rak
/rak/ · plural rakla
1. crayfish
- bişgen rakla — boiled crayfish
- suwdağı rakla — the crayfish in the water
- rak tutarğa — to catch a crayfish
2. cancer, a malignant growth — Before another noun it means cancerous, as in rak köbgen "cancerous tumor". The native synonym is eşek gubus.
- rak köbgen — a cancerous tumor
- rak awruw — the disease of cancer
- qıyın qorquwlu awruwğa rak sanaladı — cancer is considered a severe, dangerous disease
- rakdan awruwrğa — to be ill with cancer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rakthe crayfish | ragımmy crayfish | ragıŋyour crayfish | ragıhis crayfish | ragıbızour crayfish | ragığızyou all's crayfish | raklarıtheir crayfishes |
| Genitive | raknıthe crayfish's | ragımımy crayfish's | ragıŋıyour crayfish's | ragınıhis crayfish's | ragıbıznıour crayfish's | ragığıznıyou all's crayfish's | raklarınıtheir crayfishes' |
| Accusative | raknıthe crayfish (as the object) | ragımımy crayfish (as the object) | ragıŋıyour crayfish (as the object) | ragınhis crayfish (as the object) | ragıbıznıour crayfish (as the object) | ragığıznıyou all's crayfish (as the object) | raklarıntheir crayfishes (as the object) |
| Dative | rakgato the crayfish | ragımato my crayfish | ragıŋato your crayfish | ragınato his crayfish | ragıbızğato our crayfish | ragığızğato you all's crayfish | raklarınato their crayfishes |
| Locative | rakdain / at the crayfish | ragımdain / at my crayfish | ragıŋdain / at your crayfish | ragındain / at his crayfish | ragıbızdain / at our crayfish | ragığızdain / at you all's crayfish | raklarındain / at their crayfishes |
| Ablative | rakdanfrom the crayfish | ragımdanfrom my crayfish | ragıŋdanfrom your crayfish | ragındanfrom his crayfish | ragıbızdanfrom our crayfish | ragığızdanfrom you all's crayfish | raklarındanfrom their crayfishes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | raklathe crayfishes | raklarımmy crayfishes | raklarıŋyour crayfishes | raklarıhis crayfishes | raklarıbızour crayfishes | raklarığızyou all's crayfishes | raklarıtheir crayfishes |
| Genitive | raklanıthe crayfishes' | raklarımımy crayfishes' | raklarıŋıyour crayfishes' | raklarınıhis crayfishes' | raklarıbıznıour crayfishes' | raklarığıznıyou all's crayfishes' | raklarınıtheir crayfishes' |
| Accusative | raklanıthe crayfishes (as the object) | raklarımımy crayfishes (as the object) | raklarıŋıyour crayfishes (as the object) | raklarınhis crayfishes (as the object) | raklarıbıznıour crayfishes (as the object) | raklarığıznıyou all's crayfishes (as the object) | raklarıntheir crayfishes (as the object) |
| Dative | raklağato the crayfishes | raklarımato my crayfishes | raklarıŋato your crayfishes | raklarınato his crayfishes | raklarıbızğato our crayfishes | raklarığızğato you all's crayfishes | raklarınato their crayfishes |
| Locative | rakladain / at the crayfishes | raklarımdain / at my crayfishes | raklarıŋdain / at your crayfishes | raklarındain / at his crayfishes | raklarıbızdain / at our crayfishes | raklarığızdain / at you all's crayfishes | raklarındain / at their crayfishes |
| Ablative | rakladanfrom the crayfishes | raklarımdanfrom my crayfishes | raklarıŋdanfrom your crayfishes | raklarındanfrom his crayfishes | raklarıbızdanfrom our crayfishes | raklarığızdanfrom you all's crayfishes | raklarındanfrom their crayfishes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rakları can mean "his / her crayfishes", "their crayfish", or "their crayfishes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.