zıka
/zɯka/ · plural zıkala
1. wild mustard — A yellow-flowered wild plant whose leaves are eaten and used in folk medicine.
- zıka jıyarğa — to gather wild mustard
- jaşla zıka jıyadıla — the boys are gathering wild mustard
- zıka bitgen jerle — places where wild mustard grows
- zıkala çağadıla — the wild mustard is in flower
2. garden cress
- baçhada zıka ösedi — garden cress grows in the vegetable garden
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zıkathe wild mustard | zıkammy wild mustard | zıkaŋyour wild mustard | zıkasıhis wild mustard | zıkabızour wild mustard | zıkağızyou all's wild mustard | zıkalarıtheir wild mustards |
| Genitive | zıkanıthe wild mustard's | zıkamımy wild mustard's | zıkaŋıyour wild mustard's | zıkasınıhis wild mustard's | zıkabıznıour wild mustard's | zıkağıznıyou all's wild mustard's | zıkalarınıtheir wild mustards' |
| Accusative | zıkanıthe wild mustard (as the object) | zıkamımy wild mustard (as the object) | zıkaŋıyour wild mustard (as the object) | zıkasınhis wild mustard (as the object) | zıkabıznıour wild mustard (as the object) | zıkağıznıyou all's wild mustard (as the object) | zıkalarıntheir wild mustards (as the object) |
| Dative | zıkağato the wild mustard | zıkamato my wild mustard | zıkaŋato your wild mustard | zıkasınato his wild mustard | zıkabızğato our wild mustard | zıkağızğato you all's wild mustard | zıkalarınato their wild mustards |
| Locative | zıkadain / at the wild mustard | zıkamdain / at my wild mustard | zıkaŋdain / at your wild mustard | zıkasındain / at his wild mustard | zıkabızdain / at our wild mustard | zıkağızdain / at you all's wild mustard | zıkalarındain / at their wild mustards |
| Ablative | zıkadanfrom the wild mustard | zıkamdanfrom my wild mustard | zıkaŋdanfrom your wild mustard | zıkasındanfrom his wild mustard | zıkabızdanfrom our wild mustard | zıkağızdanfrom you all's wild mustard | zıkalarındanfrom their wild mustards |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zıkalathe wild mustards | zıkalarımmy wild mustards | zıkalarıŋyour wild mustards | zıkalarıhis wild mustards | zıkalarıbızour wild mustards | zıkalarığızyou all's wild mustards | zıkalarıtheir wild mustards |
| Genitive | zıkalanıthe wild mustards' | zıkalarımımy wild mustards' | zıkalarıŋıyour wild mustards' | zıkalarınıhis wild mustards' | zıkalarıbıznıour wild mustards' | zıkalarığıznıyou all's wild mustards' | zıkalarınıtheir wild mustards' |
| Accusative | zıkalanıthe wild mustards (as the object) | zıkalarımımy wild mustards (as the object) | zıkalarıŋıyour wild mustards (as the object) | zıkalarınhis wild mustards (as the object) | zıkalarıbıznıour wild mustards (as the object) | zıkalarığıznıyou all's wild mustards (as the object) | zıkalarıntheir wild mustards (as the object) |
| Dative | zıkalağato the wild mustards | zıkalarımato my wild mustards | zıkalarıŋato your wild mustards | zıkalarınato his wild mustards | zıkalarıbızğato our wild mustards | zıkalarığızğato you all's wild mustards | zıkalarınato their wild mustards |
| Locative | zıkaladain / at the wild mustards | zıkalarımdain / at my wild mustards | zıkalarıŋdain / at your wild mustards | zıkalarındain / at his wild mustards | zıkalarıbızdain / at our wild mustards | zıkalarığızdain / at you all's wild mustards | zıkalarındain / at their wild mustards |
| Ablative | zıkaladanfrom the wild mustards | zıkalarımdanfrom my wild mustards | zıkalarıŋdanfrom your wild mustards | zıkalarındanfrom his wild mustards | zıkalarıbızdanfrom our wild mustards | zıkalarığızdanfrom you all's wild mustards | zıkalarındanfrom their wild mustards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zıkaları can mean "his / her wild mustards", "their wild mustard", or "their wild mustards" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.