istoriya
/istorija/
1. history, the study of the human past or of the development of a field — Before another noun it means historical: istoriya esgertmele "historical monuments", istoriya grammatika "historical grammar".
- tilni istoriyası — the history of the language
- bütew duniyanı istoriyası — the history of the whole world
- orta ömürleni istoriyası — the history of the middle ages
- muzıkanı istoriyası — the history of music
- halqnı istoriyasın bilirge kerekdi — one must know the history of the people
2. history as a process, the continuous development of the world over time
- istoriyağa kirirge — to enter history
- istoriyada qalırğa — to remain in history
- istoriyanı alğa eltgenle — those who moved history forward
3. the course a thing takes over time, its successive development
- bu işni kesi istoriyası bardı — this matter has a history of its own
- elni istoriyası uzaqğa ketedi — the history of the village goes far back
4. life history, the past events of a person's life or of a thing; background
- ol adamğa kesini istoriyasın haparladı — he told that person his own history
- qalay işlenŋenini istoriyasın bile edi — he knew the history of how it was made
5. story, an account of something that happened
- seyir istoriya aytdı — he told a curious story
- bu istoriyanı eşitgenmise? — have you heard this story?
- esimde qalğan istoriya — a story that has stayed in my memory
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | istoriyathe history | istoriyammy history | istoriyaŋyour history | istoriyasıhis history | istoriyabızour history | istoriyağızyou all's history | istoriyalarıtheir histories |
| Genitive | istoriyanıthe history's | istoriyamımy history's | istoriyaŋıyour history's | istoriyasınıhis history's | istoriyabıznıour history's | istoriyağıznıyou all's history's | istoriyalarınıtheir histories' |
| Accusative | istoriyanıthe history (as the object) | istoriyamımy history (as the object) | istoriyaŋıyour history (as the object) | istoriyasınhis history (as the object) | istoriyabıznıour history (as the object) | istoriyağıznıyou all's history (as the object) | istoriyalarıntheir histories (as the object) |
| Dative | istoriyağato the history | istoriyamato my history | istoriyaŋato your history | istoriyasınato his history | istoriyabızğato our history | istoriyağızğato you all's history | istoriyalarınato their histories |
| Locative | istoriyadain / at the history | istoriyamdain / at my history | istoriyaŋdain / at your history | istoriyasındain / at his history | istoriyabızdain / at our history | istoriyağızdain / at you all's history | istoriyalarındain / at their histories |
| Ablative | istoriyadanfrom the history | istoriyamdanfrom my history | istoriyaŋdanfrom your history | istoriyasındanfrom his history | istoriyabızdanfrom our history | istoriyağızdanfrom you all's history | istoriyalarındanfrom their histories |
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.