sandıraq
/sandɯraq/
Definitions
1. delirium, the incoherent speech of a gravely ill person
- awruğan sandıraq etedi — the sick man is delirious
- sandıraq eterge — to be delirious
- keçe sandıraq etdi — he was delirious in the night
2. idle talk, drivel, empty nonsense
- sandıraq söz — empty words
- sandıraq hapar — a nonsensical story
- sandırağına iynanma — do not believe his drivel
3. an old comic folk dance of the Karachays and Balkars — TSKBYA vol 3 p 59 gives the song sung to this dance its own entry; it is not folded in here.
- sandıraq tepserge — to dance the sandıraq
- sandıraqnı jırı — the song of the sandıraq
- sandıraq tepsew — the sandıraq dance
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sandıraqthe delirium | sandıraqlathe deliriums | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sandıraqnıthe delirium's | sandıraqlanıthe deliriums' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sandıraqnıthe delirium (as the object) | sandıraqlanıthe deliriums (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sandıraqğato the delirium | sandıraqlağato the deliriums | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sandıraqdaat / in the delirium | sandıraqladaat / in the deliriums | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sandıraqdanfrom the delirium | sandıraqladanfrom the deliriums | 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 | sandırağımmy delirium | sandıraqlarımmy deliriums |
| your | sandırağıngyour delirium | sandıraqlarıngyour deliriums |
| his / her | sandırağıhis / her delirium | sandıraqlarıhis / her deliriums |
| our | sandırağıbızour delirium | sandıraqlarıbızour deliriums |
| you all's | sandırağığızyou all's delirium | sandıraqlarığızyou all's deliriums |
| their | sandıraqlarıtheir delirium | sandıraqlarıtheir deliriums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sandıraqları can mean "his / her deliriums", "their delirium", or "their deliriums" — context decides.