uwaq

/uwaq/ · plural uwaqla

1. (adj.) small, fine, tiny, minute — Also said of things made up of many small, similar pieces, such as fine rain, gravel or tiny handwriting.

uwaq taşla — small stones
uwaq jawum — fine rain
uwaq qar — fine snow
uwaq burçaq — small beans
uwaq undan bişirilgen ötmek — bread baked from fine flour

2. (adj.) young, little, of tender age — Said of children.

uwaq sabiyle — young children
ol zamanda sabiyle uwaq edile — at that time the children were little
üç uwaq sabiyni — three little children
uwaq sabiyle juqlaydıla — the little children are sleeping

3. (adj.) petty, minor, trivial, insignificant

uwaq jumuşla — minor errands
uwaq çurumla — petty excuses
uwaq dawurla — petty squabbles
uwaq işle — petty matters
uwaq sağışla — petty thoughts

4. (adj.) small in number, few — Said of peoples, groups and teams.

uwaq milletle — small peoples
uwaq milletleni tilleri — the languages of small peoples
uwaq qawumlağa üleşdile — they divided them into small groups

5. (adj.) small-scale, economically weak — Said of enterprises, farms and property owners.

uwaq mülkçüle — small property owners
uwaq mülk iele — small property holders
uwaq mülkçüge boluşdula — they helped the small property owner

6. (adj.) junior, low-ranking, minor — Said of officials and commanders.

uwaq qulluqçula — junior officials
ol uwaq qulluqçudu — he is a junior official
uwaq qulluqçulağa aytdım — I told the junior officials

7. (n.) small change, coins

uwağım joqdu — I have no change
uwağıŋ barmıdı? — do you have any change?
uwağın qaytardı — he gave back the change

8. (adv.) finely, into small pieces

uwaq tuwra — chop it finely
sohannı uwaq tuwrarğa — to chop the onion finely
otunlanı uwaq jarırğa — to split the firewood into small pieces
tuznu uwaq eterge — to grind the salt fine
qar uwaq jawadı — the snow falls in fine flakes

Expressions

uwaq ayaqlı — small livestock (Idiom)
uwaq kerek — women's trinkets (Collocation)

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — uwaq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	uwaqmaI am small	uwaqsayou are small	uwaqdıhe is small	uwaqbızwe are small	uwaqsızyou all are small	uwaqdılathey are small
comparative — more	uwağıraqmaI am smaller	uwağıraqsayou are smaller	uwağıraqdıhe is smaller	uwağıraqbızwe are smaller	uwağıraqsızyou all are smaller	uwağıraqdılathey are smaller
intensifier — very	bek uwaqmaI am very small	bek uwaqsayou are very small	bek uwaqdıhe is very small	bek uwaqbızwe are very small	bek uwaqsızyou all are very small	bek uwaqdılathey are very small
superlative — most	em uwaqmaI am the smallest	em uwaqsayou are the smallest	em uwaqdıhe is the smallest	em uwaqbızwe are the smallest	em uwaqsızyou all are the smallest	em uwaqdılathey are the smallest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden uwaqdı — "compared to me, he is small."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — uwaq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki uwaqdımine is small	seniki uwaqdıyours is small	anıqı uwaqdıhis is small	bizniki uwaqdıours is small	sizniki uwaqdıyours (pl.) is small	alanıqı uwaqdıtheirs is small
comparative — more	meniki uwağıraqdımine is smaller	seniki uwağıraqdıyours is smaller	anıqı uwağıraqdıhis is smaller	bizniki uwağıraqdıours is smaller	sizniki uwağıraqdıyours (pl.) is smaller	alanıqı uwağıraqdıtheirs is smaller
intensifier — very	meniki bek uwaqdımine is very small	seniki bek uwaqdıyours is very small	anıqı bek uwaqdıhis is very small	bizniki bek uwaqdıours is very small	sizniki bek uwaqdıyours (pl.) is very small	alanıqı bek uwaqdıtheirs is very small
superlative — most	meniki em uwaqdımine is the smallest	seniki em uwaqdıyours is the smallest	anıqı em uwaqdıhis is the smallest	bizniki em uwaqdıours is the smallest	sizniki em uwaqdıyours (pl.) is the smallest	alanıqı em uwaqdıtheirs is the smallest

Several things

Several things — uwaq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile uwaqdılamine are small	senikile uwaqdılayours are small	anıqıla uwaqdılahis are small	biznikile uwaqdılaours are small	siznikile uwaqdılayours (pl.) are small	alanıqıla uwaqdılatheirs are small
comparative — more	menikile uwağıraqdılamine are smaller	senikile uwağıraqdılayours are smaller	anıqıla uwağıraqdılahis are smaller	biznikile uwağıraqdılaours are smaller	siznikile uwağıraqdılayours (pl.) are smaller	alanıqıla uwağıraqdılatheirs are smaller
intensifier — very	menikile bek uwaqdılamine are very small	senikile bek uwaqdılayours are very small	anıqıla bek uwaqdılahis are very small	biznikile bek uwaqdılaours are very small	siznikile bek uwaqdılayours (pl.) are very small	alanıqıla bek uwaqdılatheirs are very small
superlative — most	menikile em uwaqdılamine are the smallest	senikile em uwaqdılayours are the smallest	anıqıla em uwaqdılahis are the smallest	biznikile em uwaqdılaours are the smallest	siznikile em uwaqdılayours (pl.) are the smallest	alanıqıla em uwaqdılatheirs are the smallest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu uwaqdı, bıla uwaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of uwaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	uwaqthe change	uwağımmy change	uwağıŋyour change	uwağıhis change	uwağıbızour change	uwağığızyou all's change	uwaqlarıtheir change
Genitive	uwaqnıthe change's	uwağımımy change's	uwağıŋıyour change's	uwağınıhis change's	uwağıbıznıour change's	uwağığıznıyou all's change's	uwaqlarınıtheir change's
Accusative	uwaqnıthe change (as the object)	uwağımımy change (as the object)	uwağıŋıyour change (as the object)	uwağınhis change (as the object)	uwağıbıznıour change (as the object)	uwağığıznıyou all's change (as the object)	uwaqlarıntheir change (as the object)
Dative	uwaqğato the change	uwağımato my change	uwağıŋato your change	uwağınato his change	uwağıbızğato our change	uwağığızğato you all's change	uwaqlarınato their change
Locative	uwaqdain / at the change	uwağımdain / at my change	uwağıŋdain / at your change	uwağındain / at his change	uwağıbızdain / at our change	uwağığızdain / at you all's change	uwaqlarındain / at their change
Ablative	uwaqdanfrom the change	uwağımdanfrom my change	uwağıŋdanfrom your change	uwağındanfrom his change	uwağıbızdanfrom our change	uwağığızdanfrom you all's change	uwaqlarındanfrom their change

Plural

Plural — cases of uwaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	uwaqlathe change	uwaqlarımmy change	uwaqlarıŋyour change	uwaqlarıhis change	uwaqlarıbızour change	uwaqlarığızyou all's change	uwaqlarıtheir change
Genitive	uwaqlanıthe change's	uwaqlarımımy change's	uwaqlarıŋıyour change's	uwaqlarınıhis change's	uwaqlarıbıznıour change's	uwaqlarığıznıyou all's change's	uwaqlarınıtheir change's
Accusative	uwaqlanıthe change (as the object)	uwaqlarımımy change (as the object)	uwaqlarıŋıyour change (as the object)	uwaqlarınhis change (as the object)	uwaqlarıbıznıour change (as the object)	uwaqlarığıznıyou all's change (as the object)	uwaqlarıntheir change (as the object)
Dative	uwaqlağato the change	uwaqlarımato my change	uwaqlarıŋato your change	uwaqlarınato his change	uwaqlarıbızğato our change	uwaqlarığızğato you all's change	uwaqlarınato their change
Locative	uwaqladain / at the change	uwaqlarımdain / at my change	uwaqlarıŋdain / at your change	uwaqlarındain / at his change	uwaqlarıbızdain / at our change	uwaqlarığızdain / at you all's change	uwaqlarındain / at their change
Ablative	uwaqladanfrom the change	uwaqlarımdanfrom my change	uwaqlarıŋdanfrom your change	uwaqlarındanfrom his change	uwaqlarıbızdanfrom our change	uwaqlarığızdanfrom you all's change	uwaqlarındanfrom their change

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uwaqları can mean "his / her change", "their change", or "their change" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.