mal
/ mal /
Definitions noun livestock, cattle, domestic animal
Definitions noun property, wealth, possessions
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mal the livestock | malla the livestocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | malnı the livestock's | mallanı the livestocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | malnı the livestock (as the object) | mallanı the livestocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | malğa to the livestock | mallağa to the livestocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | malda at / in the livestock | mallada at / in the livestocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | maldan from the livestock | malladan from the livestocks | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | malım my livestock | mallarım my livestocks |
| your | malıŋ your livestock | mallarıŋ your livestocks |
| his / her | malı his / her livestock | malları his / her livestocks |
| our | malıbız our livestock | mallarıbız our livestocks |
| you all's | malığız you all's livestock | mallarığız you all's livestocks |
| their | malları their livestock | malları their livestocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: malları can mean "his / her livestocks", "their livestock", or "their livestocks" — context decides.