supu
/supu/ · plural supula
1. devout man, pious man, dervish — Said of a man known for religious observance and abstinence.
- supu adam — a devout man
- supu jaş — a pious young man
- anı atası supu adam edi — his father was a devout man
- supu adam haramdan keri boladı — a devout man keeps away from what is forbidden
2. hypocrite, one who feigns piety and high principle — Before a noun it describes someone as ignoble or dishonorable.
- üyde kirpi, tışında supu — a hedgehog at home, a saint outside
- supu molla — a sanctimonious mullah
- kesiŋi supu etme — do not make yourself out to be a saint
- kesiŋi boş supu körgüztürge küreşese — you try to pass yourself off as a saint for nothing
- ol tışında supu körünedi — in public he appears pious
Expressions
- üyde – kirpi, tışında – supu — two-faced at home
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | suputhe devout man | supummy devout man | supuŋyour devout man | supusuhis devout man | supubuzour devout man | supuğuzyou all's devout man | supularıtheir devout men |
| Genitive | supunuthe devout man's | supumumy devout man's | supuŋuyour devout man's | supusunuhis devout man's | supubuznuour devout man's | supuğuznuyou all's devout man's | supularınıtheir devout men's |
| Accusative | supunuthe devout man (as the object) | supumumy devout man (as the object) | supuŋuyour devout man (as the object) | supusunhis devout man (as the object) | supubuznuour devout man (as the object) | supuğuznuyou all's devout man (as the object) | supularıntheir devout men (as the object) |
| Dative | supuğato the devout man | supumato my devout man | supuŋato your devout man | supusunato his devout man | supubuzğato our devout man | supuğuzğato you all's devout man | supularınato their devout men |
| Locative | supudain / at the devout man | supumdain / at my devout man | supuŋdain / at your devout man | supusundain / at his devout man | supubuzdain / at our devout man | supuğuzdain / at you all's devout man | supularındain / at their devout men |
| Ablative | supudanfrom the devout man | supumdanfrom my devout man | supuŋdanfrom your devout man | supusundanfrom his devout man | supubuzdanfrom our devout man | supuğuzdanfrom you all's devout man | supularındanfrom their devout men |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | supulathe devout men | supularımmy devout men | supularıŋyour devout men | supularıhis devout men | supularıbızour devout men | supularığızyou all's devout men | supularıtheir devout men |
| Genitive | supulanıthe devout men's | supularımımy devout men's | supularıŋıyour devout men's | supularınıhis devout men's | supularıbıznıour devout men's | supularığıznıyou all's devout men's | supularınıtheir devout men's |
| Accusative | supulanıthe devout men (as the object) | supularımımy devout men (as the object) | supularıŋıyour devout men (as the object) | supularınhis devout men (as the object) | supularıbıznıour devout men (as the object) | supularığıznıyou all's devout men (as the object) | supularıntheir devout men (as the object) |
| Dative | supulağato the devout men | supularımato my devout men | supularıŋato your devout men | supularınato his devout men | supularıbızğato our devout men | supularığızğato you all's devout men | supularınato their devout men |
| Locative | supuladain / at the devout men | supularımdain / at my devout men | supularıŋdain / at your devout men | supularındain / at his devout men | supularıbızdain / at our devout men | supularığızdain / at you all's devout men | supularındain / at their devout men |
| Ablative | supuladanfrom the devout men | supularımdanfrom my devout men | supularıŋdanfrom your devout men | supularındanfrom his devout men | supularıbızdanfrom our devout men | supularığızdanfrom you all's devout men | supularındanfrom their devout men |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: supuları can mean "his / her devout men", "their devout man", or "their devout men" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | supunuquthe devout man's one | supunuqulathe devout man's ones | supulanıqıthe devout men's one | supulanıqılathe devout men's ones |
| Genitive | supunuqunuof the devout man's one | supunuqulanıof the devout man's ones | supulanıqınıof the devout men's one | supulanıqılanıof the devout men's ones |
| Accusative | supunuqunthe devout man's one (as the object) | supunuqulanıthe devout man's ones (as the object) | supulanıqınthe devout men's one (as the object) | supulanıqılanıthe devout men's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | supunuqunato the devout man's one | supunuqulağato the devout man's ones | supulanıqınato the devout men's one | supulanıqılağato the devout men's ones |
| Locative | supunuqundain / at the devout man's one | supunuquladain / at the devout man's ones | supulanıqındain / at the devout men's one | supulanıqıladain / at the devout men's ones |
| Ablative | supunuqundanfrom the devout man's one | supunuquladanfrom the devout man's ones | supulanıqındanfrom the devout men's one | supulanıqıladanfrom the devout men's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.