saz

/saz/ · plural sazla

1. (n.) clay, potter's earth — Also used for kaolin, a white or light-gray clay. In saz topraq it means clay soil.

saz topuraq — clay soil
sazdan etilgen sawutla — vessels made of clay
saz bla sürterge — to smear with clay
sazda urluq salsaq da bolluqdu — we could sow the seed in the clay too

2. (adj.) pale, sallow, earthy (of a face) (fig.)

saz bet — a sallow face
anı beti sazdı — his face is pale
beti saz bolğandı — his face has turned pale
saz bolurğa — to turn sallow
saz betinde uzun qara qaşları — long black brows on a sallow face
saz betin — his sallow face

3. (n.) saz, an old stringed instrument (Pers.; mus.)

sazım oynay, saz oynay — my saz is playing, the saz is playing
saznı soq — play the saz
saznı jırlatıw — making the saz sing
saz tartarğa — to play the saz
saznı alama — I take up the saz

Expressions

sazğa tüşerge — plowing has begun (Idiom)

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of saz, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	sazthe clay	sazımmy clay	sazıŋyour clay	sazıhis clay	sazıbızour clay	sazığızyou all's clay	sazlarıtheir clays
Genitive	saznıthe clay's	sazımımy clay's	sazıŋıyour clay's	sazınıhis clay's	sazıbıznıour clay's	sazığıznıyou all's clay's	sazlarınıtheir clays'
Accusative	saznıthe clay (as the object)	sazımımy clay (as the object)	sazıŋıyour clay (as the object)	sazınhis clay (as the object)	sazıbıznıour clay (as the object)	sazığıznıyou all's clay (as the object)	sazlarıntheir clays (as the object)
Dative	sazğato the clay	sazımato my clay	sazıŋato your clay	sazınato his clay	sazıbızğato our clay	sazığızğato you all's clay	sazlarınato their clays
Locative	sazdain / at the clay	sazımdain / at my clay	sazıŋdain / at your clay	sazındain / at his clay	sazıbızdain / at our clay	sazığızdain / at you all's clay	sazlarındain / at their clays
Ablative	sazdanfrom the clay	sazımdanfrom my clay	sazıŋdanfrom your clay	sazındanfrom his clay	sazıbızdanfrom our clay	sazığızdanfrom you all's clay	sazlarındanfrom their clays

Plural

Plural — cases of saz, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	sazlathe clays	sazlarımmy clays	sazlarıŋyour clays	sazlarıhis clays	sazlarıbızour clays	sazlarığızyou all's clays	sazlarıtheir clays
Genitive	sazlanıthe clays'	sazlarımımy clays'	sazlarıŋıyour clays'	sazlarınıhis clays'	sazlarıbıznıour clays'	sazlarığıznıyou all's clays'	sazlarınıtheir clays'
Accusative	sazlanıthe clays (as the object)	sazlarımımy clays (as the object)	sazlarıŋıyour clays (as the object)	sazlarınhis clays (as the object)	sazlarıbıznıour clays (as the object)	sazlarığıznıyou all's clays (as the object)	sazlarıntheir clays (as the object)
Dative	sazlağato the clays	sazlarımato my clays	sazlarıŋato your clays	sazlarınato his clays	sazlarıbızğato our clays	sazlarığızğato you all's clays	sazlarınato their clays
Locative	sazladain / at the clays	sazlarımdain / at my clays	sazlarıŋdain / at your clays	sazlarındain / at his clays	sazlarıbızdain / at our clays	sazlarığızdain / at you all's clays	sazlarındain / at their clays
Ablative	sazladanfrom the clays	sazlarımdanfrom my clays	sazlarıŋdanfrom your clays	sazlarındanfrom his clays	sazlarıbızdanfrom our clays	sazlarığızdanfrom you all's clays	sazlarındanfrom their clays

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sazları can mean "his / her clays", "their clay", or "their clays" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.

As an adjective

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — saz
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	sazmaI am sallow	sazsayou are sallow	sazdıhe is sallow	sazbızwe are sallow	sazsızyou all are sallow	sazdılathey are sallow

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden sazdı — "compared to me, he is sallow."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — saz
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki sazdımine is sallow	seniki sazdıyours is sallow	anıqı sazdıhis is sallow	bizniki sazdıours is sallow	sizniki sazdıyours (pl.) is sallow	alanıqı sazdıtheirs is sallow

Several things

Several things — saz
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile sazdılamine are sallow	senikile sazdılayours are sallow	anıqıla sazdılahis are sallow	biznikile sazdılaours are sallow	siznikile sazdılayours (pl.) are sallow	alanıqıla sazdılatheirs are sallow

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu sazdı, bıla sazdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".