burhu
/burxu/ · plural burhula
1. crumb, morsel, small piece, scrap, a tiny bit
- gırjın burhu — a crumb of bread
- bışlaq burhula — crumbs of cheese
- bir burhu da qalmadı — not a crumb was left
- bir gırjın burhum da joqdu — I don't have even one crumb of bread
- bir burhu topuraqnı qoluna aldı — he took a bit of earth in his hand
- gırjın burhulanı bereyim — let me give you bread crumbs
2. tiny, minute, minuscule, meager — used before a noun
- burhu sabiy — a tiny child
- burhu taş — a tiny stone
- burhu üy — a minuscule house
- burhu haq — a meager wage
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | burhuthe crumb | burhummy crumb | burhuŋyour crumb | burhusuhis crumb | burhubuzour crumb | burhuğuzyou all's crumb | burhularıtheir crumbs |
| Genitive | burhunuthe crumb's | burhumumy crumb's | burhuŋuyour crumb's | burhusunuhis crumb's | burhubuznuour crumb's | burhuğuznuyou all's crumb's | burhularınıtheir crumbs' |
| Accusative | burhunuthe crumb (as the object) | burhumumy crumb (as the object) | burhuŋuyour crumb (as the object) | burhusunhis crumb (as the object) | burhubuznuour crumb (as the object) | burhuğuznuyou all's crumb (as the object) | burhularıntheir crumbs (as the object) |
| Dative | burhuğato the crumb | burhumato my crumb | burhuŋato your crumb | burhusunato his crumb | burhubuzğato our crumb | burhuğuzğato you all's crumb | burhularınato their crumbs |
| Locative | burhudain / at the crumb | burhumdain / at my crumb | burhuŋdain / at your crumb | burhusundain / at his crumb | burhubuzdain / at our crumb | burhuğuzdain / at you all's crumb | burhularındain / at their crumbs |
| Ablative | burhudanfrom the crumb | burhumdanfrom my crumb | burhuŋdanfrom your crumb | burhusundanfrom his crumb | burhubuzdanfrom our crumb | burhuğuzdanfrom you all's crumb | burhularındanfrom their crumbs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | burhulathe crumbs | burhularımmy crumbs | burhularıŋyour crumbs | burhularıhis crumbs | burhularıbızour crumbs | burhularığızyou all's crumbs | burhularıtheir crumbs |
| Genitive | burhulanıthe crumbs' | burhularımımy crumbs' | burhularıŋıyour crumbs' | burhularınıhis crumbs' | burhularıbıznıour crumbs' | burhularığıznıyou all's crumbs' | burhularınıtheir crumbs' |
| Accusative | burhulanıthe crumbs (as the object) | burhularımımy crumbs (as the object) | burhularıŋıyour crumbs (as the object) | burhularınhis crumbs (as the object) | burhularıbıznıour crumbs (as the object) | burhularığıznıyou all's crumbs (as the object) | burhularıntheir crumbs (as the object) |
| Dative | burhulağato the crumbs | burhularımato my crumbs | burhularıŋato your crumbs | burhularınato his crumbs | burhularıbızğato our crumbs | burhularığızğato you all's crumbs | burhularınato their crumbs |
| Locative | burhuladain / at the crumbs | burhularımdain / at my crumbs | burhularıŋdain / at your crumbs | burhularındain / at his crumbs | burhularıbızdain / at our crumbs | burhularığızdain / at you all's crumbs | burhularındain / at their crumbs |
| Ablative | burhuladanfrom the crumbs | burhularımdanfrom my crumbs | burhularıŋdanfrom your crumbs | burhularındanfrom his crumbs | burhularıbızdanfrom our crumbs | burhularığızdanfrom you all's crumbs | burhularındanfrom their crumbs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: burhuları can mean "his / her crumbs", "their crumb", or "their crumbs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.