qalta
/qalta/ · plural qaltala
pocket — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it rare, and Nevruz 1991 calls it an old word.
- qaltasına saldı — he put it in his pocket
- qaltam boşdu — my pocket is empty
- qaltasında açha bar edi — he had money in his pocket
Expressions
- jer qaltası kibik — very short person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaltathe pocket | qaltammy pocket | qaltaŋyour pocket | qaltasıhis pocket | qaltabızour pocket | qaltağızyou all's pocket | qaltalarıtheir pockets |
| Genitive | qaltanıthe pocket's | qaltamımy pocket's | qaltaŋıyour pocket's | qaltasınıhis pocket's | qaltabıznıour pocket's | qaltağıznıyou all's pocket's | qaltalarınıtheir pockets' |
| Accusative | qaltanıthe pocket (as the object) | qaltamımy pocket (as the object) | qaltaŋıyour pocket (as the object) | qaltasınhis pocket (as the object) | qaltabıznıour pocket (as the object) | qaltağıznıyou all's pocket (as the object) | qaltalarıntheir pockets (as the object) |
| Dative | qaltağato the pocket | qaltamato my pocket | qaltaŋato your pocket | qaltasınato his pocket | qaltabızğato our pocket | qaltağızğato you all's pocket | qaltalarınato their pockets |
| Locative | qaltadain / at the pocket | qaltamdain / at my pocket | qaltaŋdain / at your pocket | qaltasındain / at his pocket | qaltabızdain / at our pocket | qaltağızdain / at you all's pocket | qaltalarındain / at their pockets |
| Ablative | qaltadanfrom the pocket | qaltamdanfrom my pocket | qaltaŋdanfrom your pocket | qaltasındanfrom his pocket | qaltabızdanfrom our pocket | qaltağızdanfrom you all's pocket | qaltalarındanfrom their pockets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaltalathe pockets | qaltalarımmy pockets | qaltalarıŋyour pockets | qaltalarıhis pockets | qaltalarıbızour pockets | qaltalarığızyou all's pockets | qaltalarıtheir pockets |
| Genitive | qaltalanıthe pockets' | qaltalarımımy pockets' | qaltalarıŋıyour pockets' | qaltalarınıhis pockets' | qaltalarıbıznıour pockets' | qaltalarığıznıyou all's pockets' | qaltalarınıtheir pockets' |
| Accusative | qaltalanıthe pockets (as the object) | qaltalarımımy pockets (as the object) | qaltalarıŋıyour pockets (as the object) | qaltalarınhis pockets (as the object) | qaltalarıbıznıour pockets (as the object) | qaltalarığıznıyou all's pockets (as the object) | qaltalarıntheir pockets (as the object) |
| Dative | qaltalağato the pockets | qaltalarımato my pockets | qaltalarıŋato your pockets | qaltalarınato his pockets | qaltalarıbızğato our pockets | qaltalarığızğato you all's pockets | qaltalarınato their pockets |
| Locative | qaltaladain / at the pockets | qaltalarımdain / at my pockets | qaltalarıŋdain / at your pockets | qaltalarındain / at his pockets | qaltalarıbızdain / at our pockets | qaltalarığızdain / at you all's pockets | qaltalarındain / at their pockets |
| Ablative | qaltaladanfrom the pockets | qaltalarımdanfrom my pockets | qaltalarıŋdanfrom your pockets | qaltalarındanfrom his pockets | qaltalarıbızdanfrom our pockets | qaltalarığızdanfrom you all's pockets | qaltalarındanfrom their pockets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaltaları can mean "his / her pockets", "their pocket", or "their pockets" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.