jumurtha
/dʒumurtxa/ · plural jumurthala
egg (of a bird, reptile or insect) — The ordinary Karachay word is gakkı. This word is still in everyday use in Balkar.
- tawuq jumurtha — a hen's egg
- jumurthanı qabuğu — the shell of the egg
- bişgen et, jumurthala çığardı — took out cooked meat and eggs
- har jumurthadan da bala çıqmaydı — not every egg yields a chick
- jumurthada tük izlerge — to look for a hair in an egg
Expressions
- jumurtha içinde tük izlegen — hard to please
- jumurtha jük — difficult task
- jumurthanı tankısı çaqlı bir — a tiny bit
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jumurthathe egg | jumurthammy egg | jumurthaŋyour egg | jumurthasıhis egg | jumurthabızour egg | jumurthağızyou all's egg | jumurthalarıtheir eggs |
| Genitive | jumurthanıthe egg's | jumurthamımy egg's | jumurthaŋıyour egg's | jumurthasınıhis egg's | jumurthabıznıour egg's | jumurthağıznıyou all's egg's | jumurthalarınıtheir eggs' |
| Accusative | jumurthanıthe egg (as the object) | jumurthamımy egg (as the object) | jumurthaŋıyour egg (as the object) | jumurthasınhis egg (as the object) | jumurthabıznıour egg (as the object) | jumurthağıznıyou all's egg (as the object) | jumurthalarıntheir eggs (as the object) |
| Dative | jumurthağato the egg | jumurthamato my egg | jumurthaŋato your egg | jumurthasınato his egg | jumurthabızğato our egg | jumurthağızğato you all's egg | jumurthalarınato their eggs |
| Locative | jumurthadain / at the egg | jumurthamdain / at my egg | jumurthaŋdain / at your egg | jumurthasındain / at his egg | jumurthabızdain / at our egg | jumurthağızdain / at you all's egg | jumurthalarındain / at their eggs |
| Ablative | jumurthadanfrom the egg | jumurthamdanfrom my egg | jumurthaŋdanfrom your egg | jumurthasındanfrom his egg | jumurthabızdanfrom our egg | jumurthağızdanfrom you all's egg | jumurthalarındanfrom their eggs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jumurthalathe eggs | jumurthalarımmy eggs | jumurthalarıŋyour eggs | jumurthalarıhis eggs | jumurthalarıbızour eggs | jumurthalarığızyou all's eggs | jumurthalarıtheir eggs |
| Genitive | jumurthalanıthe eggs' | jumurthalarımımy eggs' | jumurthalarıŋıyour eggs' | jumurthalarınıhis eggs' | jumurthalarıbıznıour eggs' | jumurthalarığıznıyou all's eggs' | jumurthalarınıtheir eggs' |
| Accusative | jumurthalanıthe eggs (as the object) | jumurthalarımımy eggs (as the object) | jumurthalarıŋıyour eggs (as the object) | jumurthalarınhis eggs (as the object) | jumurthalarıbıznıour eggs (as the object) | jumurthalarığıznıyou all's eggs (as the object) | jumurthalarıntheir eggs (as the object) |
| Dative | jumurthalağato the eggs | jumurthalarımato my eggs | jumurthalarıŋato your eggs | jumurthalarınato his eggs | jumurthalarıbızğato our eggs | jumurthalarığızğato you all's eggs | jumurthalarınato their eggs |
| Locative | jumurthaladain / at the eggs | jumurthalarımdain / at my eggs | jumurthalarıŋdain / at your eggs | jumurthalarındain / at his eggs | jumurthalarıbızdain / at our eggs | jumurthalarığızdain / at you all's eggs | jumurthalarındain / at their eggs |
| Ablative | jumurthaladanfrom the eggs | jumurthalarımdanfrom my eggs | jumurthalarıŋdanfrom your eggs | jumurthalarındanfrom his eggs | jumurthalarıbızdanfrom our eggs | jumurthalarığızdanfrom you all's eggs | jumurthalarındanfrom their eggs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jumurthaları can mean "his / her eggs", "their egg", or "their eggs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.