tahta
/taxta/ · plural tahtala
1. throne, seat of sovereignty
- patçahnı tahtası — the king's throne
- tahtağa minerge — to come to the throne
- tahtada oltururğa — to sit on the throne
- patçahnı tahtadan tüşürürge — to bring the king down from his throne
- patçah tahtadan tayışhandı — the king has been toppled from the throne
2. place of honor
- qonaqnı tahtası — the guest's place of honor
- tahtada olturadı — he sits in the place of honor
- tahtağa olturt — seat (him) in the place of honor
3. bench, plank bed, seat — A low wooden platform covered with boards, often with a raised end, used for sitting or lying on; a tapçan.
- tahtağa oltur — sit down on the bench
- ağaç tahta — a wooden bench
- tahtağa olturub bir kesek soluyuq — let's sit on the bench and rest a little
- qız tahtada olturub, jüzüm aşaydı — the girl, sitting on the bench, eats grapes
- tahtanı qabırğağa salırğa — to set the bench by the wall
4. garden bed, flower bed, plot — One of the squared sections a vegetable garden is divided into for planting and watering. tahta köget means garden vegetables.
- sohan tahta — a bed of onions
- gokka hans tahta — a flower bed
- gül tahta — a flower bed
- tahta kögetle — garden vegetables
- tawuqlanı sohan tahtadan quw — chase the hens out of the onion bed
5. grave niche, side niche at the bottom of a grave — The body is laid in it turned onto its side.
- qabırnı tahtası jasalğandı — the grave's niche has been made
- qabırnı tübünde tahta qazarğa — to dig the niche at the bottom of the grave
- ölüknü tahtağa saldıla — they laid the body in the grave niche
- tahtanı taşla bla jabdıla — they covered the niche with stones
Expressions
- patçah tahtadan tüşerge — lose power
- tahtadan tüşerge — lose high office
- tahtağa minerge — take high office
- bere-bere, berem tahta bolurğa — give oneself poor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tahtathe throne | tahtammy throne | tahtaŋyour throne | tahtasıhis throne | tahtabızour throne | tahtağızyou all's throne | tahtalarıtheir thrones |
| Genitive | tahtanıthe throne's | tahtamımy throne's | tahtaŋıyour throne's | tahtasınıhis throne's | tahtabıznıour throne's | tahtağıznıyou all's throne's | tahtalarınıtheir thrones' |
| Accusative | tahtanıthe throne (as the object) | tahtamımy throne (as the object) | tahtaŋıyour throne (as the object) | tahtasınhis throne (as the object) | tahtabıznıour throne (as the object) | tahtağıznıyou all's throne (as the object) | tahtalarıntheir thrones (as the object) |
| Dative | tahtağato the throne | tahtamato my throne | tahtaŋato your throne | tahtasınato his throne | tahtabızğato our throne | tahtağızğato you all's throne | tahtalarınato their thrones |
| Locative | tahtadain / at the throne | tahtamdain / at my throne | tahtaŋdain / at your throne | tahtasındain / at his throne | tahtabızdain / at our throne | tahtağızdain / at you all's throne | tahtalarındain / at their thrones |
| Ablative | tahtadanfrom the throne | tahtamdanfrom my throne | tahtaŋdanfrom your throne | tahtasındanfrom his throne | tahtabızdanfrom our throne | tahtağızdanfrom you all's throne | tahtalarındanfrom their thrones |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tahtalathe thrones | tahtalarımmy thrones | tahtalarıŋyour thrones | tahtalarıhis thrones | tahtalarıbızour thrones | tahtalarığızyou all's thrones | tahtalarıtheir thrones |
| Genitive | tahtalanıthe thrones' | tahtalarımımy thrones' | tahtalarıŋıyour thrones' | tahtalarınıhis thrones' | tahtalarıbıznıour thrones' | tahtalarığıznıyou all's thrones' | tahtalarınıtheir thrones' |
| Accusative | tahtalanıthe thrones (as the object) | tahtalarımımy thrones (as the object) | tahtalarıŋıyour thrones (as the object) | tahtalarınhis thrones (as the object) | tahtalarıbıznıour thrones (as the object) | tahtalarığıznıyou all's thrones (as the object) | tahtalarıntheir thrones (as the object) |
| Dative | tahtalağato the thrones | tahtalarımato my thrones | tahtalarıŋato your thrones | tahtalarınato his thrones | tahtalarıbızğato our thrones | tahtalarığızğato you all's thrones | tahtalarınato their thrones |
| Locative | tahtaladain / at the thrones | tahtalarımdain / at my thrones | tahtalarıŋdain / at your thrones | tahtalarındain / at his thrones | tahtalarıbızdain / at our thrones | tahtalarığızdain / at you all's thrones | tahtalarındain / at their thrones |
| Ablative | tahtaladanfrom the thrones | tahtalarımdanfrom my thrones | tahtalarıŋdanfrom your thrones | tahtalarındanfrom his thrones | tahtalarıbızdanfrom our thrones | tahtalarığızdanfrom you all's thrones | tahtalarındanfrom their thrones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tahtaları can mean "his / her thrones", "their throne", or "their thrones" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.