papa
/papa/ · plural papala
dad, papa, father — The same meaning is also expressed by atam and attya.
- papam keldi — my dad has come
- papamı kördüm — I saw my dad
- papaŋ qaydadı? — where is your dad?
- bu ariw çuruqlanı papam keltirgendi — my dad brought these nice boots
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | papathe dad | papammy dad | papaŋyour dad | papasıhis dad | papabızour dad | papağızyou all's dad | papalarıtheir dads |
| Genitive | papanıthe dad's | papamımy dad's | papaŋıyour dad's | papasınıhis dad's | papabıznıour dad's | papağıznıyou all's dad's | papalarınıtheir dads' |
| Accusative | papanıthe dad (as the object) | papamımy dad (as the object) | papaŋıyour dad (as the object) | papasınhis dad (as the object) | papabıznıour dad (as the object) | papağıznıyou all's dad (as the object) | papalarıntheir dads (as the object) |
| Dative | papağato the dad | papamato my dad | papaŋato your dad | papasınato his dad | papabızğato our dad | papağızğato you all's dad | papalarınato their dads |
| Locative | papadain / at the dad | papamdain / at my dad | papaŋdain / at your dad | papasındain / at his dad | papabızdain / at our dad | papağızdain / at you all's dad | papalarındain / at their dads |
| Ablative | papadanfrom the dad | papamdanfrom my dad | papaŋdanfrom your dad | papasındanfrom his dad | papabızdanfrom our dad | papağızdanfrom you all's dad | papalarındanfrom their dads |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | papalathe dads | papalarımmy dads | papalarıŋyour dads | papalarıhis dads | papalarıbızour dads | papalarığızyou all's dads | papalarıtheir dads |
| Genitive | papalanıthe dads' | papalarımımy dads' | papalarıŋıyour dads' | papalarınıhis dads' | papalarıbıznıour dads' | papalarığıznıyou all's dads' | papalarınıtheir dads' |
| Accusative | papalanıthe dads (as the object) | papalarımımy dads (as the object) | papalarıŋıyour dads (as the object) | papalarınhis dads (as the object) | papalarıbıznıour dads (as the object) | papalarığıznıyou all's dads (as the object) | papalarıntheir dads (as the object) |
| Dative | papalağato the dads | papalarımato my dads | papalarıŋato your dads | papalarınato his dads | papalarıbızğato our dads | papalarığızğato you all's dads | papalarınato their dads |
| Locative | papaladain / at the dads | papalarımdain / at my dads | papalarıŋdain / at your dads | papalarındain / at his dads | papalarıbızdain / at our dads | papalarığızdain / at you all's dads | papalarındain / at their dads |
| Ablative | papaladanfrom the dads | papalarımdanfrom my dads | papalarıŋdanfrom your dads | papalarındanfrom his dads | papalarıbızdanfrom our dads | papalarığızdanfrom you all's dads | papalarındanfrom their dads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: papaları can mean "his / her dads", "their dad", or "their dads" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.