dama
/dama/
Definitions
1. lady, a woman of good standing
- damanı alğa jiberirge — to let the lady go ahead
- dama bla kawaler — a lady with her escort
- damağa qolun uzatdı — he offered the lady his hand
2. queen, the playing card ranking below the king
- dama bla jabarğa — to cover with the queen
- damanı atdı — he played the queen
- qara dama — the black queen
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | damathe lady | damalathe ladies | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | damanıthe lady's | damalanıthe ladies' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | damanıthe lady (as the object) | damalanıthe ladies (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | damağato the lady | damalağato the ladies | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | damadaat / in the lady | damaladaat / in the ladies | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | damadanfrom the lady | damaladanfrom the ladies | 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 | damammy lady | damalarımmy ladies |
| your | damangyour lady | damalarıngyour ladies |
| his / her | damasıhis / her lady | damalarıhis / her ladies |
| our | damabızour lady | damalarıbızour ladies |
| you all's | damağızyou all's lady | damalarığızyou all's ladies |
| their | damalarıtheir lady | damalarıtheir ladies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: damaları can mean "his / her ladies", "their lady", or "their ladies" — context decides.