zal
/zal/ · plural zalla
1. hall, a large room for meetings, performances or other events; auditorium, concert hall
- zalnı ortasında — in the middle of the hall
- sport zal — gym, sports hall
- oquw zal — reading room
- qarawçu zal — auditorium
- saqlawçu zal — waiting room
- tepsewçü zal — dance hall
- zalın kolhozçula bla oquwçula tolturdula — collective farmers and students filled its hall
2. reception room, front room, a well-furnished room in a private house for receiving guests
- qonaqlanı zalğa olturtduq — we seated the guests in the front room
- üyübüznü zalı keŋdi — the front room of our house is spacious
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zalthe hall | zalımmy hall | zalıŋyour hall | zalıhis hall | zalıbızour hall | zalığızyou all's hall | zallarıtheir halls |
| Genitive | zalnıthe hall's | zalımımy hall's | zalıŋıyour hall's | zalınıhis hall's | zalıbıznıour hall's | zalığıznıyou all's hall's | zallarınıtheir halls' |
| Accusative | zalnıthe hall (as the object) | zalımımy hall (as the object) | zalıŋıyour hall (as the object) | zalınhis hall (as the object) | zalıbıznıour hall (as the object) | zalığıznıyou all's hall (as the object) | zallarıntheir halls (as the object) |
| Dative | zalğato the hall | zalımato my hall | zalıŋato your hall | zalınato his hall | zalıbızğato our hall | zalığızğato you all's hall | zallarınato their halls |
| Locative | zaldain / at the hall | zalımdain / at my hall | zalıŋdain / at your hall | zalındain / at his hall | zalıbızdain / at our hall | zalığızdain / at you all's hall | zallarındain / at their halls |
| Ablative | zaldanfrom the hall | zalımdanfrom my hall | zalıŋdanfrom your hall | zalındanfrom his hall | zalıbızdanfrom our hall | zalığızdanfrom you all's hall | zallarındanfrom their halls |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zallathe halls | zallarımmy halls | zallarıŋyour halls | zallarıhis halls | zallarıbızour halls | zallarığızyou all's halls | zallarıtheir halls |
| Genitive | zallanıthe halls' | zallarımımy halls' | zallarıŋıyour halls' | zallarınıhis halls' | zallarıbıznıour halls' | zallarığıznıyou all's halls' | zallarınıtheir halls' |
| Accusative | zallanıthe halls (as the object) | zallarımımy halls (as the object) | zallarıŋıyour halls (as the object) | zallarınhis halls (as the object) | zallarıbıznıour halls (as the object) | zallarığıznıyou all's halls (as the object) | zallarıntheir halls (as the object) |
| Dative | zallağato the halls | zallarımato my halls | zallarıŋato your halls | zallarınato his halls | zallarıbızğato our halls | zallarığızğato you all's halls | zallarınato their halls |
| Locative | zalladain / at the halls | zallarımdain / at my halls | zallarıŋdain / at your halls | zallarındain / at his halls | zallarıbızdain / at our halls | zallarığızdain / at you all's halls | zallarındain / at their halls |
| Ablative | zalladanfrom the halls | zallarımdanfrom my halls | zallarıŋdanfrom your halls | zallarındanfrom his halls | zallarıbızdanfrom our halls | zallarığızdanfrom you all's halls | zallarındanfrom their halls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zalları can mean "his / her halls", "their hall", or "their halls" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.