şılab
/ʃɯlab/ · plural şılabla
1. short in stature, undersized, stunted, dwarf
- şılab adam — a man of short stature
- şılab terekle — stunted trees
- şılab terekleden köget jıyğan tınçdı — picking fruit from stunted trees is easy
- şılab sabiy — an undersized child
2. short person, dwarf
- şılab keldi — the short man came
- şılabnı küçü — the strength of the short man
- şılabla köbdüle — there are many short people
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şılabmaI am short in stature | şılabsayou are short in stature | şılabdıhe is short in stature | şılabbızwe are short in stature | şılabsızyou all are short in stature | şılabdılathey are short in stature |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şılabdı — "compared to me, he is short in stature."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şılabdımine is short in stature | seniki şılabdıyours is short in stature | anıqı şılabdıhis is short in stature | bizniki şılabdıours is short in stature | sizniki şılabdıyours (pl.) is short in stature | alanıqı şılabdıtheirs is short in stature |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şılabdılamine are short in stature | senikile şılabdılayours are short in stature | anıqıla şılabdılahis are short in stature | biznikile şılabdılaours are short in stature | siznikile şılabdılayours (pl.) are short in stature | alanıqıla şılabdılatheirs are short in stature |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şılabdı, bıla şılabdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şılabthe short person | şılabımmy short person | şılabıŋyour short person | şılabıhis short person | şılabıbızour short person | şılabığızyou all's short person | şılablarıtheir short people |
| Genitive | şılabnıthe short person's | şılabımımy short person's | şılabıŋıyour short person's | şılabınıhis short person's | şılabıbıznıour short person's | şılabığıznıyou all's short person's | şılablarınıtheir short people's |
| Accusative | şılabnıthe short person (as the object) | şılabımımy short person (as the object) | şılabıŋıyour short person (as the object) | şılabınhis short person (as the object) | şılabıbıznıour short person (as the object) | şılabığıznıyou all's short person (as the object) | şılablarıntheir short people (as the object) |
| Dative | şılabhato the short person | şılabımato my short person | şılabıŋato your short person | şılabınato his short person | şılabıbızğato our short person | şılabığızğato you all's short person | şılablarınato their short people |
| Locative | şılabdain / at the short person | şılabımdain / at my short person | şılabıŋdain / at your short person | şılabındain / at his short person | şılabıbızdain / at our short person | şılabığızdain / at you all's short person | şılablarındain / at their short people |
| Ablative | şılabdanfrom the short person | şılabımdanfrom my short person | şılabıŋdanfrom your short person | şılabındanfrom his short person | şılabıbızdanfrom our short person | şılabığızdanfrom you all's short person | şılablarındanfrom their short people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şılablathe short people | şılablarımmy short people | şılablarıŋyour short people | şılablarıhis short people | şılablarıbızour short people | şılablarığızyou all's short people | şılablarıtheir short people |
| Genitive | şılablanıthe short people's | şılablarımımy short people's | şılablarıŋıyour short people's | şılablarınıhis short people's | şılablarıbıznıour short people's | şılablarığıznıyou all's short people's | şılablarınıtheir short people's |
| Accusative | şılablanıthe short people (as the object) | şılablarımımy short people (as the object) | şılablarıŋıyour short people (as the object) | şılablarınhis short people (as the object) | şılablarıbıznıour short people (as the object) | şılablarığıznıyou all's short people (as the object) | şılablarıntheir short people (as the object) |
| Dative | şılablağato the short people | şılablarımato my short people | şılablarıŋato your short people | şılablarınato his short people | şılablarıbızğato our short people | şılablarığızğato you all's short people | şılablarınato their short people |
| Locative | şılabladain / at the short people | şılablarımdain / at my short people | şılablarıŋdain / at your short people | şılablarındain / at his short people | şılablarıbızdain / at our short people | şılablarığızdain / at you all's short people | şılablarındain / at their short people |
| Ablative | şılabladanfrom the short people | şılablarımdanfrom my short people | şılablarıŋdanfrom your short people | şılablarındanfrom his short people | şılablarıbızdanfrom our short people | şılablarığızdanfrom you all's short people | şılablarındanfrom their short people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şılabları can mean "his / her short people", "their short person", or "their short people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şılabnıqıthe short person's one | şılabnıqılathe short person's ones | şılablanıqıthe short people's one | şılablanıqılathe short people's ones |
| Genitive | şılabnıqınıof the short person's one | şılabnıqılanıof the short person's ones | şılablanıqınıof the short people's one | şılablanıqılanıof the short people's ones |
| Accusative | şılabnıqınthe short person's one (as the object) | şılabnıqılanıthe short person's ones (as the object) | şılablanıqınthe short people's one (as the object) | şılablanıqılanıthe short people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | şılabnıqınato the short person's one | şılabnıqılağato the short person's ones | şılablanıqınato the short people's one | şılablanıqılağato the short people's ones |
| Locative | şılabnıqındain / at the short person's one | şılabnıqıladain / at the short person's ones | şılablanıqındain / at the short people's one | şılablanıqıladain / at the short people's ones |
| Ablative | şılabnıqındanfrom the short person's one | şılabnıqıladanfrom the short person's ones | şılablanıqındanfrom the short people's one | şılablanıqıladanfrom the short people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.