sağaşa
/saʁaʃa/ · plural sağaşala
funeral lament, a refrain chanted while walking around the grave of the deceased — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it archaic. It is known from the mourners' refrain in which sağaşa is framed by drawn-out cries of "oh", sung while they walked around the grave.
- o-o, sağaşa o-o — oh-oh, lament oh-oh
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sağaşathe funeral lament | sağaşammy funeral lament | sağaşaŋyour funeral lament | sağaşasıhis funeral lament | sağaşabızour funeral lament | sağaşağızyou all's funeral lament | sağaşalarıtheir funeral laments |
| Genitive | sağaşanıthe funeral lament's | sağaşamımy funeral lament's | sağaşaŋıyour funeral lament's | sağaşasınıhis funeral lament's | sağaşabıznıour funeral lament's | sağaşağıznıyou all's funeral lament's | sağaşalarınıtheir funeral laments' |
| Accusative | sağaşanıthe funeral lament (as the object) | sağaşamımy funeral lament (as the object) | sağaşaŋıyour funeral lament (as the object) | sağaşasınhis funeral lament (as the object) | sağaşabıznıour funeral lament (as the object) | sağaşağıznıyou all's funeral lament (as the object) | sağaşalarıntheir funeral laments (as the object) |
| Dative | sağaşağato the funeral lament | sağaşamato my funeral lament | sağaşaŋato your funeral lament | sağaşasınato his funeral lament | sağaşabızğato our funeral lament | sağaşağızğato you all's funeral lament | sağaşalarınato their funeral laments |
| Locative | sağaşadain / at the funeral lament | sağaşamdain / at my funeral lament | sağaşaŋdain / at your funeral lament | sağaşasındain / at his funeral lament | sağaşabızdain / at our funeral lament | sağaşağızdain / at you all's funeral lament | sağaşalarındain / at their funeral laments |
| Ablative | sağaşadanfrom the funeral lament | sağaşamdanfrom my funeral lament | sağaşaŋdanfrom your funeral lament | sağaşasındanfrom his funeral lament | sağaşabızdanfrom our funeral lament | sağaşağızdanfrom you all's funeral lament | sağaşalarındanfrom their funeral laments |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sağaşalathe funeral laments | sağaşalarımmy funeral laments | sağaşalarıŋyour funeral laments | sağaşalarıhis funeral laments | sağaşalarıbızour funeral laments | sağaşalarığızyou all's funeral laments | sağaşalarıtheir funeral laments |
| Genitive | sağaşalanıthe funeral laments' | sağaşalarımımy funeral laments' | sağaşalarıŋıyour funeral laments' | sağaşalarınıhis funeral laments' | sağaşalarıbıznıour funeral laments' | sağaşalarığıznıyou all's funeral laments' | sağaşalarınıtheir funeral laments' |
| Accusative | sağaşalanıthe funeral laments (as the object) | sağaşalarımımy funeral laments (as the object) | sağaşalarıŋıyour funeral laments (as the object) | sağaşalarınhis funeral laments (as the object) | sağaşalarıbıznıour funeral laments (as the object) | sağaşalarığıznıyou all's funeral laments (as the object) | sağaşalarıntheir funeral laments (as the object) |
| Dative | sağaşalağato the funeral laments | sağaşalarımato my funeral laments | sağaşalarıŋato your funeral laments | sağaşalarınato his funeral laments | sağaşalarıbızğato our funeral laments | sağaşalarığızğato you all's funeral laments | sağaşalarınato their funeral laments |
| Locative | sağaşaladain / at the funeral laments | sağaşalarımdain / at my funeral laments | sağaşalarıŋdain / at your funeral laments | sağaşalarındain / at his funeral laments | sağaşalarıbızdain / at our funeral laments | sağaşalarığızdain / at you all's funeral laments | sağaşalarındain / at their funeral laments |
| Ablative | sağaşaladanfrom the funeral laments | sağaşalarımdanfrom my funeral laments | sağaşalarıŋdanfrom your funeral laments | sağaşalarındanfrom his funeral laments | sağaşalarıbızdanfrom our funeral laments | sağaşalarığızdanfrom you all's funeral laments | sağaşalarındanfrom their funeral laments |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sağaşaları can mean "his / her funeral laments", "their funeral lament", or "their funeral laments" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.