çabuk
/tʃabuk/ · plural çabukla
clapping the hands, clapping to a small child — A children's word, used when coaxing a small child to clap. It appears in the nursery phrase attya kele "daddy is coming", followed by çabuk ete "clap your hands". It is listed in a dictionary of obsolete words, but no quoted source labels it archaic.
- Attya kele, çabuk ete! — Daddy is coming, clap your hands!
- çabuk et — clap your hands
- atam keledi, çabuk et — my father is coming, clap your hands
- çabuk eteme — I clap my hands
- çabuk etdik — we clapped our hands
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çabukthe clapping | çabugummy clapping | çabuguŋyour clapping | çabuguhis clapping | çabugubuzour clapping | çabuguğuzyou all's clapping | çabuklarıtheir clappings |
| Genitive | çabuknuthe clapping's | çabugumumy clapping's | çabuguŋuyour clapping's | çabugunuhis clapping's | çabugubuznuour clapping's | çabuguğuznuyou all's clapping's | çabuklarınıtheir clappings' |
| Accusative | çabuknuthe clapping (as the object) | çabugumumy clapping (as the object) | çabuguŋuyour clapping (as the object) | çabugunhis clapping (as the object) | çabugubuznuour clapping (as the object) | çabuguğuznuyou all's clapping (as the object) | çabuklarıntheir clappings (as the object) |
| Dative | çabukgato the clapping | çabugumato my clapping | çabuguŋato your clapping | çabugunato his clapping | çabugubuzğato our clapping | çabuguğuzğato you all's clapping | çabuklarınato their clappings |
| Locative | çabukdain / at the clapping | çabugumdain / at my clapping | çabuguŋdain / at your clapping | çabugundain / at his clapping | çabugubuzdain / at our clapping | çabuguğuzdain / at you all's clapping | çabuklarındain / at their clappings |
| Ablative | çabukdanfrom the clapping | çabugumdanfrom my clapping | çabuguŋdanfrom your clapping | çabugundanfrom his clapping | çabugubuzdanfrom our clapping | çabuguğuzdanfrom you all's clapping | çabuklarındanfrom their clappings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çabuklathe clappings | çabuklarımmy clappings | çabuklarıŋyour clappings | çabuklarıhis clappings | çabuklarıbızour clappings | çabuklarığızyou all's clappings | çabuklarıtheir clappings |
| Genitive | çabuklanıthe clappings' | çabuklarımımy clappings' | çabuklarıŋıyour clappings' | çabuklarınıhis clappings' | çabuklarıbıznıour clappings' | çabuklarığıznıyou all's clappings' | çabuklarınıtheir clappings' |
| Accusative | çabuklanıthe clappings (as the object) | çabuklarımımy clappings (as the object) | çabuklarıŋıyour clappings (as the object) | çabuklarınhis clappings (as the object) | çabuklarıbıznıour clappings (as the object) | çabuklarığıznıyou all's clappings (as the object) | çabuklarıntheir clappings (as the object) |
| Dative | çabuklağato the clappings | çabuklarımato my clappings | çabuklarıŋato your clappings | çabuklarınato his clappings | çabuklarıbızğato our clappings | çabuklarığızğato you all's clappings | çabuklarınato their clappings |
| Locative | çabukladain / at the clappings | çabuklarımdain / at my clappings | çabuklarıŋdain / at your clappings | çabuklarındain / at his clappings | çabuklarıbızdain / at our clappings | çabuklarığızdain / at you all's clappings | çabuklarındain / at their clappings |
| Ablative | çabukladanfrom the clappings | çabuklarımdanfrom my clappings | çabuklarıŋdanfrom your clappings | çabuklarındanfrom his clappings | çabuklarıbızdanfrom our clappings | çabuklarığızdanfrom you all's clappings | çabuklarındanfrom their clappings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çabukları can mean "his / her clappings", "their clapping", or "their clappings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.