appa

/appa/ · plural appala

1. (n.) grandfather, father of one's father or mother

appam bizde jaşaydı — my grandfather lives with us
appamı üyü — my grandfather's house
atamı atası appamdı — my father's father is my grandfather
appanı tuwduqları — grandfather's grandchildren
appa törde olturadı — grandfather sits in the seat of honor
appanı alğışı — grandfather's blessing
qart appa — old grandfather
appağa namıs etgen jaş — a young man who honors his grandfather

2. (n.) grandpa, granddad (polite address to a grandfather or any old man) — Used as a respectful way to address a grandfather or any elderly man.

appa, kel beri — grandpa, come here
Appa, bu nek söleşmeydi? — Grandpa, why doesn't he speak?

3. (n.) old man, elder

appala nığışda olturadıla — the old men sit at the village gathering place
qaraçaylı appanı tört jaşı bolğandı — a Karachay old man had four sons
jüzjıllıq appa — a hundred-year-old man

4. (n.) forebear, ancestor (in the plural, the people of earlier generations) (fig.)

bizni appalarıbız burun zamanlada — our forebears in former times
appalanı jolu — the way of the forebears
appala aytıwçulay — as the forebears used to say

Expressions

appa şoşu, ınna şoşu bolurğa — live in peace (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of appa, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	appathe grandfather	appammy grandfather	appaŋyour grandfather	appasıhis grandfather	appabızour grandfather	appağızyou all's grandfather	appalarıtheir grandfathers
Genitive	appanıthe grandfather's	appamımy grandfather's	appaŋıyour grandfather's	appasınıhis grandfather's	appabıznıour grandfather's	appağıznıyou all's grandfather's	appalarınıtheir grandfathers'
Accusative	appanıthe grandfather (as the object)	appamımy grandfather (as the object)	appaŋıyour grandfather (as the object)	appasınhis grandfather (as the object)	appabıznıour grandfather (as the object)	appağıznıyou all's grandfather (as the object)	appalarıntheir grandfathers (as the object)
Dative	appağato the grandfather	appamato my grandfather	appaŋato your grandfather	appasınato his grandfather	appabızğato our grandfather	appağızğato you all's grandfather	appalarınato their grandfathers
Locative	appadain / at the grandfather	appamdain / at my grandfather	appaŋdain / at your grandfather	appasındain / at his grandfather	appabızdain / at our grandfather	appağızdain / at you all's grandfather	appalarındain / at their grandfathers
Ablative	appadanfrom the grandfather	appamdanfrom my grandfather	appaŋdanfrom your grandfather	appasındanfrom his grandfather	appabızdanfrom our grandfather	appağızdanfrom you all's grandfather	appalarındanfrom their grandfathers

Plural

Plural — cases of appa, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	appalathe grandfathers	appalarımmy grandfathers	appalarıŋyour grandfathers	appalarıhis grandfathers	appalarıbızour grandfathers	appalarığızyou all's grandfathers	appalarıtheir grandfathers
Genitive	appalanıthe grandfathers'	appalarımımy grandfathers'	appalarıŋıyour grandfathers'	appalarınıhis grandfathers'	appalarıbıznıour grandfathers'	appalarığıznıyou all's grandfathers'	appalarınıtheir grandfathers'
Accusative	appalanıthe grandfathers (as the object)	appalarımımy grandfathers (as the object)	appalarıŋıyour grandfathers (as the object)	appalarınhis grandfathers (as the object)	appalarıbıznıour grandfathers (as the object)	appalarığıznıyou all's grandfathers (as the object)	appalarıntheir grandfathers (as the object)
Dative	appalağato the grandfathers	appalarımato my grandfathers	appalarıŋato your grandfathers	appalarınato his grandfathers	appalarıbızğato our grandfathers	appalarığızğato you all's grandfathers	appalarınato their grandfathers
Locative	appaladain / at the grandfathers	appalarımdain / at my grandfathers	appalarıŋdain / at your grandfathers	appalarındain / at his grandfathers	appalarıbızdain / at our grandfathers	appalarığızdain / at you all's grandfathers	appalarındain / at their grandfathers
Ablative	appaladanfrom the grandfathers	appalarımdanfrom my grandfathers	appalarıŋdanfrom your grandfathers	appalarındanfrom his grandfathers	appalarıbızdanfrom our grandfathers	appalarığızdanfrom you all's grandfathers	appalarındanfrom their grandfathers

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

Whose it is

Belonging to appa — the grandfather's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	appanıqıthe grandfather's one	appanıqılathe grandfather's ones	appalanıqıthe grandfathers' one	appalanıqılathe grandfathers' ones
Genitive	appanıqınıof the grandfather's one	appanıqılanıof the grandfather's ones	appalanıqınıof the grandfathers' one	appalanıqılanıof the grandfathers' ones
Accusative	appanıqınthe grandfather's one (as the object)	appanıqılanıthe grandfather's ones (as the object)	appalanıqınthe grandfathers' one (as the object)	appalanıqılanıthe grandfathers' ones (as the object)
Dative	appanıqınato the grandfather's one	appanıqılağato the grandfather's ones	appalanıqınato the grandfathers' one	appalanıqılağato the grandfathers' ones
Locative	appanıqındain / at the grandfather's one	appanıqıladain / at the grandfather's ones	appalanıqındain / at the grandfathers' one	appalanıqıladain / at the grandfathers' ones
Ablative	appanıqındanfrom the grandfather's one	appanıqıladanfrom the grandfather's ones	appalanıqındanfrom the grandfathers' one	appalanıqıladanfrom the grandfathers' ones

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