balata
/balata/ · plural balatala
1. tanning liquor, tanning solution, a steeping mash for curing hides — The solution is rubbed onto or soaked into a raw hide, usually sheepskin, to tan it. With aşatırğa it means keep a hide in the solution, tan it; with eterge, prepare the solution.
- balata aşatırğa — to keep in the tanning liquor, to tan
- balata eterge — to prepare the tanning liquor
- qoy terige balata saldı — put tanning liquor on the sheepskin
- qoylanı terilerine balata sürte edi — was rubbing tanning liquor onto the sheepskins
- balata aşatıwçu zatla — tanning substances
2. malt, grain steeped and germinated for brewing
- arpa balata — barley malt
- balatanı quruturğa — to dry the malt
- balatası hazırdı — its malt is ready
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balatathe tanning liquor | balatammy tanning liquor | balataŋyour tanning liquor | balatasıhis tanning liquor | balatabızour tanning liquor | balatağızyou all's tanning liquor | balatalarıtheir tanning liquors |
| Genitive | balatanıthe tanning liquor's | balatamımy tanning liquor's | balataŋıyour tanning liquor's | balatasınıhis tanning liquor's | balatabıznıour tanning liquor's | balatağıznıyou all's tanning liquor's | balatalarınıtheir tanning liquors' |
| Accusative | balatanıthe tanning liquor (as the object) | balatamımy tanning liquor (as the object) | balataŋıyour tanning liquor (as the object) | balatasınhis tanning liquor (as the object) | balatabıznıour tanning liquor (as the object) | balatağıznıyou all's tanning liquor (as the object) | balatalarıntheir tanning liquors (as the object) |
| Dative | balatağato the tanning liquor | balatamato my tanning liquor | balataŋato your tanning liquor | balatasınato his tanning liquor | balatabızğato our tanning liquor | balatağızğato you all's tanning liquor | balatalarınato their tanning liquors |
| Locative | balatadain / at the tanning liquor | balatamdain / at my tanning liquor | balataŋdain / at your tanning liquor | balatasındain / at his tanning liquor | balatabızdain / at our tanning liquor | balatağızdain / at you all's tanning liquor | balatalarındain / at their tanning liquors |
| Ablative | balatadanfrom the tanning liquor | balatamdanfrom my tanning liquor | balataŋdanfrom your tanning liquor | balatasındanfrom his tanning liquor | balatabızdanfrom our tanning liquor | balatağızdanfrom you all's tanning liquor | balatalarındanfrom their tanning liquors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balatalathe tanning liquors | balatalarımmy tanning liquors | balatalarıŋyour tanning liquors | balatalarıhis tanning liquors | balatalarıbızour tanning liquors | balatalarığızyou all's tanning liquors | balatalarıtheir tanning liquors |
| Genitive | balatalanıthe tanning liquors' | balatalarımımy tanning liquors' | balatalarıŋıyour tanning liquors' | balatalarınıhis tanning liquors' | balatalarıbıznıour tanning liquors' | balatalarığıznıyou all's tanning liquors' | balatalarınıtheir tanning liquors' |
| Accusative | balatalanıthe tanning liquors (as the object) | balatalarımımy tanning liquors (as the object) | balatalarıŋıyour tanning liquors (as the object) | balatalarınhis tanning liquors (as the object) | balatalarıbıznıour tanning liquors (as the object) | balatalarığıznıyou all's tanning liquors (as the object) | balatalarıntheir tanning liquors (as the object) |
| Dative | balatalağato the tanning liquors | balatalarımato my tanning liquors | balatalarıŋato your tanning liquors | balatalarınato his tanning liquors | balatalarıbızğato our tanning liquors | balatalarığızğato you all's tanning liquors | balatalarınato their tanning liquors |
| Locative | balataladain / at the tanning liquors | balatalarımdain / at my tanning liquors | balatalarıŋdain / at your tanning liquors | balatalarındain / at his tanning liquors | balatalarıbızdain / at our tanning liquors | balatalarığızdain / at you all's tanning liquors | balatalarındain / at their tanning liquors |
| Ablative | balataladanfrom the tanning liquors | balatalarımdanfrom my tanning liquors | balatalarıŋdanfrom your tanning liquors | balatalarındanfrom his tanning liquors | balatalarıbızdanfrom our tanning liquors | balatalarığızdanfrom you all's tanning liquors | balatalarındanfrom their tanning liquors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balataları can mean "his / her tanning liquors", "their tanning liquor", or "their tanning liquors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.