alma-malma
/alma-malma/ · plural alma-malmala
fruit of some kind, fruit and the like — A rhyming pair built on alma "apple" that means fruit in general, not apples only.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alma-malmathe fruit | alma-malmammy fruit | alma-malmaŋyour fruit | alma-malmasıhis fruit | alma-malmabızour fruit | alma-malmağızyou all's fruit | alma-malmalarıtheir fruits |
| Genitive | alma-malmanıthe fruit's | alma-malmamımy fruit's | alma-malmaŋıyour fruit's | alma-malmasınıhis fruit's | alma-malmabıznıour fruit's | alma-malmağıznıyou all's fruit's | alma-malmalarınıtheir fruits' |
| Accusative | alma-malmanıthe fruit (as the object) | alma-malmamımy fruit (as the object) | alma-malmaŋıyour fruit (as the object) | alma-malmasınhis fruit (as the object) | alma-malmabıznıour fruit (as the object) | alma-malmağıznıyou all's fruit (as the object) | alma-malmalarıntheir fruits (as the object) |
| Dative | alma-malmağato the fruit | alma-malmamato my fruit | alma-malmaŋato your fruit | alma-malmasınato his fruit | alma-malmabızğato our fruit | alma-malmağızğato you all's fruit | alma-malmalarınato their fruits |
| Locative | alma-malmadain / at the fruit | alma-malmamdain / at my fruit | alma-malmaŋdain / at your fruit | alma-malmasındain / at his fruit | alma-malmabızdain / at our fruit | alma-malmağızdain / at you all's fruit | alma-malmalarındain / at their fruits |
| Ablative | alma-malmadanfrom the fruit | alma-malmamdanfrom my fruit | alma-malmaŋdanfrom your fruit | alma-malmasındanfrom his fruit | alma-malmabızdanfrom our fruit | alma-malmağızdanfrom you all's fruit | alma-malmalarındanfrom their fruits |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alma-malmalathe fruits | alma-malmalarımmy fruits | alma-malmalarıŋyour fruits | alma-malmalarıhis fruits | alma-malmalarıbızour fruits | alma-malmalarığızyou all's fruits | alma-malmalarıtheir fruits |
| Genitive | alma-malmalanıthe fruits' | alma-malmalarımımy fruits' | alma-malmalarıŋıyour fruits' | alma-malmalarınıhis fruits' | alma-malmalarıbıznıour fruits' | alma-malmalarığıznıyou all's fruits' | alma-malmalarınıtheir fruits' |
| Accusative | alma-malmalanıthe fruits (as the object) | alma-malmalarımımy fruits (as the object) | alma-malmalarıŋıyour fruits (as the object) | alma-malmalarınhis fruits (as the object) | alma-malmalarıbıznıour fruits (as the object) | alma-malmalarığıznıyou all's fruits (as the object) | alma-malmalarıntheir fruits (as the object) |
| Dative | alma-malmalağato the fruits | alma-malmalarımato my fruits | alma-malmalarıŋato your fruits | alma-malmalarınato his fruits | alma-malmalarıbızğato our fruits | alma-malmalarığızğato you all's fruits | alma-malmalarınato their fruits |
| Locative | alma-malmaladain / at the fruits | alma-malmalarımdain / at my fruits | alma-malmalarıŋdain / at your fruits | alma-malmalarındain / at his fruits | alma-malmalarıbızdain / at our fruits | alma-malmalarığızdain / at you all's fruits | alma-malmalarındain / at their fruits |
| Ablative | alma-malmaladanfrom the fruits | alma-malmalarımdanfrom my fruits | alma-malmalarıŋdanfrom your fruits | alma-malmalarındanfrom his fruits | alma-malmalarıbızdanfrom our fruits | alma-malmalarığızdanfrom you all's fruits | alma-malmalarındanfrom their fruits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alma-malmaları can mean "his / her fruits", "their fruit", or "their fruits" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.