quday
/qudaj/
God — An old word for God from pre-Islamic times, now rarely used.
- qudayğa tilenirge — to pray to God
- qudaydan tilerge — to ask of God
- ura tursaŋ, quday da öledi — if you keep striking, even God dies (i.e. say a thing often enough and it will be believed)
Expressions
- ura tursaŋ, quday da ölür — persistence finishes anything
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qudaythe God | qudayımmy God | qudayıŋyour God | qudayıhis God | qudayıbızour God | qudayığızyou all's God | qudaylarıtheir Gods |
| Genitive | qudaynıthe God's | qudayımımy God's | qudayıŋıyour God's | qudayınıhis God's | qudayıbıznıour God's | qudayığıznıyou all's God's | qudaylarınıtheir Gods' |
| Accusative | qudaynıthe God (as the object) | qudayımımy God (as the object) | qudayıŋıyour God (as the object) | qudayınhis God (as the object) | qudayıbıznıour God (as the object) | qudayığıznıyou all's God (as the object) | qudaylarıntheir Gods (as the object) |
| Dative | qudayğato the God | qudayımato my God | qudayıŋato your God | qudayınato his God | qudayıbızğato our God | qudayığızğato you all's God | qudaylarınato their Gods |
| Locative | qudaydain / at the God | qudayımdain / at my God | qudayıŋdain / at your God | qudayındain / at his God | qudayıbızdain / at our God | qudayığızdain / at you all's God | qudaylarındain / at their Gods |
| Ablative | qudaydanfrom the God | qudayımdanfrom my God | qudayıŋdanfrom your God | qudayındanfrom his God | qudayıbızdanfrom our God | qudayığızdanfrom you all's God | qudaylarındanfrom their Gods |
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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qudaynıqıthe God's one | qudaynıqılathe God's ones |
| Genitive | qudaynıqınıof the God's one | qudaynıqılanıof the God's ones |
| Accusative | qudaynıqınthe God's one (as the object) | qudaynıqılanıthe God's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qudaynıqınato the God's one | qudaynıqılağato the God's ones |
| Locative | qudaynıqındain / at the God's one | qudaynıqıladain / at the God's ones |
| Ablative | qudaynıqındanfrom the God's one | qudaynıqıladanfrom the God's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.