paşa
/paʃa/ · plural paşala
pasha — A title borne by senior military and civil officials in the Ottoman state and some other Muslim countries.
- minse jararça paşağa — fit for a pasha to ride
- paşanı askeri — the pasha's troops
- paşa atha mindi — the pasha mounted the horse
- paşanı üyü ulludu — the pasha's house is big
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paşathe pasha | paşammy pasha | paşaŋyour pasha | paşasıhis pasha | paşabızour pasha | paşağızyou all's pasha | paşalarıtheir pashas |
| Genitive | paşanıthe pasha's | paşamımy pasha's | paşaŋıyour pasha's | paşasınıhis pasha's | paşabıznıour pasha's | paşağıznıyou all's pasha's | paşalarınıtheir pashas' |
| Accusative | paşanıthe pasha (as the object) | paşamımy pasha (as the object) | paşaŋıyour pasha (as the object) | paşasınhis pasha (as the object) | paşabıznıour pasha (as the object) | paşağıznıyou all's pasha (as the object) | paşalarıntheir pashas (as the object) |
| Dative | paşağato the pasha | paşamato my pasha | paşaŋato your pasha | paşasınato his pasha | paşabızğato our pasha | paşağızğato you all's pasha | paşalarınato their pashas |
| Locative | paşadain / at the pasha | paşamdain / at my pasha | paşaŋdain / at your pasha | paşasındain / at his pasha | paşabızdain / at our pasha | paşağızdain / at you all's pasha | paşalarındain / at their pashas |
| Ablative | paşadanfrom the pasha | paşamdanfrom my pasha | paşaŋdanfrom your pasha | paşasındanfrom his pasha | paşabızdanfrom our pasha | paşağızdanfrom you all's pasha | paşalarındanfrom their pashas |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paşalathe pashas | paşalarımmy pashas | paşalarıŋyour pashas | paşalarıhis pashas | paşalarıbızour pashas | paşalarığızyou all's pashas | paşalarıtheir pashas |
| Genitive | paşalanıthe pashas' | paşalarımımy pashas' | paşalarıŋıyour pashas' | paşalarınıhis pashas' | paşalarıbıznıour pashas' | paşalarığıznıyou all's pashas' | paşalarınıtheir pashas' |
| Accusative | paşalanıthe pashas (as the object) | paşalarımımy pashas (as the object) | paşalarıŋıyour pashas (as the object) | paşalarınhis pashas (as the object) | paşalarıbıznıour pashas (as the object) | paşalarığıznıyou all's pashas (as the object) | paşalarıntheir pashas (as the object) |
| Dative | paşalağato the pashas | paşalarımato my pashas | paşalarıŋato your pashas | paşalarınato his pashas | paşalarıbızğato our pashas | paşalarığızğato you all's pashas | paşalarınato their pashas |
| Locative | paşaladain / at the pashas | paşalarımdain / at my pashas | paşalarıŋdain / at your pashas | paşalarındain / at his pashas | paşalarıbızdain / at our pashas | paşalarığızdain / at you all's pashas | paşalarındain / at their pashas |
| Ablative | paşaladanfrom the pashas | paşalarımdanfrom my pashas | paşalarıŋdanfrom your pashas | paşalarındanfrom his pashas | paşalarıbızdanfrom our pashas | paşalarığızdanfrom you all's pashas | paşalarındanfrom their pashas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: paşaları can mean "his / her pashas", "their pasha", or "their pashas" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paşanıqıthe pasha's one | paşanıqılathe pasha's ones | paşalanıqıthe pashas' one | paşalanıqılathe pashas' ones |
| Genitive | paşanıqınıof the pasha's one | paşanıqılanıof the pasha's ones | paşalanıqınıof the pashas' one | paşalanıqılanıof the pashas' ones |
| Accusative | paşanıqınthe pasha's one (as the object) | paşanıqılanıthe pasha's ones (as the object) | paşalanıqınthe pashas' one (as the object) | paşalanıqılanıthe pashas' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | paşanıqınato the pasha's one | paşanıqılağato the pasha's ones | paşalanıqınato the pashas' one | paşalanıqılağato the pashas' ones |
| Locative | paşanıqındain / at the pasha's one | paşanıqıladain / at the pasha's ones | paşalanıqındain / at the pashas' one | paşalanıqıladain / at the pashas' ones |
| Ablative | paşanıqındanfrom the pasha's one | paşanıqıladanfrom the pasha's ones | paşalanıqındanfrom the pashas' one | paşalanıqıladanfrom the pashas' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.