atlı
/atlɯ/ · plural atlıla
1. horseman, rider on horseback
- eki atlı — two horsemen
- atlı bla jayaw — a horseman and a pedestrian
- töbenden kelgen atlı — a horseman coming from below
- enişgeden eki atlı keledile — two horsemen are coming from downhill
- bizni taba üç atlı aylandıla — three horsemen turned toward us
- atlı jayawğa jöŋer bolmaz — a horseman is no companion to a man on foot
2. cavalryman, mounted soldier — The same word used of a soldier who serves in the cavalry. Before another noun it means mounted or cavalry, as in atlı asker "cavalry" and atlı polk "cavalry regiment".
- atlı asker — cavalry
- atlı askerçi — a cavalryman
- atlıla uruşha ketdile — the cavalrymen went to battle
- jüz atlı uruşha kirdi — a hundred cavalrymen entered the battle
- atlıla askerde qulluq etedile — the cavalrymen serve in the army
3. named, called; bearing the name of — This use follows a name and is built on the word for name, while the horseman meaning is built on the word for horse. It works as a postposition, as in Kirov atlı kolhoz "the Kirov collective farm".
- Kirov atlı kolhoz — the collective farm named after Kirov
- bir atlı — bearing the same name; a namesake
Expressions
- atlı bla jayaw kibik — worlds apart
- suwuq atlı — bearer of bad news; ill-intentioned visitor
- araları atlı bla jayaw kibikdi — worlds apart
- atlı atı bla, itli iti bla — all together, as one
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atlıthe horseman | atlımmy horseman | atlıŋyour horseman | atlısıhis horseman | atlıbızour horseman | atlığızyou all's horseman | atlılarıtheir horsemen |
| Genitive | atlınıthe horseman's | atlımımy horseman's | atlıŋıyour horseman's | atlısınıhis horseman's | atlıbıznıour horseman's | atlığıznıyou all's horseman's | atlılarınıtheir horsemen's |
| Accusative | atlınıthe horseman (as the object) | atlımımy horseman (as the object) | atlıŋıyour horseman (as the object) | atlısınhis horseman (as the object) | atlıbıznıour horseman (as the object) | atlığıznıyou all's horseman (as the object) | atlılarıntheir horsemen (as the object) |
| Dative | atlığato the horseman | atlımato my horseman | atlıŋato your horseman | atlısınato his horseman | atlıbızğato our horseman | atlığızğato you all's horseman | atlılarınato their horsemen |
| Locative | atlıdain / at the horseman | atlımdain / at my horseman | atlıŋdain / at your horseman | atlısındain / at his horseman | atlıbızdain / at our horseman | atlığızdain / at you all's horseman | atlılarındain / at their horsemen |
| Ablative | atlıdanfrom the horseman | atlımdanfrom my horseman | atlıŋdanfrom your horseman | atlısındanfrom his horseman | atlıbızdanfrom our horseman | atlığızdanfrom you all's horseman | atlılarındanfrom their horsemen |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atlılathe horsemen | atlılarımmy horsemen | atlılarıŋyour horsemen | atlılarıhis horsemen | atlılarıbızour horsemen | atlılarığızyou all's horsemen | atlılarıtheir horsemen |
| Genitive | atlılanıthe horsemen's | atlılarımımy horsemen's | atlılarıŋıyour horsemen's | atlılarınıhis horsemen's | atlılarıbıznıour horsemen's | atlılarığıznıyou all's horsemen's | atlılarınıtheir horsemen's |
| Accusative | atlılanıthe horsemen (as the object) | atlılarımımy horsemen (as the object) | atlılarıŋıyour horsemen (as the object) | atlılarınhis horsemen (as the object) | atlılarıbıznıour horsemen (as the object) | atlılarığıznıyou all's horsemen (as the object) | atlılarıntheir horsemen (as the object) |
| Dative | atlılağato the horsemen | atlılarımato my horsemen | atlılarıŋato your horsemen | atlılarınato his horsemen | atlılarıbızğato our horsemen | atlılarığızğato you all's horsemen | atlılarınato their horsemen |
| Locative | atlıladain / at the horsemen | atlılarımdain / at my horsemen | atlılarıŋdain / at your horsemen | atlılarındain / at his horsemen | atlılarıbızdain / at our horsemen | atlılarığızdain / at you all's horsemen | atlılarındain / at their horsemen |
| Ablative | atlıladanfrom the horsemen | atlılarımdanfrom my horsemen | atlılarıŋdanfrom your horsemen | atlılarındanfrom his horsemen | atlılarıbızdanfrom our horsemen | atlılarığızdanfrom you all's horsemen | atlılarındanfrom their horsemen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: atlıları can mean "his / her horsemen", "their horseman", or "their horsemen" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atlınıqıthe horseman's one | atlınıqılathe horseman's ones | atlılanıqıthe horsemen's one | atlılanıqılathe horsemen's ones |
| Genitive | atlınıqınıof the horseman's one | atlınıqılanıof the horseman's ones | atlılanıqınıof the horsemen's one | atlılanıqılanıof the horsemen's ones |
| Accusative | atlınıqınthe horseman's one (as the object) | atlınıqılanıthe horseman's ones (as the object) | atlılanıqınthe horsemen's one (as the object) | atlılanıqılanıthe horsemen's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | atlınıqınato the horseman's one | atlınıqılağato the horseman's ones | atlılanıqınato the horsemen's one | atlılanıqılağato the horsemen's ones |
| Locative | atlınıqındain / at the horseman's one | atlınıqıladain / at the horseman's ones | atlılanıqındain / at the horsemen's one | atlılanıqıladain / at the horsemen's ones |
| Ablative | atlınıqındanfrom the horseman's one | atlınıqıladanfrom the horseman's ones | atlılanıqındanfrom the horsemen's one | atlılanıqıladanfrom the horsemen's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.