alim
/alim/ · plural alimle
1. scholar, scientist, learned person
- qarnaşım alimdi — my brother is a scholar
- ullu alimle — great scholars
- Orus alimle — Russian scholars
- jaş alim — a young scholar
- belgili alimge sorğanma — I asked a well-known scholar
- alim bilimden toymaz — a scholar is never sated with knowledge
- alim bolğandan adam bolğan qıyın — becoming a person is harder than becoming a scholar
2. learned, educated, having special knowledge — Used before a noun: alim qız a learned girl, alim agronom a scholar-agronomist.
- alim qız — a learned girl
3. religious scholar, interpreter of sacred law, scribe
- din alimle — religious scholars
- belgili din alim — a well-known religious scholar
- din alimge sordum — I asked a religious scholar
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alimthe scholar | alimimmy scholar | alimiŋyour scholar | alimihis scholar | alimibizour scholar | alimigizyou all's scholar | alimleritheir scholars |
| Genitive | alimnithe scholar's | alimimimy scholar's | alimiŋiyour scholar's | aliminihis scholar's | alimibizniour scholar's | alimigizniyou all's scholar's | alimlerinitheir scholars' |
| Accusative | alimnithe scholar (as the object) | alimimimy scholar (as the object) | alimiŋiyour scholar (as the object) | aliminhis scholar (as the object) | alimibizniour scholar (as the object) | alimigizniyou all's scholar (as the object) | alimlerintheir scholars (as the object) |
| Dative | alimgeto the scholar | alimimeto my scholar | alimiŋeto your scholar | alimineto his scholar | alimibizgeto our scholar | alimigizgeto you all's scholar | alimlerineto their scholars |
| Locative | alimdein / at the scholar | alimimdein / at my scholar | alimiŋdein / at your scholar | alimindein / at his scholar | alimibizdein / at our scholar | alimigizdein / at you all's scholar | alimlerindein / at their scholars |
| Ablative | alimdenfrom the scholar | alimimdenfrom my scholar | alimiŋdenfrom your scholar | alimindenfrom his scholar | alimibizdenfrom our scholar | alimigizdenfrom you all's scholar | alimlerindenfrom their scholars |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alimlethe scholars | alimlerimmy scholars | alimleriŋyour scholars | alimlerihis scholars | alimleribizour scholars | alimlerigizyou all's scholars | alimleritheir scholars |
| Genitive | alimlenithe scholars' | alimlerimimy scholars' | alimleriŋiyour scholars' | alimlerinihis scholars' | alimleribizniour scholars' | alimlerigizniyou all's scholars' | alimlerinitheir scholars' |
| Accusative | alimlenithe scholars (as the object) | alimlerimimy scholars (as the object) | alimleriŋiyour scholars (as the object) | alimlerinhis scholars (as the object) | alimleribizniour scholars (as the object) | alimlerigizniyou all's scholars (as the object) | alimlerintheir scholars (as the object) |
| Dative | alimlegeto the scholars | alimlerimeto my scholars | alimleriŋeto your scholars | alimlerineto his scholars | alimleribizgeto our scholars | alimlerigizgeto you all's scholars | alimlerineto their scholars |
| Locative | alimledein / at the scholars | alimlerimdein / at my scholars | alimleriŋdein / at your scholars | alimlerindein / at his scholars | alimleribizdein / at our scholars | alimlerigizdein / at you all's scholars | alimlerindein / at their scholars |
| Ablative | alimledenfrom the scholars | alimlerimdenfrom my scholars | alimleriŋdenfrom your scholars | alimlerindenfrom his scholars | alimleribizdenfrom our scholars | alimlerigizdenfrom you all's scholars | alimlerindenfrom their scholars |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: alimleri can mean "his / her scholars", "their scholar", or "their scholars" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alimnikithe scholar's one | alimnikilethe scholar's ones | alimlenikithe scholars' one | alimlenikilethe scholars' ones |
| Genitive | alimnikiniof the scholar's one | alimnikileniof the scholar's ones | alimlenikiniof the scholars' one | alimlenikileniof the scholars' ones |
| Accusative | alimnikinthe scholar's one (as the object) | alimnikilenithe scholar's ones (as the object) | alimlenikinthe scholars' one (as the object) | alimlenikilenithe scholars' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | alimnikineto the scholar's one | alimnikilegeto the scholar's ones | alimlenikineto the scholars' one | alimlenikilegeto the scholars' ones |
| Locative | alimnikindein / at the scholar's one | alimnikiledein / at the scholar's ones | alimlenikindein / at the scholars' one | alimlenikiledein / at the scholars' ones |
| Ablative | alimnikindenfrom the scholar's one | alimnikiledenfrom the scholar's ones | alimlenikindenfrom the scholars' one | alimlenikiledenfrom the scholars' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.