aşathan
/aʃatxan/ · plural aşathanla
past participle of aşatırğa →
1. that has fed, one who has fed someone or treated them to a meal
- tatıwlu aşnı aşathan — the one who fed us tasty food
- aşathan halqğa — to the people who fed us
- aşathan da, kiyindirgen da atamdı — the one who feeds and clothes us is my father
- anam aşathan bolur — it must have been my mother who fed him
- aşathan qolnu kesmezle — they do not cut the hand that has fed them
2. keep, maintenance, upkeep, the cost of supporting someone or something — Usually takes a possessive ending, as in aşathanı “his keep”. one source
- aşathanı — his keep, the cost of his upkeep
- aşathanı köbdü — the cost of his keep is high
- aşathanın tölerge — to pay for his keep
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aşathanthe upkeep | aşathanımmy upkeep | aşathanıŋyour upkeep | aşathanıhis upkeep | aşathanıbızour upkeep | aşathanığızyou all's upkeep | aşathanlarıtheir upkeeps |
| Genitive | aşathannıthe upkeep's | aşathanımımy upkeep's | aşathanıŋıyour upkeep's | aşathanınıhis upkeep's | aşathanıbıznıour upkeep's | aşathanığıznıyou all's upkeep's | aşathanlarınıtheir upkeeps' |
| Accusative | aşathannıthe upkeep (as the object) | aşathanımımy upkeep (as the object) | aşathanıŋıyour upkeep (as the object) | aşathanınhis upkeep (as the object) | aşathanıbıznıour upkeep (as the object) | aşathanığıznıyou all's upkeep (as the object) | aşathanlarıntheir upkeeps (as the object) |
| Dative | aşathanŋato the upkeep | aşathanımato my upkeep | aşathanıŋato your upkeep | aşathanınato his upkeep | aşathanıbızğato our upkeep | aşathanığızğato you all's upkeep | aşathanlarınato their upkeeps |
| Locative | aşathandain / at the upkeep | aşathanımdain / at my upkeep | aşathanıŋdain / at your upkeep | aşathanındain / at his upkeep | aşathanıbızdain / at our upkeep | aşathanığızdain / at you all's upkeep | aşathanlarındain / at their upkeeps |
| Ablative | aşathandanfrom the upkeep | aşathanımdanfrom my upkeep | aşathanıŋdanfrom your upkeep | aşathanındanfrom his upkeep | aşathanıbızdanfrom our upkeep | aşathanığızdanfrom you all's upkeep | aşathanlarındanfrom their upkeeps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aşathanlathe upkeeps | aşathanlarımmy upkeeps | aşathanlarıŋyour upkeeps | aşathanlarıhis upkeeps | aşathanlarıbızour upkeeps | aşathanlarığızyou all's upkeeps | aşathanlarıtheir upkeeps |
| Genitive | aşathanlanıthe upkeeps' | aşathanlarımımy upkeeps' | aşathanlarıŋıyour upkeeps' | aşathanlarınıhis upkeeps' | aşathanlarıbıznıour upkeeps' | aşathanlarığıznıyou all's upkeeps' | aşathanlarınıtheir upkeeps' |
| Accusative | aşathanlanıthe upkeeps (as the object) | aşathanlarımımy upkeeps (as the object) | aşathanlarıŋıyour upkeeps (as the object) | aşathanlarınhis upkeeps (as the object) | aşathanlarıbıznıour upkeeps (as the object) | aşathanlarığıznıyou all's upkeeps (as the object) | aşathanlarıntheir upkeeps (as the object) |
| Dative | aşathanlağato the upkeeps | aşathanlarımato my upkeeps | aşathanlarıŋato your upkeeps | aşathanlarınato his upkeeps | aşathanlarıbızğato our upkeeps | aşathanlarığızğato you all's upkeeps | aşathanlarınato their upkeeps |
| Locative | aşathanladain / at the upkeeps | aşathanlarımdain / at my upkeeps | aşathanlarıŋdain / at your upkeeps | aşathanlarındain / at his upkeeps | aşathanlarıbızdain / at our upkeeps | aşathanlarığızdain / at you all's upkeeps | aşathanlarındain / at their upkeeps |
| Ablative | aşathanladanfrom the upkeeps | aşathanlarımdanfrom my upkeeps | aşathanlarıŋdanfrom your upkeeps | aşathanlarındanfrom his upkeeps | aşathanlarıbızdanfrom our upkeeps | aşathanlarığızdanfrom you all's upkeeps | aşathanlarındanfrom their upkeeps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aşathanları can mean "his / her upkeeps", "their upkeep", or "their upkeeps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| aşathan + noun | the one who feeds (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| aşathan + noun with an owner ending | the thing someone feeds |
| aşathanı, nothing after | what someone feeds |
| aşathanı under bilirge, körürge | that someone feeds |
Cases with an owner
The endings on aşathanı, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | aşathanıhis / her having fed |
|---|---|
| genitive | aşathanınıhis / her having fed's |
| accusative | aşathanınhis / her having fed |
| dative | aşathanınato his / her having fed |
| locative | aşathanındawhen he / she fed |
| ablative | aşathanındanafter he / she fed |
Negative
| the negative | aşatmağanthe one that didn't feed |
|---|---|
| his / her | aşatmağanıhis / her not having fed |