balah
/balax/ · plural balahla
1. misfortune, calamity, trouble — A variant of palah.
- balah boldu — misfortune struck
- balahha qalırğa — fall into misfortune
- başıbız balahha qalğandı — our heads have fallen into trouble
- başıŋı balahha salma — do not put your head into trouble
- ullu balah bolğandı — a great misfortune has happened
- balah eterge — make trouble, get up to mischief
- bir balah eterik edile — they would have done some harm
2. lively, daring, mischievous
- balah kiştikçik — a lively little kitten
- balah adam — a bold, mischievous man
- bu sabiy balahdı — this child is mischievous
- sen balahsa da — so you are a daring one
- ne balah adamsa sen — what a daring man you are
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balahthe misfortune | balahımmy misfortune | balahıŋyour misfortune | balahıhis misfortune | balahıbızour misfortune | balahığızyou all's misfortune | balahlarıtheir misfortunes |
| Genitive | balahnıthe misfortune's | balahımımy misfortune's | balahıŋıyour misfortune's | balahınıhis misfortune's | balahıbıznıour misfortune's | balahığıznıyou all's misfortune's | balahlarınıtheir misfortunes' |
| Accusative | balahnıthe misfortune (as the object) | balahımımy misfortune (as the object) | balahıŋıyour misfortune (as the object) | balahınhis misfortune (as the object) | balahıbıznıour misfortune (as the object) | balahığıznıyou all's misfortune (as the object) | balahlarıntheir misfortunes (as the object) |
| Dative | balahhato the misfortune | balahımato my misfortune | balahıŋato your misfortune | balahınato his misfortune | balahıbızğato our misfortune | balahığızğato you all's misfortune | balahlarınato their misfortunes |
| Locative | balahdain / at the misfortune | balahımdain / at my misfortune | balahıŋdain / at your misfortune | balahındain / at his misfortune | balahıbızdain / at our misfortune | balahığızdain / at you all's misfortune | balahlarındain / at their misfortunes |
| Ablative | balahdanfrom the misfortune | balahımdanfrom my misfortune | balahıŋdanfrom your misfortune | balahındanfrom his misfortune | balahıbızdanfrom our misfortune | balahığızdanfrom you all's misfortune | balahlarındanfrom their misfortunes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balahlathe misfortunes | balahlarımmy misfortunes | balahlarıŋyour misfortunes | balahlarıhis misfortunes | balahlarıbızour misfortunes | balahlarığızyou all's misfortunes | balahlarıtheir misfortunes |
| Genitive | balahlanıthe misfortunes' | balahlarımımy misfortunes' | balahlarıŋıyour misfortunes' | balahlarınıhis misfortunes' | balahlarıbıznıour misfortunes' | balahlarığıznıyou all's misfortunes' | balahlarınıtheir misfortunes' |
| Accusative | balahlanıthe misfortunes (as the object) | balahlarımımy misfortunes (as the object) | balahlarıŋıyour misfortunes (as the object) | balahlarınhis misfortunes (as the object) | balahlarıbıznıour misfortunes (as the object) | balahlarığıznıyou all's misfortunes (as the object) | balahlarıntheir misfortunes (as the object) |
| Dative | balahlağato the misfortunes | balahlarımato my misfortunes | balahlarıŋato your misfortunes | balahlarınato his misfortunes | balahlarıbızğato our misfortunes | balahlarığızğato you all's misfortunes | balahlarınato their misfortunes |
| Locative | balahladain / at the misfortunes | balahlarımdain / at my misfortunes | balahlarıŋdain / at your misfortunes | balahlarındain / at his misfortunes | balahlarıbızdain / at our misfortunes | balahlarığızdain / at you all's misfortunes | balahlarındain / at their misfortunes |
| Ablative | balahladanfrom the misfortunes | balahlarımdanfrom my misfortunes | balahlarıŋdanfrom your misfortunes | balahlarındanfrom his misfortunes | balahlarıbızdanfrom our misfortunes | balahlarığızdanfrom you all's misfortunes | balahlarındanfrom their misfortunes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balahları can mean "his / her misfortunes", "their misfortune", or "their misfortunes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | balahmaI am daring | balahsayou are daring | balahdıhe is daring | balahbızwe are daring | balahsızyou all are daring | balahdılathey are daring |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden balahdı — "compared to me, he is daring."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki balahdımine is daring | seniki balahdıyours is daring | anıqı balahdıhis is daring | bizniki balahdıours is daring | sizniki balahdıyours (pl.) is daring | alanıqı balahdıtheirs is daring |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile balahdılamine are daring | senikile balahdılayours are daring | anıqıla balahdılahis are daring | biznikile balahdılaours are daring | siznikile balahdılayours (pl.) are daring | alanıqıla balahdılatheirs are daring |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu balahdı, bıla balahdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".