gokka
/ɡokka/ · plural gokkala
1. flower, blossom
- al gokkala — the first flowers
- jazda tawlada gokkala çaqğandıla — in spring flowers have blossomed in the mountains
- gokkanı iyisi üyge jayıldı — the flower's scent spread through the house
- ariw gokkanı sabiy anasına eltdi — the child took a lovely flower to his mother
2. pattern, design, ornament — Before another noun it means patterned, flowered, ornamented.
- tereze buzlab gokkaladan tolğandı — the window is all covered in frost patterns
- gokka jawluq kiygen qız kirdi — a girl wearing a patterned headscarf came in
- gokka qumaçdan — from patterned fabric
- gokkala bla tab jasalğan — neatly decorated with patterns
- anam jawluqğa gokka tikdi — my mother sewed a pattern onto the headscarf
- türlü-türlü gokkala bla jasağandı — has decorated with all kinds of patterns
- terezede gokkala çıqğandıla — patterns have appeared on the window
3. coquettish, flirtatious, playful — Said of a woman, or of her eyes and looks.
- gokka közle — playful eyes
- gokka qızçıq — a playful little girl
- gokka tişirıw — a coquettish woman
- gokka közleri bla qaradı — she looked with flirtatious eyes
4. toy, plaything — A children's word.
- sabiyge gokka aldım — I bought a toy for the child
- balala gokkala bla oynaydıla — the children are playing with toys
- gokkala satıwçu tükenŋe — to a shop that sells toys
- alırma seyir tamaşa köb gokka — I will buy many wonderful toys
5. beautiful, elegant, artful — Said of words and phrases.
- gokka sözle — beautiful words
- gokka sözleni ayta bilmeyme — I cannot say beautiful words
- ol gokka sözle aytdı — he said elegant words
- gokka sözle aytırğa süedi — he likes to say beautiful words
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gokkathe flower | gokkammy flower | gokkaŋyour flower | gokkasıhis flower | gokkabızour flower | gokkağızyou all's flower | gokkalarıtheir flowers |
| Genitive | gokkanıthe flower's | gokkamımy flower's | gokkaŋıyour flower's | gokkasınıhis flower's | gokkabıznıour flower's | gokkağıznıyou all's flower's | gokkalarınıtheir flowers' |
| Accusative | gokkanıthe flower (as the object) | gokkamımy flower (as the object) | gokkaŋıyour flower (as the object) | gokkasınhis flower (as the object) | gokkabıznıour flower (as the object) | gokkağıznıyou all's flower (as the object) | gokkalarıntheir flowers (as the object) |
| Dative | gokkağato the flower | gokkamato my flower | gokkaŋato your flower | gokkasınato his flower | gokkabızğato our flower | gokkağızğato you all's flower | gokkalarınato their flowers |
| Locative | gokkadain / at the flower | gokkamdain / at my flower | gokkaŋdain / at your flower | gokkasındain / at his flower | gokkabızdain / at our flower | gokkağızdain / at you all's flower | gokkalarındain / at their flowers |
| Ablative | gokkadanfrom the flower | gokkamdanfrom my flower | gokkaŋdanfrom your flower | gokkasındanfrom his flower | gokkabızdanfrom our flower | gokkağızdanfrom you all's flower | gokkalarındanfrom their flowers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gokkalathe flowers | gokkalarımmy flowers | gokkalarıŋyour flowers | gokkalarıhis flowers | gokkalarıbızour flowers | gokkalarığızyou all's flowers | gokkalarıtheir flowers |
| Genitive | gokkalanıthe flowers' | gokkalarımımy flowers' | gokkalarıŋıyour flowers' | gokkalarınıhis flowers' | gokkalarıbıznıour flowers' | gokkalarığıznıyou all's flowers' | gokkalarınıtheir flowers' |
| Accusative | gokkalanıthe flowers (as the object) | gokkalarımımy flowers (as the object) | gokkalarıŋıyour flowers (as the object) | gokkalarınhis flowers (as the object) | gokkalarıbıznıour flowers (as the object) | gokkalarığıznıyou all's flowers (as the object) | gokkalarıntheir flowers (as the object) |
| Dative | gokkalağato the flowers | gokkalarımato my flowers | gokkalarıŋato your flowers | gokkalarınato his flowers | gokkalarıbızğato our flowers | gokkalarığızğato you all's flowers | gokkalarınato their flowers |
| Locative | gokkaladain / at the flowers | gokkalarımdain / at my flowers | gokkalarıŋdain / at your flowers | gokkalarındain / at his flowers | gokkalarıbızdain / at our flowers | gokkalarığızdain / at you all's flowers | gokkalarındain / at their flowers |
| Ablative | gokkaladanfrom the flowers | gokkalarımdanfrom my flowers | gokkalarıŋdanfrom your flowers | gokkalarındanfrom his flowers | gokkalarıbızdanfrom our flowers | gokkalarığızdanfrom you all's flowers | gokkalarındanfrom their flowers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gokkaları can mean "his / her flowers", "their flower", or "their flowers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki gokkadımine is coquettish | seniki gokkadıyours is coquettish | anıqı gokkadıhis is coquettish | bizniki gokkadıours is coquettish | sizniki gokkadıyours (pl.) is coquettish | alanıqı gokkadıtheirs is coquettish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile gokkadılamine are coquettish | senikile gokkadılayours are coquettish | anıqıla gokkadılahis are coquettish | biznikile gokkadılaours are coquettish | siznikile gokkadılayours (pl.) are coquettish | alanıqıla gokkadılatheirs are coquettish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu gokkadı, bıla gokkadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".