amma

/amma/ · plural ammala

1. (conj.) but, however, nevertheless, yet (Ar.)

men bileme, amma aytmayma — I know, but I am not saying
jol uzaqdı, amma barırbız — the road is long, but we will go
ol keldi, amma keç keldi — they came, but they came late
aytır edim, amma bilmeyme — I would say it, but I do not know
amma alqın otlaw igidi — but the pasture is still good

2. (n.) grandmother, old woman

ammam jomaq aytadı — my grandmother tells a fairy tale
bizni amma saqlaydı — grandmother is waiting for us
ammam bla akkam keldile — my grandmother and my grandfather came
ullu üyde olturadıla ammala — old women are sitting in the big room

Expressions

jaşamağanlay, amma bolurğa — wise beyond one's years (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of amma, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	ammathe grandmother	ammammy grandmother	ammaŋyour grandmother	ammasıhis grandmother	ammabızour grandmother	ammağızyou all's grandmother	ammalarıtheir grandmothers
Genitive	ammanıthe grandmother's	ammamımy grandmother's	ammaŋıyour grandmother's	ammasınıhis grandmother's	ammabıznıour grandmother's	ammağıznıyou all's grandmother's	ammalarınıtheir grandmothers'
Accusative	ammanıthe grandmother (as the object)	ammamımy grandmother (as the object)	ammaŋıyour grandmother (as the object)	ammasınhis grandmother (as the object)	ammabıznıour grandmother (as the object)	ammağıznıyou all's grandmother (as the object)	ammalarıntheir grandmothers (as the object)
Dative	ammağato the grandmother	ammamato my grandmother	ammaŋato your grandmother	ammasınato his grandmother	ammabızğato our grandmother	ammağızğato you all's grandmother	ammalarınato their grandmothers
Locative	ammadain / at the grandmother	ammamdain / at my grandmother	ammaŋdain / at your grandmother	ammasındain / at his grandmother	ammabızdain / at our grandmother	ammağızdain / at you all's grandmother	ammalarındain / at their grandmothers
Ablative	ammadanfrom the grandmother	ammamdanfrom my grandmother	ammaŋdanfrom your grandmother	ammasındanfrom his grandmother	ammabızdanfrom our grandmother	ammağızdanfrom you all's grandmother	ammalarındanfrom their grandmothers

Plural

Plural — cases of amma, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	ammalathe grandmothers	ammalarımmy grandmothers	ammalarıŋyour grandmothers	ammalarıhis grandmothers	ammalarıbızour grandmothers	ammalarığızyou all's grandmothers	ammalarıtheir grandmothers
Genitive	ammalanıthe grandmothers'	ammalarımımy grandmothers'	ammalarıŋıyour grandmothers'	ammalarınıhis grandmothers'	ammalarıbıznıour grandmothers'	ammalarığıznıyou all's grandmothers'	ammalarınıtheir grandmothers'
Accusative	ammalanıthe grandmothers (as the object)	ammalarımımy grandmothers (as the object)	ammalarıŋıyour grandmothers (as the object)	ammalarınhis grandmothers (as the object)	ammalarıbıznıour grandmothers (as the object)	ammalarığıznıyou all's grandmothers (as the object)	ammalarıntheir grandmothers (as the object)
Dative	ammalağato the grandmothers	ammalarımato my grandmothers	ammalarıŋato your grandmothers	ammalarınato his grandmothers	ammalarıbızğato our grandmothers	ammalarığızğato you all's grandmothers	ammalarınato their grandmothers
Locative	ammaladain / at the grandmothers	ammalarımdain / at my grandmothers	ammalarıŋdain / at your grandmothers	ammalarındain / at his grandmothers	ammalarıbızdain / at our grandmothers	ammalarığızdain / at you all's grandmothers	ammalarındain / at their grandmothers
Ablative	ammaladanfrom the grandmothers	ammalarımdanfrom my grandmothers	ammalarıŋdanfrom your grandmothers	ammalarındanfrom his grandmothers	ammalarıbızdanfrom our grandmothers	ammalarığızdanfrom you all's grandmothers	ammalarındanfrom their grandmothers

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ammaları can mean "his / her grandmothers", "their grandmother", or "their grandmothers" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to amma — the grandmother's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	ammanıqıthe grandmother's one	ammanıqılathe grandmother's ones	ammalanıqıthe grandmothers' one	ammalanıqılathe grandmothers' ones
Genitive	ammanıqınıof the grandmother's one	ammanıqılanıof the grandmother's ones	ammalanıqınıof the grandmothers' one	ammalanıqılanıof the grandmothers' ones
Accusative	ammanıqınthe grandmother's one (as the object)	ammanıqılanıthe grandmother's ones (as the object)	ammalanıqınthe grandmothers' one (as the object)	ammalanıqılanıthe grandmothers' ones (as the object)
Dative	ammanıqınato the grandmother's one	ammanıqılağato the grandmother's ones	ammalanıqınato the grandmothers' one	ammalanıqılağato the grandmothers' ones
Locative	ammanıqındain / at the grandmother's one	ammanıqıladain / at the grandmother's ones	ammalanıqındain / at the grandmothers' one	ammalanıqıladain / at the grandmothers' ones
Ablative	ammanıqındanfrom the grandmother's one	ammanıqıladanfrom the grandmother's ones	ammalanıqındanfrom the grandmothers' one	ammalanıqıladanfrom the grandmothers' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.