rasa
/rasa/ · plural rasala
1. race (a group of people sharing inherited physical traits) — Before another noun it means racial, as in rasa ayırıw "racial discrimination, racism".
- rasa ayırıw — racial discrimination
- rasa ayırğan adam — a racist, a person who discriminates by race
- adam rasala — the races of humankind
- Amerikanı rasalarını arasında — among the races of America
2. fern, especially the male fern — Synonyms: çeli, ğuyğum. Also called rasa hans. The plant sources name the male fern (Aspidium filix-mas), which is used medicinally for leg pains. This word is probably an unrelated homonym of rasa "race" and may belong in its own entry.
- çegetde bitgen rasa — fern growing in the forest
- çeget rasanı aman iyisi — the bad smell of the forest fern
- bu tawda rasa köbdü — there is a lot of fern on this mountain
- rasa jaşildi — the fern is green
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rasathe race | rasammy race | rasaŋyour race | rasasıhis race | rasabızour race | rasağızyou all's race | rasalarıtheir races |
| Genitive | rasanıthe race's | rasamımy race's | rasaŋıyour race's | rasasınıhis race's | rasabıznıour race's | rasağıznıyou all's race's | rasalarınıtheir races' |
| Accusative | rasanıthe race (as the object) | rasamımy race (as the object) | rasaŋıyour race (as the object) | rasasınhis race (as the object) | rasabıznıour race (as the object) | rasağıznıyou all's race (as the object) | rasalarıntheir races (as the object) |
| Dative | rasağato the race | rasamato my race | rasaŋato your race | rasasınato his race | rasabızğato our race | rasağızğato you all's race | rasalarınato their races |
| Locative | rasadain / at the race | rasamdain / at my race | rasaŋdain / at your race | rasasındain / at his race | rasabızdain / at our race | rasağızdain / at you all's race | rasalarındain / at their races |
| Ablative | rasadanfrom the race | rasamdanfrom my race | rasaŋdanfrom your race | rasasındanfrom his race | rasabızdanfrom our race | rasağızdanfrom you all's race | rasalarındanfrom their races |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rasalathe races | rasalarımmy races | rasalarıŋyour races | rasalarıhis races | rasalarıbızour races | rasalarığızyou all's races | rasalarıtheir races |
| Genitive | rasalanıthe races' | rasalarımımy races' | rasalarıŋıyour races' | rasalarınıhis races' | rasalarıbıznıour races' | rasalarığıznıyou all's races' | rasalarınıtheir races' |
| Accusative | rasalanıthe races (as the object) | rasalarımımy races (as the object) | rasalarıŋıyour races (as the object) | rasalarınhis races (as the object) | rasalarıbıznıour races (as the object) | rasalarığıznıyou all's races (as the object) | rasalarıntheir races (as the object) |
| Dative | rasalağato the races | rasalarımato my races | rasalarıŋato your races | rasalarınato his races | rasalarıbızğato our races | rasalarığızğato you all's races | rasalarınato their races |
| Locative | rasaladain / at the races | rasalarımdain / at my races | rasalarıŋdain / at your races | rasalarındain / at his races | rasalarıbızdain / at our races | rasalarığızdain / at you all's races | rasalarındain / at their races |
| Ablative | rasaladanfrom the races | rasalarımdanfrom my races | rasalarıŋdanfrom your races | rasalarındanfrom his races | rasalarıbızdanfrom our races | rasalarığızdanfrom you all's races | rasalarındanfrom their races |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rasaları can mean "his / her races", "their race", or "their races" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.