toğay
/toʁaj/ · plural toğayla
1. ring, hoop, circle, band of iron or wood
- temir toğay — an iron ring
- ağaç toğay — a wooden hoop
- usta temirden toğay işledi — the smith forged an iron hoop
- toğay sızarğa — to draw a circle
- sabiy toğay sızdı — the child drew a circle
- açhıçlanı tağıwçu toğay — a ring for hanging keys
- toğaynı Mashut uzaqğa töŋeretiwçüdü — Maskhut used to roll the hoop far
2. round, circular, curved, arched — Common before nouns: toğay qaşla arched eyebrows, toğay müyüzle curved horns.
- toğay müyüzlü qoçhar — a ram with curved horns
- toğay qaşlı qız — a girl with arched brows
- iniçge toğay qaşları — her thin arched brows
- toğay qıyırları bolğan — with rounded edges
- qıyırları toğay — its edges are curved
- toğay jol bla keldik — we came by a winding road
3. in a circle, circuitously, roundabout — Often with verbs of motion: toğay aylanırğa go the long way round.
- toğay aylanırğa — to go the long way round
- toğay aylanıb — going round, by a roundabout way
- toğay aylanıb qaytdıq — we came back the long way round
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toğaythe ring | toğayımmy ring | toğayıŋyour ring | toğayıhis ring | toğayıbızour ring | toğayığızyou all's ring | toğaylarıtheir rings |
| Genitive | toğaynıthe ring's | toğayımımy ring's | toğayıŋıyour ring's | toğayınıhis ring's | toğayıbıznıour ring's | toğayığıznıyou all's ring's | toğaylarınıtheir rings' |
| Accusative | toğaynıthe ring (as the object) | toğayımımy ring (as the object) | toğayıŋıyour ring (as the object) | toğayınhis ring (as the object) | toğayıbıznıour ring (as the object) | toğayığıznıyou all's ring (as the object) | toğaylarıntheir rings (as the object) |
| Dative | toğayğato the ring | toğayımato my ring | toğayıŋato your ring | toğayınato his ring | toğayıbızğato our ring | toğayığızğato you all's ring | toğaylarınato their rings |
| Locative | toğaydain / at the ring | toğayımdain / at my ring | toğayıŋdain / at your ring | toğayındain / at his ring | toğayıbızdain / at our ring | toğayığızdain / at you all's ring | toğaylarındain / at their rings |
| Ablative | toğaydanfrom the ring | toğayımdanfrom my ring | toğayıŋdanfrom your ring | toğayındanfrom his ring | toğayıbızdanfrom our ring | toğayığızdanfrom you all's ring | toğaylarındanfrom their rings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toğaylathe rings | toğaylarımmy rings | toğaylarıŋyour rings | toğaylarıhis rings | toğaylarıbızour rings | toğaylarığızyou all's rings | toğaylarıtheir rings |
| Genitive | toğaylanıthe rings' | toğaylarımımy rings' | toğaylarıŋıyour rings' | toğaylarınıhis rings' | toğaylarıbıznıour rings' | toğaylarığıznıyou all's rings' | toğaylarınıtheir rings' |
| Accusative | toğaylanıthe rings (as the object) | toğaylarımımy rings (as the object) | toğaylarıŋıyour rings (as the object) | toğaylarınhis rings (as the object) | toğaylarıbıznıour rings (as the object) | toğaylarığıznıyou all's rings (as the object) | toğaylarıntheir rings (as the object) |
| Dative | toğaylağato the rings | toğaylarımato my rings | toğaylarıŋato your rings | toğaylarınato his rings | toğaylarıbızğato our rings | toğaylarığızğato you all's rings | toğaylarınato their rings |
| Locative | toğayladain / at the rings | toğaylarımdain / at my rings | toğaylarıŋdain / at your rings | toğaylarındain / at his rings | toğaylarıbızdain / at our rings | toğaylarığızdain / at you all's rings | toğaylarındain / at their rings |
| Ablative | toğayladanfrom the rings | toğaylarımdanfrom my rings | toğaylarıŋdanfrom your rings | toğaylarındanfrom his rings | toğaylarıbızdanfrom our rings | toğaylarığızdanfrom you all's rings | toğaylarındanfrom their rings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: toğayları can mean "his / her rings", "their ring", or "their rings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.