tasma
/tasma/ · plural tasmala
leather thong, leather strip, leather braid, strap — A narrow strip of tanned leather, often goatskin, used above all for sewing and mending harness and footwear. tasma jantaw is a leather rein. Before another noun it means made of leather thong.
- tasma bla tigerge — to sew with a leather thong
- alanı tasma bla tigedi — he sews them with a leather thong
- tasma jantaw — a leather rein
- eçki terini tasmala — goatskin thongs
- tasmanı keserge — to cut the thong
- jaŋı tasma aldım — I bought a new thong
- juqa tasma — a thin thong
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tasmathe leather thong | tasmammy leather thong | tasmaŋyour leather thong | tasmasıhis leather thong | tasmabızour leather thong | tasmağızyou all's leather thong | tasmalarıtheir leather thongs |
| Genitive | tasmanıthe leather thong's | tasmamımy leather thong's | tasmaŋıyour leather thong's | tasmasınıhis leather thong's | tasmabıznıour leather thong's | tasmağıznıyou all's leather thong's | tasmalarınıtheir leather thongs' |
| Accusative | tasmanıthe leather thong (as the object) | tasmamımy leather thong (as the object) | tasmaŋıyour leather thong (as the object) | tasmasınhis leather thong (as the object) | tasmabıznıour leather thong (as the object) | tasmağıznıyou all's leather thong (as the object) | tasmalarıntheir leather thongs (as the object) |
| Dative | tasmağato the leather thong | tasmamato my leather thong | tasmaŋato your leather thong | tasmasınato his leather thong | tasmabızğato our leather thong | tasmağızğato you all's leather thong | tasmalarınato their leather thongs |
| Locative | tasmadain / at the leather thong | tasmamdain / at my leather thong | tasmaŋdain / at your leather thong | tasmasındain / at his leather thong | tasmabızdain / at our leather thong | tasmağızdain / at you all's leather thong | tasmalarındain / at their leather thongs |
| Ablative | tasmadanfrom the leather thong | tasmamdanfrom my leather thong | tasmaŋdanfrom your leather thong | tasmasındanfrom his leather thong | tasmabızdanfrom our leather thong | tasmağızdanfrom you all's leather thong | tasmalarındanfrom their leather thongs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tasmalathe leather thongs | tasmalarımmy leather thongs | tasmalarıŋyour leather thongs | tasmalarıhis leather thongs | tasmalarıbızour leather thongs | tasmalarığızyou all's leather thongs | tasmalarıtheir leather thongs |
| Genitive | tasmalanıthe leather thongs' | tasmalarımımy leather thongs' | tasmalarıŋıyour leather thongs' | tasmalarınıhis leather thongs' | tasmalarıbıznıour leather thongs' | tasmalarığıznıyou all's leather thongs' | tasmalarınıtheir leather thongs' |
| Accusative | tasmalanıthe leather thongs (as the object) | tasmalarımımy leather thongs (as the object) | tasmalarıŋıyour leather thongs (as the object) | tasmalarınhis leather thongs (as the object) | tasmalarıbıznıour leather thongs (as the object) | tasmalarığıznıyou all's leather thongs (as the object) | tasmalarıntheir leather thongs (as the object) |
| Dative | tasmalağato the leather thongs | tasmalarımato my leather thongs | tasmalarıŋato your leather thongs | tasmalarınato his leather thongs | tasmalarıbızğato our leather thongs | tasmalarığızğato you all's leather thongs | tasmalarınato their leather thongs |
| Locative | tasmaladain / at the leather thongs | tasmalarımdain / at my leather thongs | tasmalarıŋdain / at your leather thongs | tasmalarındain / at his leather thongs | tasmalarıbızdain / at our leather thongs | tasmalarığızdain / at you all's leather thongs | tasmalarındain / at their leather thongs |
| Ablative | tasmaladanfrom the leather thongs | tasmalarımdanfrom my leather thongs | tasmalarıŋdanfrom your leather thongs | tasmalarındanfrom his leather thongs | tasmalarıbızdanfrom our leather thongs | tasmalarığızdanfrom you all's leather thongs | tasmalarındanfrom their leather thongs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tasmaları can mean "his / her leather thongs", "their leather thong", or "their leather thongs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.