qul
/qul/
Definitions
1. slave, bondsman, serf
- qulğa erkinlik joq — no freedom for a slave
- qul kibik işleb küreşdile — they toiled working like slaves
- erkinlik tabhan qul quwandı — the slave who gained his freedom rejoiced
2. servant, worshipper, mortal creature before God
- adam - Allahnı quludu — man is a servant of God
- qul tilegin Allahha aytır — a servant offers his prayer to God
- qul bolub tüzlük tutsang — if you keep righteousness as a servant
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qulthe slave | qullathe slaves | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qulnuthe slave's | qullanıthe slaves' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qulnuthe slave (as the object) | qullanıthe slaves (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qulğato the slave | qullağato the slaves | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | quldaat / in the slave | qulladaat / in the slaves | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | quldanfrom the slave | qulladanfrom the slaves | 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
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | qulummy slave | qullarımmy slaves |
| your | qulungyour slave | qullarıngyour slaves |
| his / her | quluhis / her slave | qullarıhis / her slaves |
| our | qulubuzour slave | qullarıbızour slaves |
| you all's | quluğuzyou all's slave | qullarığızyou all's slaves |
| their | qullarıtheir slave | qullarıtheir slaves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qulları can mean "his / her slaves", "their slave", or "their slaves" — context decides.