mamu

/mamu/

Definition

(n.) a wolf, especially as the creature named to frighten small children — belongs to the language adults use with small children (TSKBYA саб.; Nevruz “çocuk dilinde”)

mamudan qorqurğa — to be afraid of the bogeyman
mamuğa berirme — I will give you to the bogeyman
mamunu ızı — the wolf's track
mamu qabadı! — the wolf will bite!

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Cases

	Singular	Plural	When to use it
nominative	mamuthe wolf	mamulathe wolves	the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
genitive	mamunuthe wolf's	mamulanıthe wolves'	the owner — whose it is
accusative	mamunuthe wolf (as the object)	mamulanıthe wolves (as the object)	a specific, known object — whom or what
dative	mamuğato the wolf	mamulağato the wolves	direction or recipient — to where, to whom
locative	mamudaat / in the wolf	mamuladaat / in the wolves	where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
ablative	mamudanfrom the wolf	mamuladanfrom the wolves	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	mamummy wolf	mamularımmy wolves
your	mamungyour wolf	mamularıngyour wolves
his / her	mamusuhis / her wolf	mamularıhis / her wolves
our	mamubuzour wolf	mamularıbızour wolves
you all's	mamuğuzyou all's wolf	mamularığızyou all's wolves
their	mamularıtheir wolf	mamularıtheir wolves

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