aqsaqal

/aqsaqal/ · plural aqsaqalla

1. (adj.) white-bearded, gray-bearded, old

aqsaqal qart — a white-bearded old man
aqsaqal qartla — white-bearded old men
aqsaqal adam — a gray-bearded man
ol aqsaqaldı — he is white-bearded

2. (n.) elder, old man, aksakal — For its use as a respectful form of address, see the next sense.

elni aqsaqalları — the elders of the village
aqsaqalla jıyıldıla — the elders gathered
aqsaqalnı sözü — the elder's word
aqsaqalğa tıŋıla — listen to the elder
aqsaqallanı keŋeşleri — the councils of the elders
köbnü körgen aqsaqalla — elders who have seen a lot

3. (n.) aksakal, a respectful form of address to an old man — Used when speaking to an old man respectfully, in the sense of tamata; for example, Salam aleykum aqsaqalla (greetings, elders).

salam aleykum, aqsaqalla! — peace be upon you, aksakals!
saw bol, aqsaqal! — thank you, aksakal!

4. (n.) aksakal, masked jester of the haymaking play (ethnogr.) — a folk-theater character who wears a felt mask during haymaking and entertains the mowers with jokes and dances

aqsaqal börk — the aksakal's mask
aqsaqalnı kiyiz qamçisi — the aksakal's felt whip
aqsaqalnı çurumu — the games of the aksakal
aqsaqalnı atçısı — the aksakal's helper

As an adjective

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — aqsaqal
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	aqsaqalmaI am white-bearded	aqsaqalsayou are white-bearded	aqsaqaldıhe is white-bearded	aqsaqalbızwe are white-bearded	aqsaqalsızyou all are white-bearded	aqsaqaldılathey are white-bearded

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aqsaqaldı — "compared to me, he is white-bearded."

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of aqsaqal, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	aqsaqalthe elder	aqsaqalımmy elder	aqsaqalıŋyour elder	aqsaqalıhis elder	aqsaqalıbızour elder	aqsaqalığızyou all's elder	aqsaqallarıtheir elders
Genitive	aqsaqalnıthe elder's	aqsaqalımımy elder's	aqsaqalıŋıyour elder's	aqsaqalınıhis elder's	aqsaqalıbıznıour elder's	aqsaqalığıznıyou all's elder's	aqsaqallarınıtheir elders'
Accusative	aqsaqalnıthe elder (as the object)	aqsaqalımımy elder (as the object)	aqsaqalıŋıyour elder (as the object)	aqsaqalınhis elder (as the object)	aqsaqalıbıznıour elder (as the object)	aqsaqalığıznıyou all's elder (as the object)	aqsaqallarıntheir elders (as the object)
Dative	aqsaqalğato the elder	aqsaqalımato my elder	aqsaqalıŋato your elder	aqsaqalınato his elder	aqsaqalıbızğato our elder	aqsaqalığızğato you all's elder	aqsaqallarınato their elders
Locative	aqsaqaldain / at the elder	aqsaqalımdain / at my elder	aqsaqalıŋdain / at your elder	aqsaqalındain / at his elder	aqsaqalıbızdain / at our elder	aqsaqalığızdain / at you all's elder	aqsaqallarındain / at their elders
Ablative	aqsaqaldanfrom the elder	aqsaqalımdanfrom my elder	aqsaqalıŋdanfrom your elder	aqsaqalındanfrom his elder	aqsaqalıbızdanfrom our elder	aqsaqalığızdanfrom you all's elder	aqsaqallarındanfrom their elders

Plural

Plural — cases of aqsaqal, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	aqsaqallathe elders	aqsaqallarımmy elders	aqsaqallarıŋyour elders	aqsaqallarıhis elders	aqsaqallarıbızour elders	aqsaqallarığızyou all's elders	aqsaqallarıtheir elders
Genitive	aqsaqallanıthe elders'	aqsaqallarımımy elders'	aqsaqallarıŋıyour elders'	aqsaqallarınıhis elders'	aqsaqallarıbıznıour elders'	aqsaqallarığıznıyou all's elders'	aqsaqallarınıtheir elders'
Accusative	aqsaqallanıthe elders (as the object)	aqsaqallarımımy elders (as the object)	aqsaqallarıŋıyour elders (as the object)	aqsaqallarınhis elders (as the object)	aqsaqallarıbıznıour elders (as the object)	aqsaqallarığıznıyou all's elders (as the object)	aqsaqallarıntheir elders (as the object)
Dative	aqsaqallağato the elders	aqsaqallarımato my elders	aqsaqallarıŋato your elders	aqsaqallarınato his elders	aqsaqallarıbızğato our elders	aqsaqallarığızğato you all's elders	aqsaqallarınato their elders
Locative	aqsaqalladain / at the elders	aqsaqallarımdain / at my elders	aqsaqallarıŋdain / at your elders	aqsaqallarındain / at his elders	aqsaqallarıbızdain / at our elders	aqsaqallarığızdain / at you all's elders	aqsaqallarındain / at their elders
Ablative	aqsaqalladanfrom the elders	aqsaqallarımdanfrom my elders	aqsaqallarıŋdanfrom your elders	aqsaqallarındanfrom his elders	aqsaqallarıbızdanfrom our elders	aqsaqallarığızdanfrom you all's elders	aqsaqallarındanfrom their elders

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

Whose it is

Belonging to aqsaqal — the elder's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	aqsaqalnıqıthe elder's one	aqsaqalnıqılathe elder's ones	aqsaqallanıqıthe elders' one	aqsaqallanıqılathe elders' ones
Genitive	aqsaqalnıqınıof the elder's one	aqsaqalnıqılanıof the elder's ones	aqsaqallanıqınıof the elders' one	aqsaqallanıqılanıof the elders' ones
Accusative	aqsaqalnıqınthe elder's one (as the object)	aqsaqalnıqılanıthe elder's ones (as the object)	aqsaqallanıqınthe elders' one (as the object)	aqsaqallanıqılanıthe elders' ones (as the object)
Dative	aqsaqalnıqınato the elder's one	aqsaqalnıqılağato the elder's ones	aqsaqallanıqınato the elders' one	aqsaqallanıqılağato the elders' ones
Locative	aqsaqalnıqındain / at the elder's one	aqsaqalnıqıladain / at the elder's ones	aqsaqallanıqındain / at the elders' one	aqsaqallanıqıladain / at the elders' ones
Ablative	aqsaqalnıqındanfrom the elder's one	aqsaqalnıqıladanfrom the elder's ones	aqsaqallanıqındanfrom the elders' one	aqsaqallanıqıladanfrom the elders' ones

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