annya
/annja/ · plural annyala
grandmother, granny — Also used in direct address to one's grandmother; a synonym of amma.
- annya olturadı — grandmother is sitting
- annya üyde qaldı — grandmother stayed at home
- kel annyağa — come to granny
- annya ölmesin! — I swear by my grandmother!
- mayna ol annya aytıwçu attya — there is the grandfather that granny used to talk about
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | annyathe grandmother | annyammy grandmother | annyaŋyour grandmother | annyasıhis grandmother | annyabızour grandmother | annyağızyou all's grandmother | annyalarıtheir grandmothers |
| Genitive | annyanıthe grandmother's | annyamımy grandmother's | annyaŋıyour grandmother's | annyasınıhis grandmother's | annyabıznıour grandmother's | annyağıznıyou all's grandmother's | annyalarınıtheir grandmothers' |
| Accusative | annyanıthe grandmother (as the object) | annyamımy grandmother (as the object) | annyaŋıyour grandmother (as the object) | annyasınhis grandmother (as the object) | annyabıznıour grandmother (as the object) | annyağıznıyou all's grandmother (as the object) | annyalarıntheir grandmothers (as the object) |
| Dative | annyağato the grandmother | annyamato my grandmother | annyaŋato your grandmother | annyasınato his grandmother | annyabızğato our grandmother | annyağızğato you all's grandmother | annyalarınato their grandmothers |
| Locative | annyadain / at the grandmother | annyamdain / at my grandmother | annyaŋdain / at your grandmother | annyasındain / at his grandmother | annyabızdain / at our grandmother | annyağızdain / at you all's grandmother | annyalarındain / at their grandmothers |
| Ablative | annyadanfrom the grandmother | annyamdanfrom my grandmother | annyaŋdanfrom your grandmother | annyasındanfrom his grandmother | annyabızdanfrom our grandmother | annyağızdanfrom you all's grandmother | annyalarındanfrom their grandmothers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | annyalathe grandmothers | annyalarımmy grandmothers | annyalarıŋyour grandmothers | annyalarıhis grandmothers | annyalarıbızour grandmothers | annyalarığızyou all's grandmothers | annyalarıtheir grandmothers |
| Genitive | annyalanıthe grandmothers' | annyalarımımy grandmothers' | annyalarıŋıyour grandmothers' | annyalarınıhis grandmothers' | annyalarıbıznıour grandmothers' | annyalarığıznıyou all's grandmothers' | annyalarınıtheir grandmothers' |
| Accusative | annyalanıthe grandmothers (as the object) | annyalarımımy grandmothers (as the object) | annyalarıŋıyour grandmothers (as the object) | annyalarınhis grandmothers (as the object) | annyalarıbıznıour grandmothers (as the object) | annyalarığıznıyou all's grandmothers (as the object) | annyalarıntheir grandmothers (as the object) |
| Dative | annyalağato the grandmothers | annyalarımato my grandmothers | annyalarıŋato your grandmothers | annyalarınato his grandmothers | annyalarıbızğato our grandmothers | annyalarığızğato you all's grandmothers | annyalarınato their grandmothers |
| Locative | annyaladain / at the grandmothers | annyalarımdain / at my grandmothers | annyalarıŋdain / at your grandmothers | annyalarındain / at his grandmothers | annyalarıbızdain / at our grandmothers | annyalarığızdain / at you all's grandmothers | annyalarındain / at their grandmothers |
| Ablative | annyaladanfrom the grandmothers | annyalarımdanfrom my grandmothers | annyalarıŋdanfrom your grandmothers | annyalarındanfrom his grandmothers | annyalarıbızdanfrom our grandmothers | annyalarığızdanfrom you all's grandmothers | annyalarındanfrom their grandmothers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: annyaları can mean "his / her grandmothers", "their grandmother", or "their grandmothers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | annyanıqıthe grandmother's one | annyanıqılathe grandmother's ones | annyalanıqıthe grandmothers' one | annyalanıqılathe grandmothers' ones |
| Genitive | annyanıqınıof the grandmother's one | annyanıqılanıof the grandmother's ones | annyalanıqınıof the grandmothers' one | annyalanıqılanıof the grandmothers' ones |
| Accusative | annyanıqınthe grandmother's one (as the object) | annyanıqılanıthe grandmother's ones (as the object) | annyalanıqınthe grandmothers' one (as the object) | annyalanıqılanıthe grandmothers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | annyanıqınato the grandmother's one | annyanıqılağato the grandmother's ones | annyalanıqınato the grandmothers' one | annyalanıqılağato the grandmothers' ones |
| Locative | annyanıqındain / at the grandmother's one | annyanıqıladain / at the grandmother's ones | annyalanıqındain / at the grandmothers' one | annyalanıqıladain / at the grandmothers' ones |
| Ablative | annyanıqındanfrom the grandmother's one | annyanıqıladanfrom the grandmother's ones | annyalanıqındanfrom the grandmothers' one | annyalanıqıladanfrom the grandmothers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.