ulhu
/ulxu/ · plural ulhula
bribe, bribery — Common phrases: ulhu alırğa means take a bribe, ulhu berirge means give a bribe, ulhu alıwçu means a bribe-taker, and ulhu alıw means bribe-taking. The Balkar form is ulutha, also given as ultha.
- ulhu alırğa — to take a bribe
- ulhu berirge — to give a bribe
- ol ulhu almaydı — he does not take bribes
- ulhu bergen adam — the person who gave a bribe
- ol ulhuğa aldanmaz — he will not be tempted by a bribe
- ulhu bersem — if I gave a bribe
- ulhu alıwçu — bribe-taker
- ulhu alıw — bribe-taking
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ulhuthe bribe | ulhummy bribe | ulhuŋyour bribe | ulhusuhis bribe | ulhubuzour bribe | ulhuğuzyou all's bribe | ulhularıtheir bribes |
| Genitive | ulhunuthe bribe's | ulhumumy bribe's | ulhuŋuyour bribe's | ulhusunuhis bribe's | ulhubuznuour bribe's | ulhuğuznuyou all's bribe's | ulhularınıtheir bribes' |
| Accusative | ulhunuthe bribe (as the object) | ulhumumy bribe (as the object) | ulhuŋuyour bribe (as the object) | ulhusunhis bribe (as the object) | ulhubuznuour bribe (as the object) | ulhuğuznuyou all's bribe (as the object) | ulhularıntheir bribes (as the object) |
| Dative | ulhuğato the bribe | ulhumato my bribe | ulhuŋato your bribe | ulhusunato his bribe | ulhubuzğato our bribe | ulhuğuzğato you all's bribe | ulhularınato their bribes |
| Locative | ulhudain / at the bribe | ulhumdain / at my bribe | ulhuŋdain / at your bribe | ulhusundain / at his bribe | ulhubuzdain / at our bribe | ulhuğuzdain / at you all's bribe | ulhularındain / at their bribes |
| Ablative | ulhudanfrom the bribe | ulhumdanfrom my bribe | ulhuŋdanfrom your bribe | ulhusundanfrom his bribe | ulhubuzdanfrom our bribe | ulhuğuzdanfrom you all's bribe | ulhularındanfrom their bribes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ulhulathe bribes | ulhularımmy bribes | ulhularıŋyour bribes | ulhularıhis bribes | ulhularıbızour bribes | ulhularığızyou all's bribes | ulhularıtheir bribes |
| Genitive | ulhulanıthe bribes' | ulhularımımy bribes' | ulhularıŋıyour bribes' | ulhularınıhis bribes' | ulhularıbıznıour bribes' | ulhularığıznıyou all's bribes' | ulhularınıtheir bribes' |
| Accusative | ulhulanıthe bribes (as the object) | ulhularımımy bribes (as the object) | ulhularıŋıyour bribes (as the object) | ulhularınhis bribes (as the object) | ulhularıbıznıour bribes (as the object) | ulhularığıznıyou all's bribes (as the object) | ulhularıntheir bribes (as the object) |
| Dative | ulhulağato the bribes | ulhularımato my bribes | ulhularıŋato your bribes | ulhularınato his bribes | ulhularıbızğato our bribes | ulhularığızğato you all's bribes | ulhularınato their bribes |
| Locative | ulhuladain / at the bribes | ulhularımdain / at my bribes | ulhularıŋdain / at your bribes | ulhularındain / at his bribes | ulhularıbızdain / at our bribes | ulhularığızdain / at you all's bribes | ulhularındain / at their bribes |
| Ablative | ulhuladanfrom the bribes | ulhularımdanfrom my bribes | ulhularıŋdanfrom your bribes | ulhularındanfrom his bribes | ulhularıbızdanfrom our bribes | ulhularığızdanfrom you all's bribes | ulhularındanfrom their bribes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ulhuları can mean "his / her bribes", "their bribe", or "their bribes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.