maja
/madʒa/ · plural majala
locust — An insect that flies in swarms and destroys crops. The simile maja kibik "like a locust" is said of a greedy, insatiable person.
- maja aşağan saban — a field eaten by locusts
- bıyıl maja köb boldu — there were a lot of locusts this year
- majanı çabıwul etgen közüwü — the time the locusts attacked
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | majathe locust | majammy locust | majaŋyour locust | majasıhis locust | majabızour locust | majağızyou all's locust | majalarıtheir locusts |
| Genitive | majanıthe locust's | majamımy locust's | majaŋıyour locust's | majasınıhis locust's | majabıznıour locust's | majağıznıyou all's locust's | majalarınıtheir locusts' |
| Accusative | majanıthe locust (as the object) | majamımy locust (as the object) | majaŋıyour locust (as the object) | majasınhis locust (as the object) | majabıznıour locust (as the object) | majağıznıyou all's locust (as the object) | majalarıntheir locusts (as the object) |
| Dative | majağato the locust | majamato my locust | majaŋato your locust | majasınato his locust | majabızğato our locust | majağızğato you all's locust | majalarınato their locusts |
| Locative | majadain / at the locust | majamdain / at my locust | majaŋdain / at your locust | majasındain / at his locust | majabızdain / at our locust | majağızdain / at you all's locust | majalarındain / at their locusts |
| Ablative | majadanfrom the locust | majamdanfrom my locust | majaŋdanfrom your locust | majasındanfrom his locust | majabızdanfrom our locust | majağızdanfrom you all's locust | majalarındanfrom their locusts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | majalathe locusts | majalarımmy locusts | majalarıŋyour locusts | majalarıhis locusts | majalarıbızour locusts | majalarığızyou all's locusts | majalarıtheir locusts |
| Genitive | majalanıthe locusts' | majalarımımy locusts' | majalarıŋıyour locusts' | majalarınıhis locusts' | majalarıbıznıour locusts' | majalarığıznıyou all's locusts' | majalarınıtheir locusts' |
| Accusative | majalanıthe locusts (as the object) | majalarımımy locusts (as the object) | majalarıŋıyour locusts (as the object) | majalarınhis locusts (as the object) | majalarıbıznıour locusts (as the object) | majalarığıznıyou all's locusts (as the object) | majalarıntheir locusts (as the object) |
| Dative | majalağato the locusts | majalarımato my locusts | majalarıŋato your locusts | majalarınato his locusts | majalarıbızğato our locusts | majalarığızğato you all's locusts | majalarınato their locusts |
| Locative | majaladain / at the locusts | majalarımdain / at my locusts | majalarıŋdain / at your locusts | majalarındain / at his locusts | majalarıbızdain / at our locusts | majalarığızdain / at you all's locusts | majalarındain / at their locusts |
| Ablative | majaladanfrom the locusts | majalarımdanfrom my locusts | majalarıŋdanfrom your locusts | majalarındanfrom his locusts | majalarıbızdanfrom our locusts | majalarığızdanfrom you all's locusts | majalarındanfrom their locusts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: majaları can mean "his / her locusts", "their locust", or "their locusts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.