quday
/qudaj/
Definition
God — Nevruz-1991 records the word as belonging to the pre-Islamic religious vocabulary and locates it in Balkar; Elbrusoid marks it редко but names no variety, so no dialect mark is written here
- qudayğa tilenirge — to pray to God
- qudaydan tilerge — to ask of God
- ura tursang, qudayda öledi — if you keep striking, even God will die
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qudaythe God | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qudaynıthe God's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qudaynıthe God (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qudayğato the God | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qudaydaat / in the God | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qudaydanfrom the God | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | qudayımmy God |
| your | qudayıngyour God |
| his / her | qudayıhis / her God |
| our | qudayıbızour God |
| you all's | qudayığızyou all's God |
| their | qudaylarıtheir God |
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.