mekyam
/mekjam/ · plural mekyamla
1. building, dwelling, housing, premises
- mekyam işlew — housing construction
- kesime mekyam işleyme — I am building myself a house
- ellede tab mekyamla işlenedile — good buildings are being built in the villages
- şkolnu mekyamı tar edi — the school building was cramped
- igi mekyam — good housing
- bu mekyam atılıb qalğandı — this dwelling has been abandoned
2. byre, livestock shed, farm building
- malğa jaŋı mekyam işledile — they built a new byre for the livestock
- mekyamda qoyla qışlaydıla — the sheep winter in the byre
- mallanı mekyamğa kiyirdile — they drove the livestock into the byre
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mekyamthe building | mekyamımmy building | mekyamıŋyour building | mekyamıhis building | mekyamıbızour building | mekyamığızyou all's building | mekyamlarıtheir buildings |
| Genitive | mekyamnıthe building's | mekyamımımy building's | mekyamıŋıyour building's | mekyamınıhis building's | mekyamıbıznıour building's | mekyamığıznıyou all's building's | mekyamlarınıtheir buildings' |
| Accusative | mekyamnıthe building (as the object) | mekyamımımy building (as the object) | mekyamıŋıyour building (as the object) | mekyamınhis building (as the object) | mekyamıbıznıour building (as the object) | mekyamığıznıyou all's building (as the object) | mekyamlarıntheir buildings (as the object) |
| Dative | mekyamğato the building | mekyamımato my building | mekyamıŋato your building | mekyamınato his building | mekyamıbızğato our building | mekyamığızğato you all's building | mekyamlarınato their buildings |
| Locative | mekyamdain / at the building | mekyamımdain / at my building | mekyamıŋdain / at your building | mekyamındain / at his building | mekyamıbızdain / at our building | mekyamığızdain / at you all's building | mekyamlarındain / at their buildings |
| Ablative | mekyamdanfrom the building | mekyamımdanfrom my building | mekyamıŋdanfrom your building | mekyamındanfrom his building | mekyamıbızdanfrom our building | mekyamığızdanfrom you all's building | mekyamlarındanfrom their buildings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mekyamlathe buildings | mekyamlarımmy buildings | mekyamlarıŋyour buildings | mekyamlarıhis buildings | mekyamlarıbızour buildings | mekyamlarığızyou all's buildings | mekyamlarıtheir buildings |
| Genitive | mekyamlanıthe buildings' | mekyamlarımımy buildings' | mekyamlarıŋıyour buildings' | mekyamlarınıhis buildings' | mekyamlarıbıznıour buildings' | mekyamlarığıznıyou all's buildings' | mekyamlarınıtheir buildings' |
| Accusative | mekyamlanıthe buildings (as the object) | mekyamlarımımy buildings (as the object) | mekyamlarıŋıyour buildings (as the object) | mekyamlarınhis buildings (as the object) | mekyamlarıbıznıour buildings (as the object) | mekyamlarığıznıyou all's buildings (as the object) | mekyamlarıntheir buildings (as the object) |
| Dative | mekyamlağato the buildings | mekyamlarımato my buildings | mekyamlarıŋato your buildings | mekyamlarınato his buildings | mekyamlarıbızğato our buildings | mekyamlarığızğato you all's buildings | mekyamlarınato their buildings |
| Locative | mekyamladain / at the buildings | mekyamlarımdain / at my buildings | mekyamlarıŋdain / at your buildings | mekyamlarındain / at his buildings | mekyamlarıbızdain / at our buildings | mekyamlarığızdain / at you all's buildings | mekyamlarındain / at their buildings |
| Ablative | mekyamladanfrom the buildings | mekyamlarımdanfrom my buildings | mekyamlarıŋdanfrom your buildings | mekyamlarındanfrom his buildings | mekyamlarıbızdanfrom our buildings | mekyamlarığızdanfrom you all's buildings | mekyamlarındanfrom their buildings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mekyamları can mean "his / her buildings", "their building", or "their buildings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.