qurtha

/qurtxa/ · plural qurthala

1. (n.) old woman (arch.)

qurtha sabiylege jomaq aytadı — the old woman tells the children a tale
elde jaşağan qurtha — an old woman living in the village
qurtha tişirıw — an old woman

2. (n.) fortune-teller, soothsayer — Traditionally a woman consulted to foretell what will happen, reading the future by casting stones.

bek usta qurtha — a highly skilled fortune-teller
qurthağa barırğa — to go to a fortune-teller
qurtha taş saladı — the fortune-teller casts stones

3. (adj.) sly, cunning (fig.)

qurtha adam — a sly person
qurtha tülkü — a cunning fox
meni honşum qurthadı — my neighbor is sly

Expressions

qart qurtha — witch, soothsayer (Idiom)

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of qurtha, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qurthathe old woman	qurthammy old woman	qurthaŋyour old woman	qurthasıhis old woman	qurthabızour old woman	qurthağızyou all's old woman	qurthalarıtheir old women
Genitive	qurthanıthe old woman's	qurthamımy old woman's	qurthaŋıyour old woman's	qurthasınıhis old woman's	qurthabıznıour old woman's	qurthağıznıyou all's old woman's	qurthalarınıtheir old women's
Accusative	qurthanıthe old woman (as the object)	qurthamımy old woman (as the object)	qurthaŋıyour old woman (as the object)	qurthasınhis old woman (as the object)	qurthabıznıour old woman (as the object)	qurthağıznıyou all's old woman (as the object)	qurthalarıntheir old women (as the object)
Dative	qurthağato the old woman	qurthamato my old woman	qurthaŋato your old woman	qurthasınato his old woman	qurthabızğato our old woman	qurthağızğato you all's old woman	qurthalarınato their old women
Locative	qurthadain / at the old woman	qurthamdain / at my old woman	qurthaŋdain / at your old woman	qurthasındain / at his old woman	qurthabızdain / at our old woman	qurthağızdain / at you all's old woman	qurthalarındain / at their old women
Ablative	qurthadanfrom the old woman	qurthamdanfrom my old woman	qurthaŋdanfrom your old woman	qurthasındanfrom his old woman	qurthabızdanfrom our old woman	qurthağızdanfrom you all's old woman	qurthalarındanfrom their old women

Plural

Plural — cases of qurtha, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qurthalathe old women	qurthalarımmy old women	qurthalarıŋyour old women	qurthalarıhis old women	qurthalarıbızour old women	qurthalarığızyou all's old women	qurthalarıtheir old women
Genitive	qurthalanıthe old women's	qurthalarımımy old women's	qurthalarıŋıyour old women's	qurthalarınıhis old women's	qurthalarıbıznıour old women's	qurthalarığıznıyou all's old women's	qurthalarınıtheir old women's
Accusative	qurthalanıthe old women (as the object)	qurthalarımımy old women (as the object)	qurthalarıŋıyour old women (as the object)	qurthalarınhis old women (as the object)	qurthalarıbıznıour old women (as the object)	qurthalarığıznıyou all's old women (as the object)	qurthalarıntheir old women (as the object)
Dative	qurthalağato the old women	qurthalarımato my old women	qurthalarıŋato your old women	qurthalarınato his old women	qurthalarıbızğato our old women	qurthalarığızğato you all's old women	qurthalarınato their old women
Locative	qurthaladain / at the old women	qurthalarımdain / at my old women	qurthalarıŋdain / at your old women	qurthalarındain / at his old women	qurthalarıbızdain / at our old women	qurthalarığızdain / at you all's old women	qurthalarındain / at their old women
Ablative	qurthaladanfrom the old women	qurthalarımdanfrom my old women	qurthalarıŋdanfrom your old women	qurthalarındanfrom his old women	qurthalarıbızdanfrom our old women	qurthalarığızdanfrom you all's old women	qurthalarındanfrom their old women

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qurthaları can mean "his / her old women", "their old woman", or "their old women" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to qurtha — the old woman's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	qurthanıqıthe old woman's one	qurthanıqılathe old woman's ones	qurthalanıqıthe old women's one	qurthalanıqılathe old women's ones
Genitive	qurthanıqınıof the old woman's one	qurthanıqılanıof the old woman's ones	qurthalanıqınıof the old women's one	qurthalanıqılanıof the old women's ones
Accusative	qurthanıqınthe old woman's one (as the object)	qurthanıqılanıthe old woman's ones (as the object)	qurthalanıqınthe old women's one (as the object)	qurthalanıqılanıthe old women's ones (as the object)
Dative	qurthanıqınato the old woman's one	qurthanıqılağato the old woman's ones	qurthalanıqınato the old women's one	qurthalanıqılağato the old women's ones
Locative	qurthanıqındain / at the old woman's one	qurthanıqıladain / at the old woman's ones	qurthalanıqındain / at the old women's one	qurthalanıqıladain / at the old women's ones
Ablative	qurthanıqındanfrom the old woman's one	qurthanıqıladanfrom the old woman's ones	qurthalanıqındanfrom the old women's one	qurthalanıqıladanfrom the old women's ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.

As an adjective

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — qurtha
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	qurthamaI am sly	qurthasayou are sly	qurthadıhe is sly	qurthabızwe are sly	qurthasızyou all are sly	qurthadılathey are sly

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qurthadı — "compared to me, he is sly."