tamaq
/tamaq/
Definitions
1. throat, gullet, larynx
- ters tamaq — the windpipe
- tamaq ariwlarğa — to clear one's throat
- tamaqdan barmaydı — it will not go down the throat
2. the head of a gorge, its furthest and most secluded part
- tarnı tamağı — the head of the gorge
- tarnı tamağına deri — as far as the head of the gorge
- tarnı tamağında köb mal jayıladı — much stock grazes at the head of the gorge
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamaqthe throat | tamaqlathe throats | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tamaqnıthe throat's | tamaqlanıthe throats' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tamaqnıthe throat (as the object) | tamaqlanıthe throats (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tamaqğato the throat | tamaqlağato the throats | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tamaqdaat / in the throat | tamaqladaat / in the throats | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tamaqdanfrom the throat | tamaqladanfrom the throats | 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 | tamağımmy throat | tamaqlarımmy throats |
| your | tamağıngyour throat | tamaqlarıngyour throats |
| his / her | tamağıhis / her throat | tamaqlarıhis / her throats |
| our | tamağıbızour throat | tamaqlarıbızour throats |
| you all's | tamağığızyou all's throat | tamaqlarığızyou all's throats |
| their | tamaqlarıtheir throat | tamaqlarıtheir throats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tamaqları can mean "his / her throats", "their throat", or "their throats" — context decides.