ul
/ul/ · plural ulla
1. son, boy, male child
- anı eki ulu bardı — he has two sons
- Apsatını bardı üç ulu — Apsaty has three sons
- bek çomartdı anı kiçi ulu — his younger son is very generous
- ata uluna alğış etdi — the father gave his son a blessing
- batırnı ulu batır bolur — the son of a hero will be a hero
- ata sırı ulunda — the father's secret is in his son
- jurt ulu elin süedi — a son of the homeland loves his people
2. son of — In the possessive form ulu, it follows a father's name or a family name in patronymics and family names.
- Soltan ulu Hasan — Hasan, son of Soltan
- Jandar ulu Aslan keldi — Aslan, son of Jandar, came
- men Umar uluma — I am the son of Umar
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ulthe son | ulummy son | uluŋyour son | uluhis son | ulubuzour son | uluğuzyou all's son | ullarıtheir sons |
| Genitive | ulnuthe son's | ulumumy son's | uluŋuyour son's | ulunuhis son's | ulubuznuour son's | uluğuznuyou all's son's | ullarınıtheir sons' |
| Accusative | ulnuthe son (as the object) | ulumumy son (as the object) | uluŋuyour son (as the object) | ulunhis son (as the object) | ulubuznuour son (as the object) | uluğuznuyou all's son (as the object) | ullarıntheir sons (as the object) |
| Dative | ulğato the son | ulumato my son | uluŋato your son | ulunato his son | ulubuzğato our son | uluğuzğato you all's son | ullarınato their sons |
| Locative | uldain / at the son | ulumdain / at my son | uluŋdain / at your son | ulundain / at his son | ulubuzdain / at our son | uluğuzdain / at you all's son | ullarındain / at their sons |
| Ablative | uldanfrom the son | ulumdanfrom my son | uluŋdanfrom your son | ulundanfrom his son | ulubuzdanfrom our son | uluğuzdanfrom you all's son | ullarındanfrom their sons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ullathe sons | ullarımmy sons | ullarıŋyour sons | ullarıhis sons | ullarıbızour sons | ullarığızyou all's sons | ullarıtheir sons |
| Genitive | ullanıthe sons' | ullarımımy sons' | ullarıŋıyour sons' | ullarınıhis sons' | ullarıbıznıour sons' | ullarığıznıyou all's sons' | ullarınıtheir sons' |
| Accusative | ullanıthe sons (as the object) | ullarımımy sons (as the object) | ullarıŋıyour sons (as the object) | ullarınhis sons (as the object) | ullarıbıznıour sons (as the object) | ullarığıznıyou all's sons (as the object) | ullarıntheir sons (as the object) |
| Dative | ullağato the sons | ullarımato my sons | ullarıŋato your sons | ullarınato his sons | ullarıbızğato our sons | ullarığızğato you all's sons | ullarınato their sons |
| Locative | ulladain / at the sons | ullarımdain / at my sons | ullarıŋdain / at your sons | ullarındain / at his sons | ullarıbızdain / at our sons | ullarığızdain / at you all's sons | ullarındain / at their sons |
| Ablative | ulladanfrom the sons | ullarımdanfrom my sons | ullarıŋdanfrom your sons | ullarındanfrom his sons | ullarıbızdanfrom our sons | ullarığızdanfrom you all's sons | ullarındanfrom their sons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ulları can mean "his / her sons", "their son", or "their sons" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ulnuquthe son's one | ulnuqulathe son's ones | ullanıqıthe sons' one | ullanıqılathe sons' ones |
| Genitive | ulnuqunuof the son's one | ulnuqulanıof the son's ones | ullanıqınıof the sons' one | ullanıqılanıof the sons' ones |
| Accusative | ulnuqunthe son's one (as the object) | ulnuqulanıthe son's ones (as the object) | ullanıqınthe sons' one (as the object) | ullanıqılanıthe sons' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ulnuqunato the son's one | ulnuqulağato the son's ones | ullanıqınato the sons' one | ullanıqılağato the sons' ones |
| Locative | ulnuqundain / at the son's one | ulnuquladain / at the son's ones | ullanıqındain / at the sons' one | ullanıqıladain / at the sons' ones |
| Ablative | ulnuqundanfrom the son's one | ulnuquladanfrom the son's ones | ullanıqındanfrom the sons' one | ullanıqıladanfrom the sons' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.