batağa
/bataʁa/ · plural batağala
1. assembly, public gathering, meeting place — In pre-revolutionary Karachay the community gathered at such a place to settle public business.
- elni batağası — the village assembly
- batağa jıyıldı — the assembly gathered
- batağağa jıyılırğa — to gather at the assembly
- batağada söz aytırğa — to speak at the assembly
- batağada köb adam bar edi — there were many people at the assembly
2. defensive pit, entrenchment — A deep pit dug for cover against an enemy in war. one source
- teren batağa qazarğa — to dig a deep defensive pit
- biz teren batağa qazdıq — we dug a deep pit
- batağala qazıldıla — defensive pits were dug
- batağanı içinde jaşırınırğa — to take cover inside the pit
- askerni batağadan çığarırğa — to bring the troops out of the pit
Expressions
- batağağa aşırırğa — kill; do away with
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | batağathe assembly | batağammy assembly | batağaŋyour assembly | batağasıhis assembly | batağabızour assembly | batağağızyou all's assembly | batağalarıtheir assemblies |
| Genitive | batağanıthe assembly's | batağamımy assembly's | batağaŋıyour assembly's | batağasınıhis assembly's | batağabıznıour assembly's | batağağıznıyou all's assembly's | batağalarınıtheir assemblies' |
| Accusative | batağanıthe assembly (as the object) | batağamımy assembly (as the object) | batağaŋıyour assembly (as the object) | batağasınhis assembly (as the object) | batağabıznıour assembly (as the object) | batağağıznıyou all's assembly (as the object) | batağalarıntheir assemblies (as the object) |
| Dative | batağağato the assembly | batağamato my assembly | batağaŋato your assembly | batağasınato his assembly | batağabızğato our assembly | batağağızğato you all's assembly | batağalarınato their assemblies |
| Locative | batağadain / at the assembly | batağamdain / at my assembly | batağaŋdain / at your assembly | batağasındain / at his assembly | batağabızdain / at our assembly | batağağızdain / at you all's assembly | batağalarındain / at their assemblies |
| Ablative | batağadanfrom the assembly | batağamdanfrom my assembly | batağaŋdanfrom your assembly | batağasındanfrom his assembly | batağabızdanfrom our assembly | batağağızdanfrom you all's assembly | batağalarındanfrom their assemblies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | batağalathe assemblies | batağalarımmy assemblies | batağalarıŋyour assemblies | batağalarıhis assemblies | batağalarıbızour assemblies | batağalarığızyou all's assemblies | batağalarıtheir assemblies |
| Genitive | batağalanıthe assemblies' | batağalarımımy assemblies' | batağalarıŋıyour assemblies' | batağalarınıhis assemblies' | batağalarıbıznıour assemblies' | batağalarığıznıyou all's assemblies' | batağalarınıtheir assemblies' |
| Accusative | batağalanıthe assemblies (as the object) | batağalarımımy assemblies (as the object) | batağalarıŋıyour assemblies (as the object) | batağalarınhis assemblies (as the object) | batağalarıbıznıour assemblies (as the object) | batağalarığıznıyou all's assemblies (as the object) | batağalarıntheir assemblies (as the object) |
| Dative | batağalağato the assemblies | batağalarımato my assemblies | batağalarıŋato your assemblies | batağalarınato his assemblies | batağalarıbızğato our assemblies | batağalarığızğato you all's assemblies | batağalarınato their assemblies |
| Locative | batağaladain / at the assemblies | batağalarımdain / at my assemblies | batağalarıŋdain / at your assemblies | batağalarındain / at his assemblies | batağalarıbızdain / at our assemblies | batağalarığızdain / at you all's assemblies | batağalarındain / at their assemblies |
| Ablative | batağaladanfrom the assemblies | batağalarımdanfrom my assemblies | batağalarıŋdanfrom your assemblies | batağalarındanfrom his assemblies | batağalarıbızdanfrom our assemblies | batağalarığızdanfrom you all's assemblies | batağalarındanfrom their assemblies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: batağaları can mean "his / her assemblies", "their assembly", or "their assemblies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.