nohta
/noxta/ · plural nohtala
1. halter, headstall — A bridle with a headstall only and no bit.
- atnı nohtası — the horse's halter
- nohtasın tartırğa — to pull on its halter
- taynı nohtasından tuthanlay — holding the colt by its halter
- nohtağa ürenmegen at kibik — like a horse not used to the halter
- qadaw nohta — a muzzle
2. full stop, period (punctuation mark)
- nohta salırğa — to put a full stop
- nohtanı salırğa — to put the full stop
- üç nohta — three dots
- tübüne üç nohta salınŋandı — three dots have been placed beneath it
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nohtathe halter | nohtammy halter | nohtaŋyour halter | nohtasıhis halter | nohtabızour halter | nohtağızyou all's halter | nohtalarıtheir halters |
| Genitive | nohtanıthe halter's | nohtamımy halter's | nohtaŋıyour halter's | nohtasınıhis halter's | nohtabıznıour halter's | nohtağıznıyou all's halter's | nohtalarınıtheir halters' |
| Accusative | nohtanıthe halter (as the object) | nohtamımy halter (as the object) | nohtaŋıyour halter (as the object) | nohtasınhis halter (as the object) | nohtabıznıour halter (as the object) | nohtağıznıyou all's halter (as the object) | nohtalarıntheir halters (as the object) |
| Dative | nohtağato the halter | nohtamato my halter | nohtaŋato your halter | nohtasınato his halter | nohtabızğato our halter | nohtağızğato you all's halter | nohtalarınato their halters |
| Locative | nohtadain / at the halter | nohtamdain / at my halter | nohtaŋdain / at your halter | nohtasındain / at his halter | nohtabızdain / at our halter | nohtağızdain / at you all's halter | nohtalarındain / at their halters |
| Ablative | nohtadanfrom the halter | nohtamdanfrom my halter | nohtaŋdanfrom your halter | nohtasındanfrom his halter | nohtabızdanfrom our halter | nohtağızdanfrom you all's halter | nohtalarındanfrom their halters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nohtalathe halters | nohtalarımmy halters | nohtalarıŋyour halters | nohtalarıhis halters | nohtalarıbızour halters | nohtalarığızyou all's halters | nohtalarıtheir halters |
| Genitive | nohtalanıthe halters' | nohtalarımımy halters' | nohtalarıŋıyour halters' | nohtalarınıhis halters' | nohtalarıbıznıour halters' | nohtalarığıznıyou all's halters' | nohtalarınıtheir halters' |
| Accusative | nohtalanıthe halters (as the object) | nohtalarımımy halters (as the object) | nohtalarıŋıyour halters (as the object) | nohtalarınhis halters (as the object) | nohtalarıbıznıour halters (as the object) | nohtalarığıznıyou all's halters (as the object) | nohtalarıntheir halters (as the object) |
| Dative | nohtalağato the halters | nohtalarımato my halters | nohtalarıŋato your halters | nohtalarınato his halters | nohtalarıbızğato our halters | nohtalarığızğato you all's halters | nohtalarınato their halters |
| Locative | nohtaladain / at the halters | nohtalarımdain / at my halters | nohtalarıŋdain / at your halters | nohtalarındain / at his halters | nohtalarıbızdain / at our halters | nohtalarığızdain / at you all's halters | nohtalarındain / at their halters |
| Ablative | nohtaladanfrom the halters | nohtalarımdanfrom my halters | nohtalarıŋdanfrom your halters | nohtalarındanfrom his halters | nohtalarıbızdanfrom our halters | nohtalarığızdanfrom you all's halters | nohtalarındanfrom their halters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: nohtaları can mean "his / her halters", "their halter", or "their halters" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.