Qumuq
/qumuq/
Definitions
1. a Kumyk, a member of the Turkic people of the Dagestan lowlands
- ol Qumuqdu — he is a Kumyk
- Qumuq bla tübeşdim — I met a Kumyk
- Qumuqla keldile — the Kumyks came
2. Kumyk, belonging to that people
- Qumuq til — the Kumyk language
- Qumuq tişirıw — a Kumyk woman
- Qumuq jırla — Kumyk songs
Related
Qumuqluhavinga Kumyk, a member of the Turkic people of the Dagestan plain
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Qumuqthe Kumyk | Qumuqlathe Kumyks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Qumuqnuthe Kumyk's | Qumuqlanıthe Kumyks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Qumuqnuthe Kumyk (as the object) | Qumuqlanıthe Kumyks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Qumuqğato the Kumyk | Qumuqlağato the Kumyks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Qumuqdaat / in the Kumyk | Qumuqladaat / in the Kumyks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Qumuqdanfrom the Kumyk | Qumuqladanfrom the Kumyks | 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 | Qumuğummy Kumyk | Qumuqlarımmy Kumyks |
| your | Qumuğungyour Kumyk | Qumuqlarıngyour Kumyks |
| his / her | Qumuğuhis / her Kumyk | Qumuqlarıhis / her Kumyks |
| our | Qumuğubuzour Kumyk | Qumuqlarıbızour Kumyks |
| you all's | Qumuğuğuzyou all's Kumyk | Qumuqlarığızyou all's Kumyks |
| their | Qumuqlarıtheir Kumyk | Qumuqlarıtheir Kumyks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Qumuqları can mean "his / her Kumyks", "their Kumyk", or "their Kumyks" — context decides.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men QumuqmaI am Kumyk | biz Qumuqbuzwe are Kumyk |
| 2nd person | sen Qumuqsayou are Kumyk | siz Qumuqsuzyou all are Kumyk |
| 3rd person | ol Qumuqduhe / she / it is Kumyk | ala Qumuqdulathey are Kumyk |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu Qumuqduthis is Kumyk | bıla Qumuqdulathese are Kumyk |
| that / those | ol Qumuqduthat / it is Kumyk | ala Qumuqdulathose / they are Kumyk |
| mine | meniki Qumuqdumine is Kumyk | menikile Qumuqdulamine are Kumyk |
| yours | seniki Qumuqduyours is Kumyk | senikile Qumuqdulayours are Kumyk |
| ours | bizniki Qumuqduours is Kumyk | biznikile Qumuqdulaours are Kumyk |