bal
/bal/ · plural balla
1. honey — Often stands before another noun as a modifier, as in bal çibin (honey bee) and bal batman (beehive).
- bal tatlıdı — honey is sweet
- balnı süeme — I love honey
- bal aşarğa süe eseŋ — if you want to eat honey
- taraq bal — honey in the comb
- bal çibin — a honey bee
- bal batman — a beehive
- bal taraq — a honeycomb
- bal çayqarğa — to extract honey from the comb
- bal suw — a honey drink
2. sweet, honey-sweet (of fruit or drinks)
- bal erik — a sweet plum
- bal kertme — a sweet pear
- bal almala — sweet apples
- bal boza — sweet boza
Expressions
- awuzuŋa – bal — bless you
- bal bla jaw kibik jaşarğa — live in harmony
- bal qaphan kibikdi — seems easy by comparison; sheer pleasure
- bal tatlıqsındırırğa — relish eating; work with zest
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balthe honey | balımmy honey | balıŋyour honey | balıhis honey | balıbızour honey | balığızyou all's honey | ballarıtheir honey |
| Genitive | balnıthe honey's | balımımy honey's | balıŋıyour honey's | balınıhis honey's | balıbıznıour honey's | balığıznıyou all's honey's | ballarınıtheir honey's |
| Accusative | balnıthe honey (as the object) | balımımy honey (as the object) | balıŋıyour honey (as the object) | balınhis honey (as the object) | balıbıznıour honey (as the object) | balığıznıyou all's honey (as the object) | ballarıntheir honey (as the object) |
| Dative | balğato the honey | balımato my honey | balıŋato your honey | balınato his honey | balıbızğato our honey | balığızğato you all's honey | ballarınato their honey |
| Locative | baldain / at the honey | balımdain / at my honey | balıŋdain / at your honey | balındain / at his honey | balıbızdain / at our honey | balığızdain / at you all's honey | ballarındain / at their honey |
| Ablative | baldanfrom the honey | balımdanfrom my honey | balıŋdanfrom your honey | balındanfrom his honey | balıbızdanfrom our honey | balığızdanfrom you all's honey | ballarındanfrom their honey |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ballathe honey | ballarımmy honey | ballarıŋyour honey | ballarıhis honey | ballarıbızour honey | ballarığızyou all's honey | ballarıtheir honey |
| Genitive | ballanıthe honey's | ballarımımy honey's | ballarıŋıyour honey's | ballarınıhis honey's | ballarıbıznıour honey's | ballarığıznıyou all's honey's | ballarınıtheir honey's |
| Accusative | ballanıthe honey (as the object) | ballarımımy honey (as the object) | ballarıŋıyour honey (as the object) | ballarınhis honey (as the object) | ballarıbıznıour honey (as the object) | ballarığıznıyou all's honey (as the object) | ballarıntheir honey (as the object) |
| Dative | ballağato the honey | ballarımato my honey | ballarıŋato your honey | ballarınato his honey | ballarıbızğato our honey | ballarığızğato you all's honey | ballarınato their honey |
| Locative | balladain / at the honey | ballarımdain / at my honey | ballarıŋdain / at your honey | ballarındain / at his honey | ballarıbızdain / at our honey | ballarığızdain / at you all's honey | ballarındain / at their honey |
| Ablative | balladanfrom the honey | ballarımdanfrom my honey | ballarıŋdanfrom your honey | ballarındanfrom his honey | ballarıbızdanfrom our honey | ballarığızdanfrom you all's honey | ballarındanfrom their honey |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balları can mean "his / her honey", "their honey", or "their honey" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.