ahlu
/axlu/ · plural ahlula
1. relative, blood relation, kinsman
- juwuq ahlu — a close relative
- seni ahluŋ — your relative
- ahlula bla teŋle — relatives and friends
- anı ahlusu köbdü — he has many relatives
- anı ahlusu joqdu — he has no relatives
- Ahlulanı joqla — Visit your relatives
- ahlula jıyılıb toy etdile — the relatives gathered and held a feast
2. adherent, member of a community or following; devout person — Follows a noun naming the community or sphere the person belongs to.
- din ahlu — a religious person
- din ahlu adam — a religious person
- men din ahlusu adamma — I am a religious person
- jannet ahlusu boladıla — they become people of paradise
Expressions
- jandet ahlusu bolsun — rest in paradise
- din ahlu — Muslim cleric
- quran ahlusu — devout believer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ahluthe relative | ahlummy relative | ahluŋyour relative | ahlusuhis relative | ahlubuzour relative | ahluğuzyou all's relative | ahlularıtheir relatives |
| Genitive | ahlunuthe relative's | ahlumumy relative's | ahluŋuyour relative's | ahlusunuhis relative's | ahlubuznuour relative's | ahluğuznuyou all's relative's | ahlularınıtheir relatives' |
| Accusative | ahlunuthe relative (as the object) | ahlumumy relative (as the object) | ahluŋuyour relative (as the object) | ahlusunhis relative (as the object) | ahlubuznuour relative (as the object) | ahluğuznuyou all's relative (as the object) | ahlularıntheir relatives (as the object) |
| Dative | ahluğato the relative | ahlumato my relative | ahluŋato your relative | ahlusunato his relative | ahlubuzğato our relative | ahluğuzğato you all's relative | ahlularınato their relatives |
| Locative | ahludain / at the relative | ahlumdain / at my relative | ahluŋdain / at your relative | ahlusundain / at his relative | ahlubuzdain / at our relative | ahluğuzdain / at you all's relative | ahlularındain / at their relatives |
| Ablative | ahludanfrom the relative | ahlumdanfrom my relative | ahluŋdanfrom your relative | ahlusundanfrom his relative | ahlubuzdanfrom our relative | ahluğuzdanfrom you all's relative | ahlularındanfrom their relatives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ahlulathe relatives | ahlularımmy relatives | ahlularıŋyour relatives | ahlularıhis relatives | ahlularıbızour relatives | ahlularığızyou all's relatives | ahlularıtheir relatives |
| Genitive | ahlulanıthe relatives' | ahlularımımy relatives' | ahlularıŋıyour relatives' | ahlularınıhis relatives' | ahlularıbıznıour relatives' | ahlularığıznıyou all's relatives' | ahlularınıtheir relatives' |
| Accusative | ahlulanıthe relatives (as the object) | ahlularımımy relatives (as the object) | ahlularıŋıyour relatives (as the object) | ahlularınhis relatives (as the object) | ahlularıbıznıour relatives (as the object) | ahlularığıznıyou all's relatives (as the object) | ahlularıntheir relatives (as the object) |
| Dative | ahlulağato the relatives | ahlularımato my relatives | ahlularıŋato your relatives | ahlularınato his relatives | ahlularıbızğato our relatives | ahlularığızğato you all's relatives | ahlularınato their relatives |
| Locative | ahluladain / at the relatives | ahlularımdain / at my relatives | ahlularıŋdain / at your relatives | ahlularındain / at his relatives | ahlularıbızdain / at our relatives | ahlularığızdain / at you all's relatives | ahlularındain / at their relatives |
| Ablative | ahluladanfrom the relatives | ahlularımdanfrom my relatives | ahlularıŋdanfrom your relatives | ahlularındanfrom his relatives | ahlularıbızdanfrom our relatives | ahlularığızdanfrom you all's relatives | ahlularındanfrom their relatives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ahluları can mean "his / her relatives", "their relative", or "their relatives" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ahlunuquthe relative's one | ahlunuqulathe relative's ones | ahlulanıqıthe relatives' one | ahlulanıqılathe relatives' ones |
| Genitive | ahlunuqunuof the relative's one | ahlunuqulanıof the relative's ones | ahlulanıqınıof the relatives' one | ahlulanıqılanıof the relatives' ones |
| Accusative | ahlunuqunthe relative's one (as the object) | ahlunuqulanıthe relative's ones (as the object) | ahlulanıqınthe relatives' one (as the object) | ahlulanıqılanıthe relatives' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ahlunuqunato the relative's one | ahlunuqulağato the relative's ones | ahlulanıqınato the relatives' one | ahlulanıqılağato the relatives' ones |
| Locative | ahlunuqundain / at the relative's one | ahlunuquladain / at the relative's ones | ahlulanıqındain / at the relatives' one | ahlulanıqıladain / at the relatives' ones |
| Ablative | ahlunuqundanfrom the relative's one | ahlunuquladanfrom the relative's ones | ahlulanıqındanfrom the relatives' one | ahlulanıqıladanfrom the relatives' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.