malqarlı
/ malqarlɯ /
Definitions noun a Balkar
Definitions noun Balkar
Definitions noun an inhabitant of the Cherek gorge, a speaker of the c-dialect
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | malqarlı the Balkar | malqarlıla the Balkars | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | malqarlını the Balkar's | malqarlılanı the Balkars' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | malqarlını the Balkar (as the object) | malqarlılanı the Balkars (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | malqarlığa to the Balkar | malqarlılağa to the Balkars | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | malqarlıda at / in the Balkar | malqarlılada at / in the Balkars | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | malqarlıdan from the Balkar | malqarlıladan from the Balkars | 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 | malqarlım my Balkar | malqarlılarım my Balkars |
| your | malqarlıŋ your Balkar | malqarlılarıŋ your Balkars |
| his / her | malqarlısı his / her Balkar | malqarlıları his / her Balkars |
| our | malqarlıbız our Balkar | malqarlılarıbız our Balkars |
| you all's | malqarlığız you all's Balkar | malqarlılarığız you all's Balkars |
| their | malqarlıları their Balkar | malqarlıları their Balkars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: malqarlıları can mean "his / her Balkars", "their Balkar", or "their Balkars" — context decides.