mashara
/masxara/ · plural masharala
1. mockery, ridicule, derision — Before another noun it means mocking, derisive: mashara juwap "a mocking answer".
- mashara eterge — to mock, to shame
- meni mashara etdile — they made fun of me
- ol masharanı aŋılamadı — he did not understand the mockery
- köb mashara söz eşitgendi — he has heard many mocking words
- mashara juwap berdi — he gave a mocking answer
- masharağa öç adam — a person fond of mockery
- masharanı aŋıladıq — we understood the mockery
- mashara söz — a mocking word
2. laughing-stock, object of ridicule
- mashara bolurğa — to become a laughing-stock
- halqğa mashara boldu — he became the laughing-stock of the people
- elge mashara boldum — I became the laughing-stock of the village
3. dissolute, immodest, of loose conduct — Usually said of a woman; erkek mashara is a woman who behaves too freely, like a man.
- mashara tişirıw — a woman of loose conduct
- erkek mashara — a woman who behaves too freely
- mashara qatın — a dissolute woman
- mashara qız — a dissolute girl
4. fidget, restless person
- bu jaş bir masharadı — this boy is a real fidget
- sabiyim masharadı — my child is a fidget
- bu qız masharadı — this girl is a fidget
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | masharathe mockery | masharammy mockery | masharaŋyour mockery | masharasıhis mockery | masharabızour mockery | masharağızyou all's mockery | masharalarıtheir mockeries |
| Genitive | masharanıthe mockery's | masharamımy mockery's | masharaŋıyour mockery's | masharasınıhis mockery's | masharabıznıour mockery's | masharağıznıyou all's mockery's | masharalarınıtheir mockeries' |
| Accusative | masharanıthe mockery (as the object) | masharamımy mockery (as the object) | masharaŋıyour mockery (as the object) | masharasınhis mockery (as the object) | masharabıznıour mockery (as the object) | masharağıznıyou all's mockery (as the object) | masharalarıntheir mockeries (as the object) |
| Dative | masharağato the mockery | masharamato my mockery | masharaŋato your mockery | masharasınato his mockery | masharabızğato our mockery | masharağızğato you all's mockery | masharalarınato their mockeries |
| Locative | masharadain / at the mockery | masharamdain / at my mockery | masharaŋdain / at your mockery | masharasındain / at his mockery | masharabızdain / at our mockery | masharağızdain / at you all's mockery | masharalarındain / at their mockeries |
| Ablative | masharadanfrom the mockery | masharamdanfrom my mockery | masharaŋdanfrom your mockery | masharasındanfrom his mockery | masharabızdanfrom our mockery | masharağızdanfrom you all's mockery | masharalarındanfrom their mockeries |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | masharalathe mockeries | masharalarımmy mockeries | masharalarıŋyour mockeries | masharalarıhis mockeries | masharalarıbızour mockeries | masharalarığızyou all's mockeries | masharalarıtheir mockeries |
| Genitive | masharalanıthe mockeries' | masharalarımımy mockeries' | masharalarıŋıyour mockeries' | masharalarınıhis mockeries' | masharalarıbıznıour mockeries' | masharalarığıznıyou all's mockeries' | masharalarınıtheir mockeries' |
| Accusative | masharalanıthe mockeries (as the object) | masharalarımımy mockeries (as the object) | masharalarıŋıyour mockeries (as the object) | masharalarınhis mockeries (as the object) | masharalarıbıznıour mockeries (as the object) | masharalarığıznıyou all's mockeries (as the object) | masharalarıntheir mockeries (as the object) |
| Dative | masharalağato the mockeries | masharalarımato my mockeries | masharalarıŋato your mockeries | masharalarınato his mockeries | masharalarıbızğato our mockeries | masharalarığızğato you all's mockeries | masharalarınato their mockeries |
| Locative | masharaladain / at the mockeries | masharalarımdain / at my mockeries | masharalarıŋdain / at your mockeries | masharalarındain / at his mockeries | masharalarıbızdain / at our mockeries | masharalarığızdain / at you all's mockeries | masharalarındain / at their mockeries |
| Ablative | masharaladanfrom the mockeries | masharalarımdanfrom my mockeries | masharalarıŋdanfrom your mockeries | masharalarındanfrom his mockeries | masharalarıbızdanfrom our mockeries | masharalarığızdanfrom you all's mockeries | masharalarındanfrom their mockeries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: masharaları can mean "his / her mockeries", "their mockery", or "their mockeries" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | masharamaI am of loose conduct | masharasayou are of loose conduct | masharadıhe is of loose conduct | masharabızwe are of loose conduct | masharasızyou all are of loose conduct | masharadılathey are of loose conduct |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden masharadı — "compared to me, he is of loose conduct."