Qumuqlu
/qumuqlu/
Definition
a Kumyk, a member of the Turkic people of the Dagestan plain
- ol Qumuqludu — he is a Kumyk
- Qumuqlula bla juwuqluq — kinship with the Kumyks
- Qumuqlunu sözü — the Kumyk's word
Related
Qumuqbasea Kumyk, a member of the Turkic people of the Dagestan lowlands; Kumyk, belonging to that people
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Qumuqluthe Kumyk | Qumuqlulathe Kumyks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Qumuqlunuthe Kumyk's | Qumuqlulanıthe Kumyks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Qumuqlunuthe Kumyk (as the object) | Qumuqlulanıthe Kumyks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Qumuqluğato the Kumyk | Qumuqlulağato the Kumyks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Qumuqludaat / in the Kumyk | Qumuqluladaat / in the Kumyks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Qumuqludanfrom the Kumyk | Qumuqluladanfrom 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 | Qumuqlummy Kumyk | Qumuqlularımmy Kumyks |
| your | Qumuqlungyour Kumyk | Qumuqlularıngyour Kumyks |
| his / her | Qumuqlusuhis / her Kumyk | Qumuqlularıhis / her Kumyks |
| our | Qumuqlubuzour Kumyk | Qumuqlularıbızour Kumyks |
| you all's | Qumuqluğuzyou all's Kumyk | Qumuqlularığızyou all's Kumyks |
| their | Qumuqlularıtheir Kumyk | Qumuqlularıtheir Kumyks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Qumuqluları can mean "his / her Kumyks", "their Kumyk", or "their Kumyks" — context decides.