amanka
/amanka/ · plural amankala
1. a little devil; a lively, mischievous child — Said fondly of a spirited child, not as a real insult
- bu amankağa ne eteyim? — what am I to do with this little devil?
- amankala oramda çabadıla — the little rascals are running about the street
- sizni amankağız — your little devil
- amanka sabiy — a mischievous little devil of a child
2. a nasty one, a wretch
- ol amanka ua ne izleydi? — and what does that wretch want?
- bu amankadan uzaq tur — stay away from this wretch
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amankathe little devil | amankammy little devil | amankaŋyour little devil | amankasıhis little devil | amankabızour little devil | amankağızyou all's little devil | amankalarıtheir little devils |
| Genitive | amankanıthe little devil's | amankamımy little devil's | amankaŋıyour little devil's | amankasınıhis little devil's | amankabıznıour little devil's | amankağıznıyou all's little devil's | amankalarınıtheir little devils' |
| Accusative | amankanıthe little devil (as the object) | amankamımy little devil (as the object) | amankaŋıyour little devil (as the object) | amankasınhis little devil (as the object) | amankabıznıour little devil (as the object) | amankağıznıyou all's little devil (as the object) | amankalarıntheir little devils (as the object) |
| Dative | amankağato the little devil | amankamato my little devil | amankaŋato your little devil | amankasınato his little devil | amankabızğato our little devil | amankağızğato you all's little devil | amankalarınato their little devils |
| Locative | amankadain / at the little devil | amankamdain / at my little devil | amankaŋdain / at your little devil | amankasındain / at his little devil | amankabızdain / at our little devil | amankağızdain / at you all's little devil | amankalarındain / at their little devils |
| Ablative | amankadanfrom the little devil | amankamdanfrom my little devil | amankaŋdanfrom your little devil | amankasındanfrom his little devil | amankabızdanfrom our little devil | amankağızdanfrom you all's little devil | amankalarındanfrom their little devils |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amankalathe little devils | amankalarımmy little devils | amankalarıŋyour little devils | amankalarıhis little devils | amankalarıbızour little devils | amankalarığızyou all's little devils | amankalarıtheir little devils |
| Genitive | amankalanıthe little devils' | amankalarımımy little devils' | amankalarıŋıyour little devils' | amankalarınıhis little devils' | amankalarıbıznıour little devils' | amankalarığıznıyou all's little devils' | amankalarınıtheir little devils' |
| Accusative | amankalanıthe little devils (as the object) | amankalarımımy little devils (as the object) | amankalarıŋıyour little devils (as the object) | amankalarınhis little devils (as the object) | amankalarıbıznıour little devils (as the object) | amankalarığıznıyou all's little devils (as the object) | amankalarıntheir little devils (as the object) |
| Dative | amankalağato the little devils | amankalarımato my little devils | amankalarıŋato your little devils | amankalarınato his little devils | amankalarıbızğato our little devils | amankalarığızğato you all's little devils | amankalarınato their little devils |
| Locative | amankaladain / at the little devils | amankalarımdain / at my little devils | amankalarıŋdain / at your little devils | amankalarındain / at his little devils | amankalarıbızdain / at our little devils | amankalarığızdain / at you all's little devils | amankalarındain / at their little devils |
| Ablative | amankaladanfrom the little devils | amankalarımdanfrom my little devils | amankalarıŋdanfrom your little devils | amankalarındanfrom his little devils | amankalarıbızdanfrom our little devils | amankalarığızdanfrom you all's little devils | amankalarındanfrom their little devils |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: amankaları can mean "his / her little devils", "their little devil", or "their little devils" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amankanıqıthe little devil's one | amankanıqılathe little devil's ones | amankalanıqıthe little devils' one | amankalanıqılathe little devils' ones |
| Genitive | amankanıqınıof the little devil's one | amankanıqılanıof the little devil's ones | amankalanıqınıof the little devils' one | amankalanıqılanıof the little devils' ones |
| Accusative | amankanıqınthe little devil's one (as the object) | amankanıqılanıthe little devil's ones (as the object) | amankalanıqınthe little devils' one (as the object) | amankalanıqılanıthe little devils' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | amankanıqınato the little devil's one | amankanıqılağato the little devil's ones | amankalanıqınato the little devils' one | amankalanıqılağato the little devils' ones |
| Locative | amankanıqındain / at the little devil's one | amankanıqıladain / at the little devil's ones | amankalanıqındain / at the little devils' one | amankalanıqıladain / at the little devils' ones |
| Ablative | amankanıqındanfrom the little devil's one | amankanıqıladanfrom the little devil's ones | amankalanıqındanfrom the little devils' one | amankalanıqıladanfrom the little devils' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.