musafir
/musafir/ · plural musafirle
pilgrim, wanderer; one who travels to the holy places of Mecca and Medina — Proverb: musafir bolmay musliman bolmaz, 'you are no Muslim until you have been a pilgrim', meaning the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.
- musafir jolğa çıqdı — the pilgrim set out on the road
- musafirle Mekkağa bardıla — the pilgrims went to Mecca
- musafir qonaq — a pilgrim guest
- musafir bolmay musliman bolmaz — until you become a pilgrim, you will not become a Muslim
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | musafirthe pilgrim | musafirimmy pilgrim | musafiriŋyour pilgrim | musafirihis pilgrim | musafiribizour pilgrim | musafirigizyou all's pilgrim | musafirleritheir pilgrims |
| Genitive | musafirnithe pilgrim's | musafirimimy pilgrim's | musafiriŋiyour pilgrim's | musafirinihis pilgrim's | musafiribizniour pilgrim's | musafirigizniyou all's pilgrim's | musafirlerinitheir pilgrims' |
| Accusative | musafirnithe pilgrim (as the object) | musafirimimy pilgrim (as the object) | musafiriŋiyour pilgrim (as the object) | musafirinhis pilgrim (as the object) | musafiribizniour pilgrim (as the object) | musafirigizniyou all's pilgrim (as the object) | musafirlerintheir pilgrims (as the object) |
| Dative | musafirgeto the pilgrim | musafirimeto my pilgrim | musafiriŋeto your pilgrim | musafirineto his pilgrim | musafiribizgeto our pilgrim | musafirigizgeto you all's pilgrim | musafirlerineto their pilgrims |
| Locative | musafirdein / at the pilgrim | musafirimdein / at my pilgrim | musafiriŋdein / at your pilgrim | musafirindein / at his pilgrim | musafiribizdein / at our pilgrim | musafirigizdein / at you all's pilgrim | musafirlerindein / at their pilgrims |
| Ablative | musafirdenfrom the pilgrim | musafirimdenfrom my pilgrim | musafiriŋdenfrom your pilgrim | musafirindenfrom his pilgrim | musafiribizdenfrom our pilgrim | musafirigizdenfrom you all's pilgrim | musafirlerindenfrom their pilgrims |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | musafirlethe pilgrims | musafirlerimmy pilgrims | musafirleriŋyour pilgrims | musafirlerihis pilgrims | musafirleribizour pilgrims | musafirlerigizyou all's pilgrims | musafirleritheir pilgrims |
| Genitive | musafirlenithe pilgrims' | musafirlerimimy pilgrims' | musafirleriŋiyour pilgrims' | musafirlerinihis pilgrims' | musafirleribizniour pilgrims' | musafirlerigizniyou all's pilgrims' | musafirlerinitheir pilgrims' |
| Accusative | musafirlenithe pilgrims (as the object) | musafirlerimimy pilgrims (as the object) | musafirleriŋiyour pilgrims (as the object) | musafirlerinhis pilgrims (as the object) | musafirleribizniour pilgrims (as the object) | musafirlerigizniyou all's pilgrims (as the object) | musafirlerintheir pilgrims (as the object) |
| Dative | musafirlegeto the pilgrims | musafirlerimeto my pilgrims | musafirleriŋeto your pilgrims | musafirlerineto his pilgrims | musafirleribizgeto our pilgrims | musafirlerigizgeto you all's pilgrims | musafirlerineto their pilgrims |
| Locative | musafirledein / at the pilgrims | musafirlerimdein / at my pilgrims | musafirleriŋdein / at your pilgrims | musafirlerindein / at his pilgrims | musafirleribizdein / at our pilgrims | musafirlerigizdein / at you all's pilgrims | musafirlerindein / at their pilgrims |
| Ablative | musafirledenfrom the pilgrims | musafirlerimdenfrom my pilgrims | musafirleriŋdenfrom your pilgrims | musafirlerindenfrom his pilgrims | musafirleribizdenfrom our pilgrims | musafirlerigizdenfrom you all's pilgrims | musafirlerindenfrom their pilgrims |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: musafirleri can mean "his / her pilgrims", "their pilgrim", or "their pilgrims" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | musafirnikithe pilgrim's one | musafirnikilethe pilgrim's ones | musafirlenikithe pilgrims' one | musafirlenikilethe pilgrims' ones |
| Genitive | musafirnikiniof the pilgrim's one | musafirnikileniof the pilgrim's ones | musafirlenikiniof the pilgrims' one | musafirlenikileniof the pilgrims' ones |
| Accusative | musafirnikinthe pilgrim's one (as the object) | musafirnikilenithe pilgrim's ones (as the object) | musafirlenikinthe pilgrims' one (as the object) | musafirlenikilenithe pilgrims' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | musafirnikineto the pilgrim's one | musafirnikilegeto the pilgrim's ones | musafirlenikineto the pilgrims' one | musafirlenikilegeto the pilgrims' ones |
| Locative | musafirnikindein / at the pilgrim's one | musafirnikiledein / at the pilgrim's ones | musafirlenikindein / at the pilgrims' one | musafirlenikiledein / at the pilgrims' ones |
| Ablative | musafirnikindenfrom the pilgrim's one | musafirnikiledenfrom the pilgrim's ones | musafirlenikindenfrom the pilgrims' one | musafirlenikiledenfrom the pilgrims' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.