molla
/molla/ · plural mollala
mullah, Muslim cleric, religious teacher
- elni mollası — the village mullah
- mollanı Quranı — the mullah's Koran
- molla Quran oquydu — the mullah is reading the Koran
- molla bolğandan adam bolğan qıyındı — becoming a decent person is harder than becoming a mullah
- molla aşnı körse, Quranın unutur — when the mullah sees food, he forgets his Koran
- jartı molla din buzar — a half-taught mullah ruins the faith
- molla qara suwnu başın awlar — the mullah skims the top off plain water
Expressions
- şaytan elge – jin molla — self-styled expert
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mollathe mullah | mollammy mullah | mollaŋyour mullah | mollasıhis mullah | mollabızour mullah | mollağızyou all's mullah | mollalarıtheir mullahs |
| Genitive | mollanıthe mullah's | mollamımy mullah's | mollaŋıyour mullah's | mollasınıhis mullah's | mollabıznıour mullah's | mollağıznıyou all's mullah's | mollalarınıtheir mullahs' |
| Accusative | mollanıthe mullah (as the object) | mollamımy mullah (as the object) | mollaŋıyour mullah (as the object) | mollasınhis mullah (as the object) | mollabıznıour mullah (as the object) | mollağıznıyou all's mullah (as the object) | mollalarıntheir mullahs (as the object) |
| Dative | mollağato the mullah | mollamato my mullah | mollaŋato your mullah | mollasınato his mullah | mollabızğato our mullah | mollağızğato you all's mullah | mollalarınato their mullahs |
| Locative | molladain / at the mullah | mollamdain / at my mullah | mollaŋdain / at your mullah | mollasındain / at his mullah | mollabızdain / at our mullah | mollağızdain / at you all's mullah | mollalarındain / at their mullahs |
| Ablative | molladanfrom the mullah | mollamdanfrom my mullah | mollaŋdanfrom your mullah | mollasındanfrom his mullah | mollabızdanfrom our mullah | mollağızdanfrom you all's mullah | mollalarındanfrom their mullahs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mollalathe mullahs | mollalarımmy mullahs | mollalarıŋyour mullahs | mollalarıhis mullahs | mollalarıbızour mullahs | mollalarığızyou all's mullahs | mollalarıtheir mullahs |
| Genitive | mollalanıthe mullahs' | mollalarımımy mullahs' | mollalarıŋıyour mullahs' | mollalarınıhis mullahs' | mollalarıbıznıour mullahs' | mollalarığıznıyou all's mullahs' | mollalarınıtheir mullahs' |
| Accusative | mollalanıthe mullahs (as the object) | mollalarımımy mullahs (as the object) | mollalarıŋıyour mullahs (as the object) | mollalarınhis mullahs (as the object) | mollalarıbıznıour mullahs (as the object) | mollalarığıznıyou all's mullahs (as the object) | mollalarıntheir mullahs (as the object) |
| Dative | mollalağato the mullahs | mollalarımato my mullahs | mollalarıŋato your mullahs | mollalarınato his mullahs | mollalarıbızğato our mullahs | mollalarığızğato you all's mullahs | mollalarınato their mullahs |
| Locative | mollaladain / at the mullahs | mollalarımdain / at my mullahs | mollalarıŋdain / at your mullahs | mollalarındain / at his mullahs | mollalarıbızdain / at our mullahs | mollalarığızdain / at you all's mullahs | mollalarındain / at their mullahs |
| Ablative | mollaladanfrom the mullahs | mollalarımdanfrom my mullahs | mollalarıŋdanfrom your mullahs | mollalarındanfrom his mullahs | mollalarıbızdanfrom our mullahs | mollalarığızdanfrom you all's mullahs | mollalarındanfrom their mullahs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mollaları can mean "his / her mullahs", "their mullah", or "their mullahs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.