tamza
/tamza/ · plural tamzala
wintercress, yellow rocket, a yellow-flowered field weed — Guzeev 1996–2005 gives it as the Karachay form of tamızı. It is used of a weed that chokes crops in the fields.
- bu tamzadı — this is wintercress
- mında tamza ösedi — wintercress grows here
- sabannı tamza bashandı — wintercress has overrun the field
- men tamzanı kördüm — I saw the wintercress
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tamzathe wintercress | tamzammy wintercress | tamzaŋyour wintercress | tamzasıhis wintercress | tamzabızour wintercress | tamzağızyou all's wintercress | tamzalarıtheir wintercresses |
| Genitive | tamzanıthe wintercress' | tamzamımy wintercress' | tamzaŋıyour wintercress' | tamzasınıhis wintercress' | tamzabıznıour wintercress' | tamzağıznıyou all's wintercress' | tamzalarınıtheir wintercresses' |
| Accusative | tamzanıthe wintercress (as the object) | tamzamımy wintercress (as the object) | tamzaŋıyour wintercress (as the object) | tamzasınhis wintercress (as the object) | tamzabıznıour wintercress (as the object) | tamzağıznıyou all's wintercress (as the object) | tamzalarıntheir wintercresses (as the object) |
| Dative | tamzağato the wintercress | tamzamato my wintercress | tamzaŋato your wintercress | tamzasınato his wintercress | tamzabızğato our wintercress | tamzağızğato you all's wintercress | tamzalarınato their wintercresses |
| Locative | tamzadain / at the wintercress | tamzamdain / at my wintercress | tamzaŋdain / at your wintercress | tamzasındain / at his wintercress | tamzabızdain / at our wintercress | tamzağızdain / at you all's wintercress | tamzalarındain / at their wintercresses |
| Ablative | tamzadanfrom the wintercress | tamzamdanfrom my wintercress | tamzaŋdanfrom your wintercress | tamzasındanfrom his wintercress | tamzabızdanfrom our wintercress | tamzağızdanfrom you all's wintercress | tamzalarındanfrom their wintercresses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tamzalathe wintercresses | tamzalarımmy wintercresses | tamzalarıŋyour wintercresses | tamzalarıhis wintercresses | tamzalarıbızour wintercresses | tamzalarığızyou all's wintercresses | tamzalarıtheir wintercresses |
| Genitive | tamzalanıthe wintercresses' | tamzalarımımy wintercresses' | tamzalarıŋıyour wintercresses' | tamzalarınıhis wintercresses' | tamzalarıbıznıour wintercresses' | tamzalarığıznıyou all's wintercresses' | tamzalarınıtheir wintercresses' |
| Accusative | tamzalanıthe wintercresses (as the object) | tamzalarımımy wintercresses (as the object) | tamzalarıŋıyour wintercresses (as the object) | tamzalarınhis wintercresses (as the object) | tamzalarıbıznıour wintercresses (as the object) | tamzalarığıznıyou all's wintercresses (as the object) | tamzalarıntheir wintercresses (as the object) |
| Dative | tamzalağato the wintercresses | tamzalarımato my wintercresses | tamzalarıŋato your wintercresses | tamzalarınato his wintercresses | tamzalarıbızğato our wintercresses | tamzalarığızğato you all's wintercresses | tamzalarınato their wintercresses |
| Locative | tamzaladain / at the wintercresses | tamzalarımdain / at my wintercresses | tamzalarıŋdain / at your wintercresses | tamzalarındain / at his wintercresses | tamzalarıbızdain / at our wintercresses | tamzalarığızdain / at you all's wintercresses | tamzalarındain / at their wintercresses |
| Ablative | tamzaladanfrom the wintercresses | tamzalarımdanfrom my wintercresses | tamzalarıŋdanfrom your wintercresses | tamzalarındanfrom his wintercresses | tamzalarıbızdanfrom our wintercresses | tamzalarığızdanfrom you all's wintercresses | tamzalarındanfrom their wintercresses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tamzaları can mean "his / her wintercresses", "their wintercress", or "their wintercresses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.