atalıq

/atalɯq/

Definitions

1.(n.) fatherhood, the standing and duty of a father

atalıq borç — a father's duty
atalıq eterge — to act as a father to someone
atalıqnı sezerge — to feel what fatherhood is

2.(n.) stepfather, foster father, guardian

atalığını qoyununda — in the arms of his foster father
atalığı anı ösdürgendi — his guardian raised him
atalığı bla jaşarğa — to live with one's foster father

3.(n.) fosterage, the practice by which a noble family gave a child to a lesser family to be raised (domain: history)

atalıqğa beriw — giving a child out to be fostered
atalıq adet — the custom of fosterage
atalıq etiw — the fostering of a child

4.(n.) the gift a bride presents to her husband's father (domain: ethnography)

atalıq sıy — the gift of honour for the husband's father
kelin atalıq deb sıy saladı — the bride sets out a gift she calls atalıq
atalıqnı berirge — to present the atalıq gift

atabasefather; ancestor, forefather; paternal, of the father, ancestral

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Cases

	Singular	Plural	When to use it
nominative	atalıqthe fatherhood	atalıqlathe fatherhoods	the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive	atalıqnıthe fatherhood's	atalıqlanıthe fatherhoods'	the owner — whose it is
accusative	atalıqnıthe fatherhood (as the object)	atalıqlanıthe fatherhoods (as the object)	a specific, known object — whom or what
dative	atalıqğato the fatherhood	atalıqlağato the fatherhoods	direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative	atalıqdaat / in the fatherhood	atalıqladaat / in the fatherhoods	where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative	atalıqdanfrom the fatherhood	atalıqladanfrom the fatherhoods	where it comes from; also "than" when comparing

When to use each case

nominative: the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive: the owner — whose it is
accusative: a specific, known object — whom or what
dative: direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative: where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative: where it comes from; also "than" when comparing

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

With an owner

	One owned	Several owned
my	atalığımmy fatherhood	atalıqlarımmy fatherhoods
your	atalığıngyour fatherhood	atalıqlarıngyour fatherhoods
his / her	atalığıhis / her fatherhood	atalıqlarıhis / her fatherhoods
our	atalığıbızour fatherhood	atalıqlarıbızour fatherhoods
you all's	atalığığızyou all's fatherhood	atalıqlarığızyou all's fatherhoods
their	atalıqlarıtheir fatherhood	atalıqlarıtheir fatherhoods

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