quwanç

/quwantʃ/ · plural quwançla

1. (n.) joy, gladness, delight, happiness — Before another noun it means joyful.

2. (n.) celebration, festivity, holiday, feast — Before another noun it means festive.

kelin kelgen quwanç — the celebration of the bride's arrival
sizni quwançığızğa barıbız da quwanŋanbız — we all rejoiced at your celebration
quwançha keldile taw elleden — they came to the celebration from mountain villages
quwançnı töründe qartla olturdula — elders sat at the head of the celebration
quwanç jıyılıw — a festive gathering
quwanç bayraqla — festive flags
quwanç jırla jırlandıla toyda — festive songs were sung at the wedding
quwanç kiyimin kiyib çıqdı — put on festive clothes and came out

3. (n.) merriment, fun, amusement

Expressions

Show 6 sources

Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 2
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · all meanings
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

Singular — cases of quwanç, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	quwançthe joy	quwançımmy joy	quwançıŋyour joy	quwançıhis joy	quwançıbızour joy	quwançığızyou all's joy	quwançlarıtheir joys
Genitive	quwançnıthe joy's	quwançımımy joy's	quwançıŋıyour joy's	quwançınıhis joy's	quwançıbıznıour joy's	quwançığıznıyou all's joy's	quwançlarınıtheir joys'
Accusative	quwançnıthe joy (as the object)	quwançımımy joy (as the object)	quwançıŋıyour joy (as the object)	quwançınhis joy (as the object)	quwançıbıznıour joy (as the object)	quwançığıznıyou all's joy (as the object)	quwançlarıntheir joys (as the object)
Dative	quwançhato the joy	quwançımato my joy	quwançıŋato your joy	quwançınato his joy	quwançıbızğato our joy	quwançığızğato you all's joy	quwançlarınato their joys
Locative	quwançdain / at the joy	quwançımdain / at my joy	quwançıŋdain / at your joy	quwançındain / at his joy	quwançıbızdain / at our joy	quwançığızdain / at you all's joy	quwançlarındain / at their joys
Ablative	quwançdanfrom the joy	quwançımdanfrom my joy	quwançıŋdanfrom your joy	quwançındanfrom his joy	quwançıbızdanfrom our joy	quwançığızdanfrom you all's joy	quwançlarındanfrom their joys

Plural — cases of quwanç, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	quwançlathe joys	quwançlarımmy joys	quwançlarıŋyour joys	quwançlarıhis joys	quwançlarıbızour joys	quwançlarığızyou all's joys	quwançlarıtheir joys
Genitive	quwançlanıthe joys'	quwançlarımımy joys'	quwançlarıŋıyour joys'	quwançlarınıhis joys'	quwançlarıbıznıour joys'	quwançlarığıznıyou all's joys'	quwançlarınıtheir joys'
Accusative	quwançlanıthe joys (as the object)	quwançlarımımy joys (as the object)	quwançlarıŋıyour joys (as the object)	quwançlarınhis joys (as the object)	quwançlarıbıznıour joys (as the object)	quwançlarığıznıyou all's joys (as the object)	quwançlarıntheir joys (as the object)
Dative	quwançlağato the joys	quwançlarımato my joys	quwançlarıŋato your joys	quwançlarınato his joys	quwançlarıbızğato our joys	quwançlarığızğato you all's joys	quwançlarınato their joys
Locative	quwançladain / at the joys	quwançlarımdain / at my joys	quwançlarıŋdain / at your joys	quwançlarındain / at his joys	quwançlarıbızdain / at our joys	quwançlarığızdain / at you all's joys	quwançlarındain / at their joys
Ablative	quwançladanfrom the joys	quwançlarımdanfrom my joys	quwançlarıŋdanfrom your joys	quwançlarındanfrom his joys	quwançlarıbızdanfrom our joys	quwançlarığızdanfrom you all's joys	quwançlarındanfrom their joys

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: quwançları can mean "his / her joys", "their joy", or "their joys" — context decides.

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