mıshal
/mɯsxal/
Definitions
1. an extremely small quantity; the least bit
- bir mıshal çaqlı zaranım tiymegendi — I have not done the least bit of harm
- bir mıshal tuzu joqdu — there is not the least bit of salt in it
- bir mıshal suwu qalmağandı — not the least bit of water is left
2. miskal, an old unit of weight of about 4.26 grams — The measure is used figuratively of a person's worth: аны ненча мысхал тартханын билирге 'to know what someone is worth' (Elbrusoid row 16653)
- bir mıshal altın — one miskal of gold
- eki mıshal kümüş — two miskals of silver
- nença mıshal tarthanın — how many miskals he weighs
3. thought, reflection
- mıshal eterge — to reflect, to think a matter over
- bir kesek mıshal eterge — to think a matter over a little
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mıshalthe least bit | mıshallathe least bits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mıshalnıthe least bit's | mıshallanıthe least bits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mıshalnıthe least bit (as the object) | mıshallanıthe least bits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mıshalğato the least bit | mıshallağato the least bits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mıshaldaat / in the least bit | mıshalladaat / in the least bits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mıshaldanfrom the least bit | mıshalladanfrom the least bits | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | mıshalımmy least bit | mıshallarımmy least bits |
| your | mıshalıngyour least bit | mıshallarıngyour least bits |
| his / her | mıshalıhis / her least bit | mıshallarıhis / her least bits |
| our | mıshalıbızour least bit | mıshallarıbızour least bits |
| you all's | mıshalığızyou all's least bit | mıshallarığızyou all's least bits |
| their | mıshallarıtheir least bit | mıshallarıtheir least bits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mıshalları can mean "his / her least bits", "their least bit", or "their least bits" — context decides.