are yellow | siznikile qubasdılayours (pl.) are yellow | alanıqıla qubasdılatheirs are yellow |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qubasdı, bıla qubasdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".