adam / Adam
/adam/ · plural adamla
1. person, human being — Before another noun it means human: adam qıyın human labor.
- qart adam — an old person
- igi adam — a good person
- aqıllı adam — an intelligent person
- oquwlu adam — an educated person
- qaraçay adam — a Karachay person
- işekli adam — a suspicious person
- işge kölün bergen adam — a person who has given his heart to work
- nença adam bardı? — how many people are there?
- iş adamdan qorqadı — work fears the person
2. people, population
- oram adamdan toludu — the street is full of people
- adamla ne aytırla? — what will people say?
- şaharnı adamları — the population of the town
- adamı köb rayon — a densely populated district
- adam eterge — to help someone make their way in society
3. man, adult male
- bir adam keledi — a man is coming this way
- ol adam meni atamdı — that man is my father
- adamla arbazda, tişirıwla üyde edile — the men were in the yard, the women in the house
4. person, head, soul — Counts people one by one, as when a share or a ration is worked out for each person.
- adam başına — per head, per soul
- üyde beş adam bardı — there are five souls in the house
- har adamğa birer ülüş tüşdü — one share fell to each person
- üyde bir adam da joqdu — there is not a soul in the house
5. anyone, anybody — With a negated verb the sense is no one at all.
- bir adamğa aytma — do not tell anyone
- beri adam jiberme — do not let anyone in here
- bılayda sen uyalır adam joqdu — there is no one here for you to be shy of
6. relative, family member
- adamıŋa ayt — tell your relative
- adamlarıbız toyubuzğa jıyıldıla — our relatives gathered for our wedding
- adamı bolmağan jarsıwdu — having no relatives is a sorrow
- meni adamlarım taw elde jaşaydıla — my relatives live in a mountain village
7. spouse, husband, wife — Nearly always appears in a possessive form, naming whose husband or wife is meant.
- anı adamı işge ketgendi — her husband has gone off to work
- meni adamım bügün üydedi — my spouse is at home today
- adamıŋ bla birge kelirse — you will come together with your spouse
8. character, type (a person of a certain sort)
- zawuq adam — a funny type
- qujur adam — a strange type
- awruwçu adam — a sickly type
9. citizen
- ol bizni qıralnı adamıdı — he is a citizen of our country
- men bu şaharnı adamıma — I am a citizen of this town
- har qıralnı adamlarını haqları bardı — the citizens of every country have their rights
10. messenger, someone sent on an errand
- adam ierge — to send a messenger
- adam iydi — he sent someone with word
- atam bizge adam iygendi — my father has sent a messenger to us
11. one's own contact, someone on one's side
- anı anda adamı bardı — he has his own contact there
- bizni adamıbızdı — he is one of our own
- seni anda adamıŋ barmıdı? — do you have a contact of your own there?
12. Adam, the first man — Often paired with Eve, as in "Adam and Eve".
- Adam bla Hawa — Adam and Eve
- Adam birinçi adam edi — Adam was the first man
- Adam bla Hawanı sabiyleri — the children of Adam and Eve
Expressions
- adam aythanŋa qaramazğa — ignore advice
- adam bolurğa — make something of oneself
- adam jarlısı — person without kin
- adam qatında adam ölmeydi — people help each other
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adamthe person | adamımmy person | adamıŋyour person | adamıhis person | adamıbızour person | adamığızyou all's person | adamlarıtheir people |
| Genitive | adamnıthe person's | adamımımy person's | adamıŋıyour person's | adamınıhis person's | adamıbıznıour person's | adamığıznıyou all's person's | adamlarınıtheir people's |
| Accusative | adamnıthe person (as the object) | adamımımy person (as the object) | adamıŋıyour person (as the object) | adamınhis person (as the object) | adamıbıznıour person (as the object) | adamığıznıyou all's person (as the object) | adamlarıntheir people (as the object) |
| Dative | adamğato the person | adamımato my person | adamıŋato your person | adamınato his person | adamıbızğato our person | adamığızğato you all's person | adamlarınato their people |
| Locative | adamdain / at the person | adamımdain / at my person | adamıŋdain / at your person | adamındain / at his person | adamıbızdain / at our person | adamığızdain / at you all's person | adamlarındain / at their people |
| Ablative | adamdanfrom the person | adamımdanfrom my person | adamıŋdanfrom your person | adamındanfrom his person | adamıbızdanfrom our person | adamığızdanfrom you all's person | adamlarındanfrom their people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adamlathe people | adamlarımmy people | adamlarıŋyour people | adamlarıhis people | adamlarıbızour people | adamlarığızyou all's people | adamlarıtheir people |
| Genitive | adamlanıthe people's | adamlarımımy people's | adamlarıŋıyour people's | adamlarınıhis people's | adamlarıbıznıour people's | adamlarığıznıyou all's people's | adamlarınıtheir people's |
| Accusative | adamlanıthe people (as the object) | adamlarımımy people (as the object) | adamlarıŋıyour people (as the object) | adamlarınhis people (as the object) | adamlarıbıznıour people (as the object) | adamlarığıznıyou all's people (as the object) | adamlarıntheir people (as the object) |
| Dative | adamlağato the people | adamlarımato my people | adamlarıŋato your people | adamlarınato his people | adamlarıbızğato our people | adamlarığızğato you all's people | adamlarınato their people |
| Locative | adamladain / at the people | adamlarımdain / at my people | adamlarıŋdain / at your people | adamlarındain / at his people | adamlarıbızdain / at our people | adamlarığızdain / at you all's people | adamlarındain / at their people |
| Ablative | adamladanfrom the people | adamlarımdanfrom my people | adamlarıŋdanfrom your people | adamlarındanfrom his people | adamlarıbızdanfrom our people | adamlarığızdanfrom you all's people | adamlarındanfrom their people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: adamları can mean "his / her people", "their person", or "their people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adamnıqıthe person's one | adamnıqılathe person's ones | adamlanıqıthe people's one | adamlanıqılathe people's ones |
| Genitive | adamnıqınıof the person's one | adamnıqılanıof the person's ones | adamlanıqınıof the people's one | adamlanıqılanıof the people's ones |
| Accusative | adamnıqınthe person's one (as the object) | adamnıqılanıthe person's ones (as the object) | adamlanıqınthe people's one (as the object) | adamlanıqılanıthe people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | adamnıqınato the person's one | adamnıqılağato the person's ones | adamlanıqınato the people's one | adamlanıqılağato the people's ones |
| Locative | adamnıqındain / at the person's one | adamnıqıladain / at the person's ones | adamlanıqındain / at the people's one | adamlanıqıladain / at the people's ones |
| Ablative | adamnıqındanfrom the person's one | adamnıqıladanfrom the person's ones | adamlanıqındanfrom the people's one | adamlanıqıladanfrom the people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Adamthe Adam | Adamımmy Adam | Adamıŋyour Adam | Adamıhis Adam | Adamıbızour Adam | Adamığızyou all's Adam | Adamlarıtheir Adams |
| Genitive | Adamnıthe Adam's | Adamımımy Adam's | Adamıŋıyour Adam's | Adamınıhis Adam's | Adamıbıznıour Adam's | Adamığıznıyou all's Adam's | Adamlarınıtheir Adams' |
| Accusative | Adamnıthe Adam (as the object) | Adamımımy Adam (as the object) | Adamıŋıyour Adam (as the object) | Adamınhis Adam (as the object) | Adamıbıznıour Adam (as the object) | Adamığıznıyou all's Adam (as the object) | Adamlarıntheir Adams (as the object) |
| Dative | Adamğato the Adam | Adamımato my Adam | Adamıŋato your Adam | Adamınato his Adam | Adamıbızğato our Adam | Adamığızğato you all's Adam | Adamlarınato their Adams |
| Locative | Adamdain / at the Adam | Adamımdain / at my Adam | Adamıŋdain / at your Adam | Adamındain / at his Adam | Adamıbızdain / at our Adam | Adamığızdain / at you all's Adam | Adamlarındain / at their Adams |
| Ablative | Adamdanfrom the Adam | Adamımdanfrom my Adam | Adamıŋdanfrom your Adam | Adamındanfrom his Adam | Adamıbızdanfrom our Adam | Adamığızdanfrom you all's Adam | Adamlarındanfrom their Adams |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Adamlathe Adams | Adamlarımmy Adams | Adamlarıŋyour Adams | Adamlarıhis Adams | Adamlarıbızour Adams | Adamlarığızyou all's Adams | Adamlarıtheir Adams |
| Genitive | Adamlanıthe Adams' | Adamlarımımy Adams' | Adamlarıŋıyour Adams' | Adamlarınıhis Adams' | Adamlarıbıznıour Adams' | Adamlarığıznıyou all's Adams' | Adamlarınıtheir Adams' |
| Accusative | Adamlanıthe Adams (as the object) | Adamlarımımy Adams (as the object) | Adamlarıŋıyour Adams (as the object) | Adamlarınhis Adams (as the object) | Adamlarıbıznıour Adams (as the object) | Adamlarığıznıyou all's Adams (as the object) | Adamlarıntheir Adams (as the object) |
| Dative | Adamlağato the Adams | Adamlarımato my Adams | Adamlarıŋato your Adams | Adamlarınato his Adams | Adamlarıbızğato our Adams | Adamlarığızğato you all's Adams | Adamlarınato their Adams |
| Locative | Adamladain / at the Adams | Adamlarımdain / at my Adams | Adamlarıŋdain / at your Adams | Adamlarındain / at his Adams | Adamlarıbızdain / at our Adams | Adamlarığızdain / at you all's Adams | Adamlarındain / at their Adams |
| Ablative | Adamladanfrom the Adams | Adamlarımdanfrom my Adams | Adamlarıŋdanfrom your Adams | Adamlarındanfrom his Adams | Adamlarıbızdanfrom our Adams | Adamlarığızdanfrom you all's Adams | Adamlarındanfrom their Adams |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Adamları can mean "his / her Adams", "their Adam", or "their Adams" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Adamnıqıthe Adam's one | Adamnıqılathe Adam's ones | Adamlanıqıthe Adams' one | Adamlanıqılathe Adams' ones |
| Genitive | Adamnıqınıof the Adam's one | Adamnıqılanıof the Adam's ones | Adamlanıqınıof the Adams' one | Adamlanıqılanıof the Adams' ones |
| Accusative | Adamnıqınthe Adam's one (as the object) | Adamnıqılanıthe Adam's ones (as the object) | Adamlanıqınthe Adams' one (as the object) | Adamlanıqılanıthe Adams' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Adamnıqınato the Adam's one | Adamnıqılağato the Adam's ones | Adamlanıqınato the Adams' one | Adamlanıqılağato the Adams' ones |
| Locative | Adamnıqındain / at the Adam's one | Adamnıqıladain / at the Adam's ones | Adamlanıqındain / at the Adams' one | Adamlanıqıladain / at the Adams' ones |
| Ablative | Adamnıqındanfrom the Adam's one | Adamnıqıladanfrom the Adam's ones | Adamlanıqındanfrom the Adams' one | Adamlanıqıladanfrom the Adams' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.