mamu
/mamu/ · plural mamula
1. wolf; bogeyman, an imaginary creature used to frighten children — Used in speech addressed to or about small children.
- mamu keledi — the bogeyman is coming
- mamu qabadı! — the wolf will bite!
- mamudan qorqurğa — to be afraid of the bogeyman
- seni mamuğa berirme — I will give you to the bogeyman
- mamunu ızı — the wolf's track
2. bear — Used in speech addressed to or about small children.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mamuthe wolf | mamummy wolf | mamuŋyour wolf | mamusuhis wolf | mamubuzour wolf | mamuğuzyou all's wolf | mamularıtheir wolves |
| Genitive | mamunuthe wolf's | mamumumy wolf's | mamuŋuyour wolf's | mamusunuhis wolf's | mamubuznuour wolf's | mamuğuznuyou all's wolf's | mamularınıtheir wolves' |
| Accusative | mamunuthe wolf (as the object) | mamumumy wolf (as the object) | mamuŋuyour wolf (as the object) | mamusunhis wolf (as the object) | mamubuznuour wolf (as the object) | mamuğuznuyou all's wolf (as the object) | mamularıntheir wolves (as the object) |
| Dative | mamuğato the wolf | mamumato my wolf | mamuŋato your wolf | mamusunato his wolf | mamubuzğato our wolf | mamuğuzğato you all's wolf | mamularınato their wolves |
| Locative | mamudain / at the wolf | mamumdain / at my wolf | mamuŋdain / at your wolf | mamusundain / at his wolf | mamubuzdain / at our wolf | mamuğuzdain / at you all's wolf | mamularındain / at their wolves |
| Ablative | mamudanfrom the wolf | mamumdanfrom my wolf | mamuŋdanfrom your wolf | mamusundanfrom his wolf | mamubuzdanfrom our wolf | mamuğuzdanfrom you all's wolf | mamularındanfrom their wolves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mamulathe wolves | mamularımmy wolves | mamularıŋyour wolves | mamularıhis wolves | mamularıbızour wolves | mamularığızyou all's wolves | mamularıtheir wolves |
| Genitive | mamulanıthe wolves' | mamularımımy wolves' | mamularıŋıyour wolves' | mamularınıhis wolves' | mamularıbıznıour wolves' | mamularığıznıyou all's wolves' | mamularınıtheir wolves' |
| Accusative | mamulanıthe wolves (as the object) | mamularımımy wolves (as the object) | mamularıŋıyour wolves (as the object) | mamularınhis wolves (as the object) | mamularıbıznıour wolves (as the object) | mamularığıznıyou all's wolves (as the object) | mamularıntheir wolves (as the object) |
| Dative | mamulağato the wolves | mamularımato my wolves | mamularıŋato your wolves | mamularınato his wolves | mamularıbızğato our wolves | mamularığızğato you all's wolves | mamularınato their wolves |
| Locative | mamuladain / at the wolves | mamularımdain / at my wolves | mamularıŋdain / at your wolves | mamularındain / at his wolves | mamularıbızdain / at our wolves | mamularığızdain / at you all's wolves | mamularındain / at their wolves |
| Ablative | mamuladanfrom the wolves | mamularımdanfrom my wolves | mamularıŋdanfrom your wolves | mamularındanfrom his wolves | mamularıbızdanfrom our wolves | mamularığızdanfrom you all's wolves | mamularındanfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.