bosağa

/bosaʁa/

1. (n.) threshold, doorstep, the sill at the bottom of a doorway

üynü bosağası — the threshold of the house
miyik bosağa — a high threshold
bosağadan atlarğa — to step over the threshold
it bosağadan keterge unamaydı — the dog doesn't want to leave the threshold
bir bosağada jaşarğa — to live next door to one another

2. (n.) eve, beginning, threshold of something (fig.)

qışnı bosağası — the eve of winter
jaz jaynı bosağası — spring is the threshold of summer
bayramnı bosağasında — on the eve of the holiday
jaynı bosağasında — on the eve of summer

Expressions

bosağa miyik bolurğa — make a lame excuse (Idiom)
bosağası qururğa — be left desolate (Idiom)
bosağası suwurğa — home go desolate (Idiom)
bosağasından atlamazğa — not to visit (Idiom)

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Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 1
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 1
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 2
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 2
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meaning 1
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

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Cases and owners

Singular — cases of bosağa, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	bosağathe threshold	bosağammy threshold	bosağaŋyour threshold	bosağasıhis threshold	bosağabızour threshold	bosağağızyou all's threshold	bosağalarıtheir thresholds
Genitive	bosağanıthe threshold's	bosağamımy threshold's	bosağaŋıyour threshold's	bosağasınıhis threshold's	bosağabıznıour threshold's	bosağağıznıyou all's threshold's	bosağalarınıtheir thresholds'
Accusative	bosağanıthe threshold (as the object)	bosağamımy threshold (as the object)	bosağaŋıyour threshold (as the object)	bosağasınhis threshold (as the object)	bosağabıznıour threshold (as the object)	bosağağıznıyou all's threshold (as the object)	bosağalarıntheir thresholds (as the object)
Dative	bosağağato the threshold	bosağamato my threshold	bosağaŋato your threshold	bosağasınato his threshold	bosağabızğato our threshold	bosağağızğato you all's threshold	bosağalarınato their thresholds
Locative	bosağadain / at the threshold	bosağamdain / at my threshold	bosağaŋdain / at your threshold	bosağasındain / at his threshold	bosağabızdain / at our threshold	bosağağızdain / at you all's threshold	bosağalarındain / at their thresholds
Ablative	bosağadanfrom the threshold	bosağamdanfrom my threshold	bosağaŋdanfrom your threshold	bosağasındanfrom his threshold	bosağabızdanfrom our threshold	bosağağızdanfrom you all's threshold	bosağalarındanfrom their thresholds

There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.