baliy
/balij/ · plural baliyle
sour cherry, cherry — Also names the tree, as in baliy terek "sour cherry tree". Before another noun it describes things made from or colored like the fruit, as in baliy betli "cherry-colored". sayt baliy is "sweet cherry". The Balkar form is balli.
- baliy jıyarğa — to pick sour cherries
- baliy terek — sour cherry tree
- baliy betli — cherry-colored
- baliy bişgendi — the sour cherries have ripened
- anam baliy jıydı — my mother picked sour cherries
- bıyıl baliy aldadıq — this year we ate the first sour cherries
- baçhada baliy terekge ilinib — climbing a sour cherry tree in the garden
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baliythe sour cherry | baliyimmy sour cherry | baliyiŋyour sour cherry | baliyihis sour cherry | baliyibizour sour cherry | baliyigizyou all's sour cherry | baliyleritheir sour cherries |
| Genitive | baliynithe sour cherry's | baliyimimy sour cherry's | baliyiŋiyour sour cherry's | baliyinihis sour cherry's | baliyibizniour sour cherry's | baliyigizniyou all's sour cherry's | baliylerinitheir sour cherries' |
| Accusative | baliynithe sour cherry (as the object) | baliyimimy sour cherry (as the object) | baliyiŋiyour sour cherry (as the object) | baliyinhis sour cherry (as the object) | baliyibizniour sour cherry (as the object) | baliyigizniyou all's sour cherry (as the object) | baliylerintheir sour cherries (as the object) |
| Dative | baliygeto the sour cherry | baliyimeto my sour cherry | baliyiŋeto your sour cherry | baliyineto his sour cherry | baliyibizgeto our sour cherry | baliyigizgeto you all's sour cherry | baliylerineto their sour cherries |
| Locative | baliydein / at the sour cherry | baliyimdein / at my sour cherry | baliyiŋdein / at your sour cherry | baliyindein / at his sour cherry | baliyibizdein / at our sour cherry | baliyigizdein / at you all's sour cherry | baliylerindein / at their sour cherries |
| Ablative | baliydenfrom the sour cherry | baliyimdenfrom my sour cherry | baliyiŋdenfrom your sour cherry | baliyindenfrom his sour cherry | baliyibizdenfrom our sour cherry | baliyigizdenfrom you all's sour cherry | baliylerindenfrom their sour cherries |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | baliylethe sour cherries | baliylerimmy sour cherries | baliyleriŋyour sour cherries | baliylerihis sour cherries | baliyleribizour sour cherries | baliylerigizyou all's sour cherries | baliyleritheir sour cherries |
| Genitive | baliylenithe sour cherries' | baliylerimimy sour cherries' | baliyleriŋiyour sour cherries' | baliylerinihis sour cherries' | baliyleribizniour sour cherries' | baliylerigizniyou all's sour cherries' | baliylerinitheir sour cherries' |
| Accusative | baliylenithe sour cherries (as the object) | baliylerimimy sour cherries (as the object) | baliyleriŋiyour sour cherries (as the object) | baliylerinhis sour cherries (as the object) | baliyleribizniour sour cherries (as the object) | baliylerigizniyou all's sour cherries (as the object) | baliylerintheir sour cherries (as the object) |
| Dative | baliylegeto the sour cherries | baliylerimeto my sour cherries | baliyleriŋeto your sour cherries | baliylerineto his sour cherries | baliyleribizgeto our sour cherries | baliylerigizgeto you all's sour cherries | baliylerineto their sour cherries |
| Locative | baliyledein / at the sour cherries | baliylerimdein / at my sour cherries | baliyleriŋdein / at your sour cherries | baliylerindein / at his sour cherries | baliyleribizdein / at our sour cherries | baliylerigizdein / at you all's sour cherries | baliylerindein / at their sour cherries |
| Ablative | baliyledenfrom the sour cherries | baliylerimdenfrom my sour cherries | baliyleriŋdenfrom your sour cherries | baliylerindenfrom his sour cherries | baliyleribizdenfrom our sour cherries | baliylerigizdenfrom you all's sour cherries | baliylerindenfrom their sour cherries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: baliyleri can mean "his / her sour cherries", "their sour cherry", or "their sour cherries" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.