at
/at/ · plural atla
1. horse — Before another noun it means horse's or of horses, as in at urlawçu "horse thief".
- aq at — a white horse
- erkek at — a stallion
- atha minerge — to mount a horse
- jaşçıq atha minib ketdi — the boy rode off on a horse
- at bolsa qamçi bar — if there is a horse there is a whip
- atnı semirtseŋ, jayaw jürümezse — if you fatten the horse, you will not go on foot
2. name, nickname — çam at and erke at are a person's nickname. After a noun, at bla means "under the name of, in the guise of": teŋlik at bla "under the guise of friendship".
- atıŋ nedi? — what is your name?
- anı atı İsmaildı — his name is Ismail
- malnı atı — the animal's name
- at atarğa — to give a name, to name
- atı em atasını atı — his name and his father's name
- teŋlik at bla — under the guise of friendship
- adam atına sanaladı ol da — he too is counted worthy of the name of a man
3. fame, renown, reputation
- atı aytılğan adam — a well-known man
- atıŋı aytdırırğa — to make a name for yourself
- anı atı bütew duniyağa aytılğandı — his name is known throughout the whole world
- atın amanŋa çığarırğa — to defame someone
- aman atha qalırğa süymeyme — I do not want to get a bad reputation
4. title, rank
- at berirge — to confer a title
- alim at — an academic title
- ustazğa alim at berilgendi — an academic title was conferred on the teacher
- jigit degen at az tiedi — the title of hero falls to few
5. noun
- tuqum at — a common noun
- ençi at — a proper noun
- atla san bla türlenedile — nouns change by number
- atla eki ullu qawumğa üleşinedile — nouns are divided into two large groups
6. knight (chess piece)
- at bla jürü — move with the knight
- ol atnı alğa jürütdü — he moved the knight forward
- şahmatda at ençi jürüydü — in chess the knight moves in its own way
Expressions
- adej at kibik — tagging along
- ağaç atha mindirirge — disgrace publicly; carry on a bier; provoke someone
- ağırıq atha mindirirge — praise highly
- aq atha mindirirge — exalt publicly
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atthe horse | atımmy horse | atıŋyour horse | atıhis horse | atıbızour horse | atığızyou all's horse | atlarıtheir horses |
| Genitive | atnıthe horse's | atımımy horse's | atıŋıyour horse's | atınıhis horse's | atıbıznıour horse's | atığıznıyou all's horse's | atlarınıtheir horses' |
| Accusative | atnıthe horse (as the object) | atımımy horse (as the object) | atıŋıyour horse (as the object) | atınhis horse (as the object) | atıbıznıour horse (as the object) | atığıznıyou all's horse (as the object) | atlarıntheir horses (as the object) |
| Dative | athato the horse | atımato my horse | atıŋato your horse | atınato his horse | atıbızğato our horse | atığızğato you all's horse | atlarınato their horses |
| Locative | atdain / at the horse | atımdain / at my horse | atıŋdain / at your horse | atındain / at his horse | atıbızdain / at our horse | atığızdain / at you all's horse | atlarındain / at their horses |
| Ablative | atdanfrom the horse | atımdanfrom my horse | atıŋdanfrom your horse | atındanfrom his horse | atıbızdanfrom our horse | atığızdanfrom you all's horse | atlarındanfrom their horses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atlathe horses | atlarımmy horses | atlarıŋyour horses | atlarıhis horses | atlarıbızour horses | atlarığızyou all's horses | atlarıtheir horses |
| Genitive | atlanıthe horses' | atlarımımy horses' | atlarıŋıyour horses' | atlarınıhis horses' | atlarıbıznıour horses' | atlarığıznıyou all's horses' | atlarınıtheir horses' |
| Accusative | atlanıthe horses (as the object) | atlarımımy horses (as the object) | atlarıŋıyour horses (as the object) | atlarınhis horses (as the object) | atlarıbıznıour horses (as the object) | atlarığıznıyou all's horses (as the object) | atlarıntheir horses (as the object) |
| Dative | atlağato the horses | atlarımato my horses | atlarıŋato your horses | atlarınato his horses | atlarıbızğato our horses | atlarığızğato you all's horses | atlarınato their horses |
| Locative | atladain / at the horses | atlarımdain / at my horses | atlarıŋdain / at your horses | atlarındain / at his horses | atlarıbızdain / at our horses | atlarığızdain / at you all's horses | atlarındain / at their horses |
| Ablative | atladanfrom the horses | atlarımdanfrom my horses | atlarıŋdanfrom your horses | atlarındanfrom his horses | atlarıbızdanfrom our horses | atlarığızdanfrom you all's horses | atlarındanfrom their horses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: atları can mean "his / her horses", "their horse", or "their horses" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atnıqıthe horse's one | atnıqılathe horse's ones | atlanıqıthe horses' one | atlanıqılathe horses' ones |
| Genitive | atnıqınıof the horse's one | atnıqılanıof the horse's ones | atlanıqınıof the horses' one | atlanıqılanıof the horses' ones |
| Accusative | atnıqınthe horse's one (as the object) | atnıqılanıthe horse's ones (as the object) | atlanıqınthe horses' one (as the object) | atlanıqılanıthe horses' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | atnıqınato the horse's one | atnıqılağato the horse's ones | atlanıqınato the horses' one | atlanıqılağato the horses' ones |
| Locative | atnıqındain / at the horse's one | atnıqıladain / at the horse's ones | atlanıqındain / at the horses' one | atlanıqıladain / at the horses' ones |
| Ablative | atnıqındanfrom the horse's one | atnıqıladanfrom the horse's ones | atlanıqındanfrom the horses' one | atlanıqıladanfrom the horses' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.