атау

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	اتاۋ
Cyrillic	атау
Latin	atau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.tɑw/

Etymology 1

From ат (at).

Verb

атау • (atau)

1. to call, to name

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

атау • (atau) (verbal noun)

1. naming, calling
2. short for атау септік (atau septık, “the nominative case”)

Declension

Declension of атау

	singular	plural
nominative	атау (atau)	атаулар (ataular)
genitive	атаудың (ataudyñ)	атаулардың (ataulardyñ)
dative	атауға (atauğa)	атауларға (ataularğa)
accusative	атауды (ataudy)	атауларды (ataulardy)
locative	атауда (atauda)	атауларда (ataularda)
ablative	атаудан (ataudan)	атаулардан (ataulardan)
instrumental	атаумен (ataumen)	атаулармен (ataularmen)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ātag (“island”). Cognate with Azerbaijani ada, Turkish ada.

Noun

атау • (atau)

1. (dialectal, Kyzylorda) small island

   Synonym: арал (aral)