From Sami (compare Northern Sami čoalbmi).
jolma
| Inflection of jolma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jolma | jolmat | |
| genitive | jolman | jolmien | |
| partitive | jolmaa | jolmia | |
| illative | jolmaan | jolmiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jolma | jolmat | |
| accusative | nom. | jolma | jolmat |
| gen. | jolman | ||
| genitive | jolman | jolmien jolmain rare | |
| partitive | jolmaa | jolmia | |
| inessive | jolmassa | jolmissa | |
| elative | jolmasta | jolmista | |
| illative | jolmaan | jolmiin | |
| adessive | jolmalla | jolmilla | |
| ablative | jolmalta | jolmilta | |
| allative | jolmalle | jolmille | |
| essive | jolmana | jolmina | |
| translative | jolmaksi | jolmiksi | |
| abessive | jolmatta | jolmitta | |
| instructive | — | jolmin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Borrowed from Malay jelma (“incarnation”), ultimately from Sanskrit जन्म (janma, “birth, existence”).
jolma