qoca
Azerbaijani
editCyrillic | гоҹа | |
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Abjad | قوجا |
Etymology
editCognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (koca, “old man”), attested at least since 13th century[1] and Turkish koca (“large; husband”). Likely ultimately from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), in which case a doublet of xoca and xozeyin.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editqoca (comparative daha qoca, superlative ən qoca)
- old (of people)
- Synonyms: yaşlı; see also Thesaurus:qoca
- Antonyms: gənc, cavan
- qoca kişi ― old man
Derived terms
editNoun
editqoca (definite accusative qocanı, plural qocalar)
- old man, elderly person
- Döyüşə yalnız qocalar gedir.
- (Agjabedi, Basarkechar, Barda, Qazakh, Tartar, Bilasuvar) grandmother
- Synonym: nənə
Declension
editDeclension of qoca | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | qoca |
qocalar | ||||||
definite accusative | qocaı |
qocaları | ||||||
dative | qocaa |
qocalara | ||||||
locative | qocada |
qocalarda | ||||||
ablative | qocadan |
qocalardan | ||||||
definite genitive | qocaın |
qocaların |
Derived terms
edit- qocaman (“oldest; venerable”)
- qocalar evi (“retirement home”)
References
edit- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “koca”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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