balham
/balxam/
Definitions
1. an ointment, a salve
- balham eterge — to make up an ointment
- balham jağarğa — to apply an ointment
- kükürt balham — sulphur ointment
2. a balm, a healing remedy — Elbrusoid marks this reading тж. перен. — it is also used of what soothes the heart
- jarağa balham — a balm for the wound
- jürekge balham — a balm for the heart
- janına balham — a balm for his soul
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balhamthe ointment | balhamlathe ointments | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | balhamnıthe ointment's | balhamlanıthe ointments' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | balhamnıthe ointment (as the object) | balhamlanıthe ointments (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | balhamğato the ointment | balhamlağato the ointments | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | balhamdaat / in the ointment | balhamladaat / in the ointments | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | balhamdanfrom the ointment | balhamladanfrom the ointments | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | balhamımmy ointment | balhamlarımmy ointments |
| your | balhamıngyour ointment | balhamlarıngyour ointments |
| his / her | balhamıhis / her ointment | balhamlarıhis / her ointments |
| our | balhamıbızour ointment | balhamlarıbızour ointments |
| you all's | balhamığızyou all's ointment | balhamlarığızyou all's ointments |
| their | balhamlarıtheir ointment | balhamlarıtheir ointments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balhamları can mean "his / her ointments", "their ointment", or "their ointments" — context decides.