tul
/tul/ · plural tulla
1. widow, widower — Said of someone whose spouse has died and who has not remarried. tul qatın is a widow, tul kişi a widower.
- tul qatın — a widow
- tul kişi — a widower
- qarıwsuz, jarlı tul qatın — a weak, poor widow
- üy köllü tul kişige barlıqma — I will marry a home-loving widower
- tul qatınla üçün dert jetdiredile — they take revenge for the widows
- tul qalğan — one who has been widowed
2. divorced person, divorcee
- tul kişi — a divorced man
- tul qatın — a divorced woman
- tulnu allıqmısa — will you marry a widow or a divorcee
- tul qatın tülkü bolur — a woman without a husband turns gentle as a fox
- tul bolurğa — to be left without a spouse
Expressions
- tul qatın — widow
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tulthe widow | tulummy widow | tuluŋyour widow | tuluhis widow | tulubuzour widow | tuluğuzyou all's widow | tullarıtheir widows |
| Genitive | tulnuthe widow's | tulumumy widow's | tuluŋuyour widow's | tulunuhis widow's | tulubuznuour widow's | tuluğuznuyou all's widow's | tullarınıtheir widows' |
| Accusative | tulnuthe widow (as the object) | tulumumy widow (as the object) | tuluŋuyour widow (as the object) | tulunhis widow (as the object) | tulubuznuour widow (as the object) | tuluğuznuyou all's widow (as the object) | tullarıntheir widows (as the object) |
| Dative | tulğato the widow | tulumato my widow | tuluŋato your widow | tulunato his widow | tulubuzğato our widow | tuluğuzğato you all's widow | tullarınato their widows |
| Locative | tuldain / at the widow | tulumdain / at my widow | tuluŋdain / at your widow | tulundain / at his widow | tulubuzdain / at our widow | tuluğuzdain / at you all's widow | tullarındain / at their widows |
| Ablative | tuldanfrom the widow | tulumdanfrom my widow | tuluŋdanfrom your widow | tulundanfrom his widow | tulubuzdanfrom our widow | tuluğuzdanfrom you all's widow | tullarındanfrom their widows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tullathe widows | tullarımmy widows | tullarıŋyour widows | tullarıhis widows | tullarıbızour widows | tullarığızyou all's widows | tullarıtheir widows |
| Genitive | tullanıthe widows' | tullarımımy widows' | tullarıŋıyour widows' | tullarınıhis widows' | tullarıbıznıour widows' | tullarığıznıyou all's widows' | tullarınıtheir widows' |
| Accusative | tullanıthe widows (as the object) | tullarımımy widows (as the object) | tullarıŋıyour widows (as the object) | tullarınhis widows (as the object) | tullarıbıznıour widows (as the object) | tullarığıznıyou all's widows (as the object) | tullarıntheir widows (as the object) |
| Dative | tullağato the widows | tullarımato my widows | tullarıŋato your widows | tullarınato his widows | tullarıbızğato our widows | tullarığızğato you all's widows | tullarınato their widows |
| Locative | tulladain / at the widows | tullarımdain / at my widows | tullarıŋdain / at your widows | tullarındain / at his widows | tullarıbızdain / at our widows | tullarığızdain / at you all's widows | tullarındain / at their widows |
| Ablative | tulladanfrom the widows | tullarımdanfrom my widows | tullarıŋdanfrom your widows | tullarındanfrom his widows | tullarıbızdanfrom our widows | tullarığızdanfrom you all's widows | tullarındanfrom their widows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tulları can mean "his / her widows", "their widow", or "their widows" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tulnuquthe widow's one | tulnuqulathe widow's ones | tullanıqıthe widows' one | tullanıqılathe widows' ones |
| Genitive | tulnuqunuof the widow's one | tulnuqulanıof the widow's ones | tullanıqınıof the widows' one | tullanıqılanıof the widows' ones |
| Accusative | tulnuqunthe widow's one (as the object) | tulnuqulanıthe widow's ones (as the object) | tullanıqınthe widows' one (as the object) | tullanıqılanıthe widows' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tulnuqunato the widow's one | tulnuqulağato the widow's ones | tullanıqınato the widows' one | tullanıqılağato the widows' ones |
| Locative | tulnuqundain / at the widow's one | tulnuquladain / at the widow's ones | tullanıqındain / at the widows' one | tullanıqıladain / at the widows' ones |
| Ablative | tulnuqundanfrom the widow's one | tulnuquladanfrom the widow's ones | tullanıqındanfrom the widows' one | tullanıqıladanfrom the widows' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.