tolqun
/tolqun/ · plural tolqunla
1. wave (of water)
- ullu tolqun — a great wave
- teŋizni tolqunu — the wave of the sea
- teŋiz tolqunla — sea waves
- uwaq tolqunla — ripples
- tolqunla qayıqnı çayqaltadıla — the waves rock the boat
- tolqunla biri birin quwadıla — the waves chase one another
- jel teŋizni tolqun etdiredi — the wind stirs the sea into waves
2. wave (in physics, such as a sound wave or radio wave)
- tawuş tolqun — a sound wave
- radio tolqunla — radio waves
- qısha tolqunla — short waves
- uzun tolqunla — long waves
3. surge, sweep, wave of something moving
- azatlıqnı tolqunları — the waves of freedom
- tatlı umutlanı tolqununa kömüldüm — I sank into a wave of sweet hopes
- kırdıknı tolqunları — the waves of the grass
- küzlükleni jaşil tolqunları — the green waves of the winter crops
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tolqunthe wave | tolqunummy wave | tolqunuŋyour wave | tolqunuhis wave | tolqunubuzour wave | tolqunuğuzyou all's wave | tolqunlarıtheir waves |
| Genitive | tolqunnuthe wave's | tolqunumumy wave's | tolqunuŋuyour wave's | tolqununuhis wave's | tolqunubuznuour wave's | tolqunuğuznuyou all's wave's | tolqunlarınıtheir waves' |
| Accusative | tolqunnuthe wave (as the object) | tolqunumumy wave (as the object) | tolqunuŋuyour wave (as the object) | tolqununhis wave (as the object) | tolqunubuznuour wave (as the object) | tolqunuğuznuyou all's wave (as the object) | tolqunlarıntheir waves (as the object) |
| Dative | tolqunŋato the wave | tolqunumato my wave | tolqunuŋato your wave | tolqununato his wave | tolqunubuzğato our wave | tolqunuğuzğato you all's wave | tolqunlarınato their waves |
| Locative | tolqundain / at the wave | tolqunumdain / at my wave | tolqunuŋdain / at your wave | tolqunundain / at his wave | tolqunubuzdain / at our wave | tolqunuğuzdain / at you all's wave | tolqunlarındain / at their waves |
| Ablative | tolqundanfrom the wave | tolqunumdanfrom my wave | tolqunuŋdanfrom your wave | tolqunundanfrom his wave | tolqunubuzdanfrom our wave | tolqunuğuzdanfrom you all's wave | tolqunlarındanfrom their waves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tolqunlathe waves | tolqunlarımmy waves | tolqunlarıŋyour waves | tolqunlarıhis waves | tolqunlarıbızour waves | tolqunlarığızyou all's waves | tolqunlarıtheir waves |
| Genitive | tolqunlanıthe waves' | tolqunlarımımy waves' | tolqunlarıŋıyour waves' | tolqunlarınıhis waves' | tolqunlarıbıznıour waves' | tolqunlarığıznıyou all's waves' | tolqunlarınıtheir waves' |
| Accusative | tolqunlanıthe waves (as the object) | tolqunlarımımy waves (as the object) | tolqunlarıŋıyour waves (as the object) | tolqunlarınhis waves (as the object) | tolqunlarıbıznıour waves (as the object) | tolqunlarığıznıyou all's waves (as the object) | tolqunlarıntheir waves (as the object) |
| Dative | tolqunlağato the waves | tolqunlarımato my waves | tolqunlarıŋato your waves | tolqunlarınato his waves | tolqunlarıbızğato our waves | tolqunlarığızğato you all's waves | tolqunlarınato their waves |
| Locative | tolqunladain / at the waves | tolqunlarımdain / at my waves | tolqunlarıŋdain / at your waves | tolqunlarındain / at his waves | tolqunlarıbızdain / at our waves | tolqunlarığızdain / at you all's waves | tolqunlarındain / at their waves |
| Ablative | tolqunladanfrom the waves | tolqunlarımdanfrom my waves | tolqunlarıŋdanfrom your waves | tolqunlarındanfrom his waves | tolqunlarıbızdanfrom our waves | tolqunlarığızdanfrom you all's waves | tolqunlarındanfrom their waves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tolqunları can mean "his / her waves", "their wave", or "their waves" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.