ahlı
/axlɯ/
Definitions
1. relative, kinsman
- ahlıların jıyıb aythandı — he gathered his relatives and spoke
- ahlılarıbız bla tübeşdik — we met with our relatives
- juwuq ahlı — a close kinsman
2. adherent, one who belongs to a community or a calling
- din ahlı adam — a devout person, a person of religion
- din ahlı tişirıw — a devout woman
Related
juwuqsynonymclose, near, not far off; near, close at hand (in time); closely related; close to, closely bound up with, akin; close, near, close up; a relative, a kinsman; an in-law, a relative by marriage; about, nearly, getting on for
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahlıthe relative | ahlılathe relatives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ahlınıthe relative's | ahlılanıthe relatives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ahlınıthe relative (as the object) | ahlılanıthe relatives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ahlığato the relative | ahlılağato the relatives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ahlıdaat / in the relative | ahlıladaat / in the relatives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ahlıdanfrom the relative | ahlıladanfrom the relatives | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ahlımmy relative | ahlılarımmy relatives |
| your | ahlıngyour relative | ahlılarıngyour relatives |
| his / her | ahlısıhis / her relative | ahlılarıhis / her relatives |
| our | ahlıbızour relative | ahlılarıbızour relatives |
| you all's | ahlığızyou all's relative | ahlılarığızyou all's relatives |
| their | ahlılarıtheir relative | ahlılarıtheir relatives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ahlıları can mean "his / her relatives", "their relative", or "their relatives" — context decides.