tumaq
/tumaq/
Definitions
1. hornless; having no horns, said of sheep and cattle
- tumaq qoy — a hornless sheep
- tumaq qoçhar — a hornless ram
- tumaq eçki — a hornless goat
2. slow to understand; dull of mind
- tumaq adam — a slow-witted man
- tumaq jaş — a slow-witted lad
- bek tumaqdı — he is very dull of mind
3. a blockhead; a stupid person
- ne tumaqsa! — what a blockhead you are!
- anı tumaqğa sanaydıla — they take him for a blockhead
- tumaq degendi anga — he called him a blockhead
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men tumaqmaI am hornless | biz tumaqbızwe are hornless |
| 2nd person | sen tumaqsayou are hornless | siz tumaqsızyou all are hornless |
| 3rd person | ol tumaqdıhe / she / it is hornless | ala tumaqdılathey are hornless |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu tumaqdıthis is hornless | bıla tumaqdılathese are hornless |
| that / those | ol tumaqdıthat / it is hornless | ala tumaqdılathose / they are hornless |
| mine | meniki tumaqdımine is hornless | menikile tumaqdılamine are hornless |
| yours | seniki tumaqdıyours is hornless | senikile tumaqdılayours are hornless |
| ours | bizniki tumaqdıours is hornless | biznikile tumaqdılaours are hornless |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tumaqthe blockhead | tumaqlathe blockheads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tumaqnıthe blockhead's | tumaqlanıthe blockheads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tumaqnıthe blockhead (as the object) | tumaqlanıthe blockheads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tumaqğato the blockhead | tumaqlağato the blockheads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tumaqdaat / in the blockhead | tumaqladaat / in the blockheads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tumaqdanfrom the blockhead | tumaqladanfrom the blockheads | 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 | tumağımmy blockhead | tumaqlarımmy blockheads |
| your | tumağıngyour blockhead | tumaqlarıngyour blockheads |
| his / her | tumağıhis / her blockhead | tumaqlarıhis / her blockheads |
| our | tumağıbızour blockhead | tumaqlarıbızour blockheads |
| you all's | tumağığızyou all's blockhead | tumaqlarığızyou all's blockheads |
| their | tumaqlarıtheir blockhead | tumaqlarıtheir blockheads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tumaqları can mean "his / her blockheads", "their blockhead", or "their blockheads" — context decides.