tamızıq
/tamɯzɯq/
Definitions
1. kindling, the splinters and chips used to start a fire
- çalıdan tamızıq sındırırğa — to break kindling from the brushwood
- tamızıq tabarğa — to find kindling
2. that which sets a feeling alight
- süymeklik otha tamızıq — kindling for the fire of love
- açıwnu tamızığı — what sets anger alight
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tamızıqthe kindling | tamızıqlathe kindlings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tamızıqnıthe kindling's | tamızıqlanıthe kindlings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tamızıqnıthe kindling (as the object) | tamızıqlanıthe kindlings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tamızıqğato the kindling | tamızıqlağato the kindlings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tamızıqdaat / in the kindling | tamızıqladaat / in the kindlings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tamızıqdanfrom the kindling | tamızıqladanfrom the kindlings | 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 | tamızığımmy kindling | tamızıqlarımmy kindlings |
| your | tamızığıngyour kindling | tamızıqlarıngyour kindlings |
| his / her | tamızığıhis / her kindling | tamızıqlarıhis / her kindlings |
| our | tamızığıbızour kindling | tamızıqlarıbızour kindlings |
| you all's | tamızığığızyou all's kindling | tamızıqlarığızyou all's kindlings |
| their | tamızıqlarıtheir kindling | tamızıqlarıtheir kindlings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tamızıqları can mean "his / her kindlings", "their kindling", or "their kindlings" — context decides.