melioratsiya
/melioratsija/ · plural melioratsiyala
land reclamation, melioration: draining marshes, irrigating and similar work to make land more fertile — Before another noun it means relating to land reclamation, as in melioratsiya işle "land reclamation work". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 also points to suğarıw "irrigation".
- melioratsiyağa ullu mağana beriledi — great importance is given to land reclamation
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | melioratsiyathe land reclamation | melioratsiyammy land reclamation | melioratsiyaŋyour land reclamation | melioratsiyasıhis land reclamation | melioratsiyabızour land reclamation | melioratsiyağızyou all's land reclamation | melioratsiyalarıtheir land reclamations |
| Genitive | melioratsiyanıthe land reclamation's | melioratsiyamımy land reclamation's | melioratsiyaŋıyour land reclamation's | melioratsiyasınıhis land reclamation's | melioratsiyabıznıour land reclamation's | melioratsiyağıznıyou all's land reclamation's | melioratsiyalarınıtheir land reclamations' |
| Accusative | melioratsiyanıthe land reclamation (as the object) | melioratsiyamımy land reclamation (as the object) | melioratsiyaŋıyour land reclamation (as the object) | melioratsiyasınhis land reclamation (as the object) | melioratsiyabıznıour land reclamation (as the object) | melioratsiyağıznıyou all's land reclamation (as the object) | melioratsiyalarıntheir land reclamations (as the object) |
| Dative | melioratsiyağato the land reclamation | melioratsiyamato my land reclamation | melioratsiyaŋato your land reclamation | melioratsiyasınato his land reclamation | melioratsiyabızğato our land reclamation | melioratsiyağızğato you all's land reclamation | melioratsiyalarınato their land reclamations |
| Locative | melioratsiyadain / at the land reclamation | melioratsiyamdain / at my land reclamation | melioratsiyaŋdain / at your land reclamation | melioratsiyasındain / at his land reclamation | melioratsiyabızdain / at our land reclamation | melioratsiyağızdain / at you all's land reclamation | melioratsiyalarındain / at their land reclamations |
| Ablative | melioratsiyadanfrom the land reclamation | melioratsiyamdanfrom my land reclamation | melioratsiyaŋdanfrom your land reclamation | melioratsiyasındanfrom his land reclamation | melioratsiyabızdanfrom our land reclamation | melioratsiyağızdanfrom you all's land reclamation | melioratsiyalarındanfrom their land reclamations |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | melioratsiyalathe land reclamations | melioratsiyalarımmy land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıŋyour land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıhis land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıbızour land reclamations | melioratsiyalarığızyou all's land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıtheir land reclamations |
| Genitive | melioratsiyalanıthe land reclamations' | melioratsiyalarımımy land reclamations' | melioratsiyalarıŋıyour land reclamations' | melioratsiyalarınıhis land reclamations' | melioratsiyalarıbıznıour land reclamations' | melioratsiyalarığıznıyou all's land reclamations' | melioratsiyalarınıtheir land reclamations' |
| Accusative | melioratsiyalanıthe land reclamations (as the object) | melioratsiyalarımımy land reclamations (as the object) | melioratsiyalarıŋıyour land reclamations (as the object) | melioratsiyalarınhis land reclamations (as the object) | melioratsiyalarıbıznıour land reclamations (as the object) | melioratsiyalarığıznıyou all's land reclamations (as the object) | melioratsiyalarıntheir land reclamations (as the object) |
| Dative | melioratsiyalağato the land reclamations | melioratsiyalarımato my land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıŋato your land reclamations | melioratsiyalarınato his land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıbızğato our land reclamations | melioratsiyalarığızğato you all's land reclamations | melioratsiyalarınato their land reclamations |
| Locative | melioratsiyaladain / at the land reclamations | melioratsiyalarımdain / at my land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıŋdain / at your land reclamations | melioratsiyalarındain / at his land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıbızdain / at our land reclamations | melioratsiyalarığızdain / at you all's land reclamations | melioratsiyalarındain / at their land reclamations |
| Ablative | melioratsiyaladanfrom the land reclamations | melioratsiyalarımdanfrom my land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıŋdanfrom your land reclamations | melioratsiyalarındanfrom his land reclamations | melioratsiyalarıbızdanfrom our land reclamations | melioratsiyalarığızdanfrom you all's land reclamations | melioratsiyalarındanfrom their land reclamations |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: melioratsiyaları can mean "his / her land reclamations", "their land reclamation", or "their land reclamations" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.