babas
/babas/ · plural babasla
1. priest, Christian clergyman
- elni babası — the village priest
- babasnı üyü — the priest's house
- babas halqğa söleşdi — the priest spoke to the people
- semiz babas oquwçulağa açıwlanıb qaradı — the fat priest looked angrily at the pupils
- babasha qayda da kün joq — the priest has no good day anywhere
2. grandfather, old man — The phrase qart babas is a coarse insult, roughly ‘old codger’.
- qart babas — an old codger
- atalar babas bolurla — fathers will become grandfathers
- babasnı sözü — the old man's word
- babasha aylandı — he has turned into an old man
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babasthe priest | babasımmy priest | babasıŋyour priest | babasıhis priest | babasıbızour priest | babasığızyou all's priest | babaslarıtheir priests |
| Genitive | babasnıthe priest's | babasımımy priest's | babasıŋıyour priest's | babasınıhis priest's | babasıbıznıour priest's | babasığıznıyou all's priest's | babaslarınıtheir priests' |
| Accusative | babasnıthe priest (as the object) | babasımımy priest (as the object) | babasıŋıyour priest (as the object) | babasınhis priest (as the object) | babasıbıznıour priest (as the object) | babasığıznıyou all's priest (as the object) | babaslarıntheir priests (as the object) |
| Dative | babashato the priest | babasımato my priest | babasıŋato your priest | babasınato his priest | babasıbızğato our priest | babasığızğato you all's priest | babaslarınato their priests |
| Locative | babasdain / at the priest | babasımdain / at my priest | babasıŋdain / at your priest | babasındain / at his priest | babasıbızdain / at our priest | babasığızdain / at you all's priest | babaslarındain / at their priests |
| Ablative | babasdanfrom the priest | babasımdanfrom my priest | babasıŋdanfrom your priest | babasındanfrom his priest | babasıbızdanfrom our priest | babasığızdanfrom you all's priest | babaslarındanfrom their priests |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babaslathe priests | babaslarımmy priests | babaslarıŋyour priests | babaslarıhis priests | babaslarıbızour priests | babaslarığızyou all's priests | babaslarıtheir priests |
| Genitive | babaslanıthe priests' | babaslarımımy priests' | babaslarıŋıyour priests' | babaslarınıhis priests' | babaslarıbıznıour priests' | babaslarığıznıyou all's priests' | babaslarınıtheir priests' |
| Accusative | babaslanıthe priests (as the object) | babaslarımımy priests (as the object) | babaslarıŋıyour priests (as the object) | babaslarınhis priests (as the object) | babaslarıbıznıour priests (as the object) | babaslarığıznıyou all's priests (as the object) | babaslarıntheir priests (as the object) |
| Dative | babaslağato the priests | babaslarımato my priests | babaslarıŋato your priests | babaslarınato his priests | babaslarıbızğato our priests | babaslarığızğato you all's priests | babaslarınato their priests |
| Locative | babasladain / at the priests | babaslarımdain / at my priests | babaslarıŋdain / at your priests | babaslarındain / at his priests | babaslarıbızdain / at our priests | babaslarığızdain / at you all's priests | babaslarındain / at their priests |
| Ablative | babasladanfrom the priests | babaslarımdanfrom my priests | babaslarıŋdanfrom your priests | babaslarındanfrom his priests | babaslarıbızdanfrom our priests | babaslarığızdanfrom you all's priests | babaslarındanfrom their priests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: babasları can mean "his / her priests", "their priest", or "their priests" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | babasnıqıthe priest's one | babasnıqılathe priest's ones | babaslanıqıthe priests' one | babaslanıqılathe priests' ones |
| Genitive | babasnıqınıof the priest's one | babasnıqılanıof the priest's ones | babaslanıqınıof the priests' one | babaslanıqılanıof the priests' ones |
| Accusative | babasnıqınthe priest's one (as the object) | babasnıqılanıthe priest's ones (as the object) | babaslanıqınthe priests' one (as the object) | babaslanıqılanıthe priests' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | babasnıqınato the priest's one | babasnıqılağato the priest's ones | babaslanıqınato the priests' one | babaslanıqılağato the priests' ones |
| Locative | babasnıqındain / at the priest's one | babasnıqıladain / at the priest's ones | babaslanıqındain / at the priests' one | babaslanıqıladain / at the priests' ones |
| Ablative | babasnıqındanfrom the priest's one | babasnıqıladanfrom the priest's ones | babaslanıqındanfrom the priests' one | babaslanıqıladanfrom the priests' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.