salma
/salma/ · plural salmala
1. side load, half the load of a pack animal — A pack animal carries two, one on each side.
- bir salma biçen — one side load of hay
- bışlaq salma — a side load of cheese
- salmanı salırğa — to lay on the side load
- salmanı da sala bilirge kerekdi — you must also know how to lay on a side load
- atha eki salma saldıla — they put two side loads on the horse
2. one spread of sheaves laid out on the threshing floor — Sheaves are laid out and threshed one spread at a time.
- tüşge eki salma alayıq — let's do two spreads by midday
- ındırğa salma salırğa — to lay a spread on the threshing floor
- bügün eki salma saldıq — today we laid out two spreads
- ındırda bir salma qalğandı — one spread is left on the threshing floor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salmathe side load | salmammy side load | salmaŋyour side load | salmasıhis side load | salmabızour side load | salmağızyou all's side load | salmalarıtheir side loads |
| Genitive | salmanıthe side load's | salmamımy side load's | salmaŋıyour side load's | salmasınıhis side load's | salmabıznıour side load's | salmağıznıyou all's side load's | salmalarınıtheir side loads' |
| Accusative | salmanıthe side load (as the object) | salmamımy side load (as the object) | salmaŋıyour side load (as the object) | salmasınhis side load (as the object) | salmabıznıour side load (as the object) | salmağıznıyou all's side load (as the object) | salmalarıntheir side loads (as the object) |
| Dative | salmağato the side load | salmamato my side load | salmaŋato your side load | salmasınato his side load | salmabızğato our side load | salmağızğato you all's side load | salmalarınato their side loads |
| Locative | salmadain / at the side load | salmamdain / at my side load | salmaŋdain / at your side load | salmasındain / at his side load | salmabızdain / at our side load | salmağızdain / at you all's side load | salmalarındain / at their side loads |
| Ablative | salmadanfrom the side load | salmamdanfrom my side load | salmaŋdanfrom your side load | salmasındanfrom his side load | salmabızdanfrom our side load | salmağızdanfrom you all's side load | salmalarındanfrom their side loads |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salmalathe side loads | salmalarımmy side loads | salmalarıŋyour side loads | salmalarıhis side loads | salmalarıbızour side loads | salmalarığızyou all's side loads | salmalarıtheir side loads |
| Genitive | salmalanıthe side loads' | salmalarımımy side loads' | salmalarıŋıyour side loads' | salmalarınıhis side loads' | salmalarıbıznıour side loads' | salmalarığıznıyou all's side loads' | salmalarınıtheir side loads' |
| Accusative | salmalanıthe side loads (as the object) | salmalarımımy side loads (as the object) | salmalarıŋıyour side loads (as the object) | salmalarınhis side loads (as the object) | salmalarıbıznıour side loads (as the object) | salmalarığıznıyou all's side loads (as the object) | salmalarıntheir side loads (as the object) |
| Dative | salmalağato the side loads | salmalarımato my side loads | salmalarıŋato your side loads | salmalarınato his side loads | salmalarıbızğato our side loads | salmalarığızğato you all's side loads | salmalarınato their side loads |
| Locative | salmaladain / at the side loads | salmalarımdain / at my side loads | salmalarıŋdain / at your side loads | salmalarındain / at his side loads | salmalarıbızdain / at our side loads | salmalarığızdain / at you all's side loads | salmalarındain / at their side loads |
| Ablative | salmaladanfrom the side loads | salmalarımdanfrom my side loads | salmalarıŋdanfrom your side loads | salmalarındanfrom his side loads | salmalarıbızdanfrom our side loads | salmalarığızdanfrom you all's side loads | salmalarındanfrom their side loads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: salmaları can mean "his / her side loads", "their side load", or "their side loads" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.