silti
/silti/ · plural siltile
1. lye, alkali — In the past, people made it at home from the ash of certain plants. Before another noun it means alkaline or made from lye, as in silti sapın "alkaline soap" and silti suw "lye water".
- silti suw — lye water
- bitimleni küllerinden silti etgendile — they made lye from the ashes of plants
- külden silti eterge — to make lye from ash
- siltini suwda erigeni — the dissolving of lye in water
- siltili topuraq — alkaline soil
- silti bla juwarğa — to wash with lye
2. lye soap, home-made soap made from ash and fat
- silti sapın — lye soap
- silti sapın eterge — to make lye soap
- silti sapınnı kiyimlerine ışıy — rubbing lye soap into her clothes
- ol başın silti bla juwdu — she washed her hair with lye soap
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | siltithe lye | siltimmy lye | siltiŋyour lye | siltisihis lye | siltibizour lye | siltigizyou all's lye | siltileritheir lyes |
| Genitive | siltinithe lye's | siltimimy lye's | siltiŋiyour lye's | siltisinihis lye's | siltibizniour lye's | siltigizniyou all's lye's | siltilerinitheir lyes' |
| Accusative | siltinithe lye (as the object) | siltimimy lye (as the object) | siltiŋiyour lye (as the object) | siltisinhis lye (as the object) | siltibizniour lye (as the object) | siltigizniyou all's lye (as the object) | siltilerintheir lyes (as the object) |
| Dative | siltigeto the lye | siltimeto my lye | siltiŋeto your lye | siltisineto his lye | siltibizgeto our lye | siltigizgeto you all's lye | siltilerineto their lyes |
| Locative | siltidein / at the lye | siltimdein / at my lye | siltiŋdein / at your lye | siltisindein / at his lye | siltibizdein / at our lye | siltigizdein / at you all's lye | siltilerindein / at their lyes |
| Ablative | siltidenfrom the lye | siltimdenfrom my lye | siltiŋdenfrom your lye | siltisindenfrom his lye | siltibizdenfrom our lye | siltigizdenfrom you all's lye | siltilerindenfrom their lyes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | siltilethe lyes | siltilerimmy lyes | siltileriŋyour lyes | siltilerihis lyes | siltileribizour lyes | siltilerigizyou all's lyes | siltileritheir lyes |
| Genitive | siltilenithe lyes' | siltilerimimy lyes' | siltileriŋiyour lyes' | siltilerinihis lyes' | siltileribizniour lyes' | siltilerigizniyou all's lyes' | siltilerinitheir lyes' |
| Accusative | siltilenithe lyes (as the object) | siltilerimimy lyes (as the object) | siltileriŋiyour lyes (as the object) | siltilerinhis lyes (as the object) | siltileribizniour lyes (as the object) | siltilerigizniyou all's lyes (as the object) | siltilerintheir lyes (as the object) |
| Dative | siltilegeto the lyes | siltilerimeto my lyes | siltileriŋeto your lyes | siltilerineto his lyes | siltileribizgeto our lyes | siltilerigizgeto you all's lyes | siltilerineto their lyes |
| Locative | siltiledein / at the lyes | siltilerimdein / at my lyes | siltileriŋdein / at your lyes | siltilerindein / at his lyes | siltileribizdein / at our lyes | siltilerigizdein / at you all's lyes | siltilerindein / at their lyes |
| Ablative | siltiledenfrom the lyes | siltilerimdenfrom my lyes | siltileriŋdenfrom your lyes | siltilerindenfrom his lyes | siltileribizdenfrom our lyes | siltilerigizdenfrom you all's lyes | siltilerindenfrom their lyes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: siltileri can mean "his / her lyes", "their lye", or "their lyes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.