tolma
/tolma/ · plural tolmala
1. sheepfold wall made of two wattle screens with the gap between them packed with straw or other insulation
- Tolmanı salam bla tolturdula — They packed the wattle wall with straw
- tolma jılıwnu tutadı — the sheepfold wall keeps in the warmth
2. insulated sheepfold or barn with double wattle walls — The walls are two wattle screens with straw packed between them for warmth.
- Qoyla tolmada qışladıla — The sheep wintered in the insulated sheepfold
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tolmathe sheepfold wall | tolmammy sheepfold wall | tolmaŋyour sheepfold wall | tolmasıhis sheepfold wall | tolmabızour sheepfold wall | tolmağızyou all's sheepfold wall | tolmalarıtheir sheepfold walls |
| Genitive | tolmanıthe sheepfold wall's | tolmamımy sheepfold wall's | tolmaŋıyour sheepfold wall's | tolmasınıhis sheepfold wall's | tolmabıznıour sheepfold wall's | tolmağıznıyou all's sheepfold wall's | tolmalarınıtheir sheepfold walls' |
| Accusative | tolmanıthe sheepfold wall (as the object) | tolmamımy sheepfold wall (as the object) | tolmaŋıyour sheepfold wall (as the object) | tolmasınhis sheepfold wall (as the object) | tolmabıznıour sheepfold wall (as the object) | tolmağıznıyou all's sheepfold wall (as the object) | tolmalarıntheir sheepfold walls (as the object) |
| Dative | tolmağato the sheepfold wall | tolmamato my sheepfold wall | tolmaŋato your sheepfold wall | tolmasınato his sheepfold wall | tolmabızğato our sheepfold wall | tolmağızğato you all's sheepfold wall | tolmalarınato their sheepfold walls |
| Locative | tolmadain / at the sheepfold wall | tolmamdain / at my sheepfold wall | tolmaŋdain / at your sheepfold wall | tolmasındain / at his sheepfold wall | tolmabızdain / at our sheepfold wall | tolmağızdain / at you all's sheepfold wall | tolmalarındain / at their sheepfold walls |
| Ablative | tolmadanfrom the sheepfold wall | tolmamdanfrom my sheepfold wall | tolmaŋdanfrom your sheepfold wall | tolmasındanfrom his sheepfold wall | tolmabızdanfrom our sheepfold wall | tolmağızdanfrom you all's sheepfold wall | tolmalarındanfrom their sheepfold walls |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tolmalathe sheepfold walls | tolmalarımmy sheepfold walls | tolmalarıŋyour sheepfold walls | tolmalarıhis sheepfold walls | tolmalarıbızour sheepfold walls | tolmalarığızyou all's sheepfold walls | tolmalarıtheir sheepfold walls |
| Genitive | tolmalanıthe sheepfold walls' | tolmalarımımy sheepfold walls' | tolmalarıŋıyour sheepfold walls' | tolmalarınıhis sheepfold walls' | tolmalarıbıznıour sheepfold walls' | tolmalarığıznıyou all's sheepfold walls' | tolmalarınıtheir sheepfold walls' |
| Accusative | tolmalanıthe sheepfold walls (as the object) | tolmalarımımy sheepfold walls (as the object) | tolmalarıŋıyour sheepfold walls (as the object) | tolmalarınhis sheepfold walls (as the object) | tolmalarıbıznıour sheepfold walls (as the object) | tolmalarığıznıyou all's sheepfold walls (as the object) | tolmalarıntheir sheepfold walls (as the object) |
| Dative | tolmalağato the sheepfold walls | tolmalarımato my sheepfold walls | tolmalarıŋato your sheepfold walls | tolmalarınato his sheepfold walls | tolmalarıbızğato our sheepfold walls | tolmalarığızğato you all's sheepfold walls | tolmalarınato their sheepfold walls |
| Locative | tolmaladain / at the sheepfold walls | tolmalarımdain / at my sheepfold walls | tolmalarıŋdain / at your sheepfold walls | tolmalarındain / at his sheepfold walls | tolmalarıbızdain / at our sheepfold walls | tolmalarığızdain / at you all's sheepfold walls | tolmalarındain / at their sheepfold walls |
| Ablative | tolmaladanfrom the sheepfold walls | tolmalarımdanfrom my sheepfold walls | tolmalarıŋdanfrom your sheepfold walls | tolmalarındanfrom his sheepfold walls | tolmalarıbızdanfrom our sheepfold walls | tolmalarığızdanfrom you all's sheepfold walls | tolmalarındanfrom their sheepfold walls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tolmaları can mean "his / her sheepfold walls", "their sheepfold wall", or "their sheepfold walls" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.