qurğaqlıq
/qurʁaqlɯq/
Definitions
1. dryness, the state of containing no moisture
- hawanı qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the air
- jerni qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the ground
- awuznu qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the mouth
2. drought, a long spell without rain
- ağaç bolmasa qurğaqlıq qısar — where there is no forest the drought will press hard
- qurğaqlıqğa çıdamlı buday — drought-resistant wheat
- qurğaqlıq saldı — it brought on a drought
3. emptiness of content, lack of substance
- sözleni qurğaqlığı — the emptiness of the words
- haparnı qurğaqlığı — the emptiness of the account
4. leanness, gauntness of body
- sanlarını qurğaqlığı — the leanness of his frame
- betini qurğaqlığı — the gauntness of his face
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qurğaqlıqthe dryness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qurğaqlıqnıthe dryness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qurğaqlıqnıthe dryness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qurğaqlıqğato the dryness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qurğaqlıqdaat / in the dryness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qurğaqlıqdanfrom the dryness | 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 | qurğaqlığımmy dryness |
| your | qurğaqlığıngyour dryness |
| his / her | qurğaqlığıhis / her dryness |
| our | qurğaqlığıbızour dryness |
| you all's | qurğaqlığığızyou all's dryness |
| their | qurğaqlıqlarıtheir dryness |
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.