miyala
/mijala/ · plural miyalala
1. glass (the material) — Before another noun it means made of glass, or making glass: miyala sawut glassware, miyala zavod glass factory, miyala kesgiç glass cutter.
- miyala sawut — glassware
- miyala zavod — glass factory
- miyala kibik taza bulaq — a spring clear as glass
- miyala sınsa da — even if the glass breaks
- miyala terezeli üyde jaşağan — living in a house with glass windows
- miyala alsaŋ, almaz al — if you buy glass, buy a diamond too
2. glass object, such as a window pane, a glass vessel, or an eyeglass lens
- miyalası sınŋan lampaçıq — a little lamp with a broken glass
- terezeni miyalasın sındırırğa — to break the windowpane
Expressions
- miyala tabaq kibik — guard a girl's honor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | miyalathe glass | miyalammy glass | miyalaŋyour glass | miyalasıhis glass | miyalabızour glass | miyalağızyou all's glass | miyalalarıtheir glasses |
| Genitive | miyalanıthe glass' | miyalamımy glass' | miyalaŋıyour glass' | miyalasınıhis glass' | miyalabıznıour glass' | miyalağıznıyou all's glass' | miyalalarınıtheir glasses' |
| Accusative | miyalanıthe glass (as the object) | miyalamımy glass (as the object) | miyalaŋıyour glass (as the object) | miyalasınhis glass (as the object) | miyalabıznıour glass (as the object) | miyalağıznıyou all's glass (as the object) | miyalalarıntheir glasses (as the object) |
| Dative | miyalağato the glass | miyalamato my glass | miyalaŋato your glass | miyalasınato his glass | miyalabızğato our glass | miyalağızğato you all's glass | miyalalarınato their glasses |
| Locative | miyaladain / at the glass | miyalamdain / at my glass | miyalaŋdain / at your glass | miyalasındain / at his glass | miyalabızdain / at our glass | miyalağızdain / at you all's glass | miyalalarındain / at their glasses |
| Ablative | miyaladanfrom the glass | miyalamdanfrom my glass | miyalaŋdanfrom your glass | miyalasındanfrom his glass | miyalabızdanfrom our glass | miyalağızdanfrom you all's glass | miyalalarındanfrom their glasses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | miyalalathe glasses | miyalalarımmy glasses | miyalalarıŋyour glasses | miyalalarıhis glasses | miyalalarıbızour glasses | miyalalarığızyou all's glasses | miyalalarıtheir glasses |
| Genitive | miyalalanıthe glasses' | miyalalarımımy glasses' | miyalalarıŋıyour glasses' | miyalalarınıhis glasses' | miyalalarıbıznıour glasses' | miyalalarığıznıyou all's glasses' | miyalalarınıtheir glasses' |
| Accusative | miyalalanıthe glasses (as the object) | miyalalarımımy glasses (as the object) | miyalalarıŋıyour glasses (as the object) | miyalalarınhis glasses (as the object) | miyalalarıbıznıour glasses (as the object) | miyalalarığıznıyou all's glasses (as the object) | miyalalarıntheir glasses (as the object) |
| Dative | miyalalağato the glasses | miyalalarımato my glasses | miyalalarıŋato your glasses | miyalalarınato his glasses | miyalalarıbızğato our glasses | miyalalarığızğato you all's glasses | miyalalarınato their glasses |
| Locative | miyalaladain / at the glasses | miyalalarımdain / at my glasses | miyalalarıŋdain / at your glasses | miyalalarındain / at his glasses | miyalalarıbızdain / at our glasses | miyalalarığızdain / at you all's glasses | miyalalarındain / at their glasses |
| Ablative | miyalaladanfrom the glasses | miyalalarımdanfrom my glasses | miyalalarıŋdanfrom your glasses | miyalalarındanfrom his glasses | miyalalarıbızdanfrom our glasses | miyalalarığızdanfrom you all's glasses | miyalalarındanfrom their glasses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: miyalaları can mean "his / her glasses", "their glass", or "their glasses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.