aba
/aba/ · plural abala
1. loose outer robe, cloak, cassock; a mulla's ritual robe — Traditionally the long robe with no waist worn by a mulla over other clothing. aba ton is a fur coat cut like an aba.
- afendini abasın kiyib — wearing the mulla's robe
- jaşil abası jel ete — his green robe fluttering in the wind
- türlü abala kiedile — they wear various loose robes
- jaşil abasın da üsüne kiyib — putting on his green robe too
2. dad, mom (a child's word for father or mother)
- aba, beri kel — dad, come here
- aba, qayrı barasa? — mom, where are you going?
- aba, meni da al — dad, take me too
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abathe robe | abammy robe | abaŋyour robe | abasıhis robe | ababızour robe | abağızyou all's robe | abalarıtheir robes |
| Genitive | abanıthe robe's | abamımy robe's | abaŋıyour robe's | abasınıhis robe's | ababıznıour robe's | abağıznıyou all's robe's | abalarınıtheir robes' |
| Accusative | abanıthe robe (as the object) | abamımy robe (as the object) | abaŋıyour robe (as the object) | abasınhis robe (as the object) | ababıznıour robe (as the object) | abağıznıyou all's robe (as the object) | abalarıntheir robes (as the object) |
| Dative | abağato the robe | abamato my robe | abaŋato your robe | abasınato his robe | ababızğato our robe | abağızğato you all's robe | abalarınato their robes |
| Locative | abadain / at the robe | abamdain / at my robe | abaŋdain / at your robe | abasındain / at his robe | ababızdain / at our robe | abağızdain / at you all's robe | abalarındain / at their robes |
| Ablative | abadanfrom the robe | abamdanfrom my robe | abaŋdanfrom your robe | abasındanfrom his robe | ababızdanfrom our robe | abağızdanfrom you all's robe | abalarındanfrom their robes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abalathe robes | abalarımmy robes | abalarıŋyour robes | abalarıhis robes | abalarıbızour robes | abalarığızyou all's robes | abalarıtheir robes |
| Genitive | abalanıthe robes' | abalarımımy robes' | abalarıŋıyour robes' | abalarınıhis robes' | abalarıbıznıour robes' | abalarığıznıyou all's robes' | abalarınıtheir robes' |
| Accusative | abalanıthe robes (as the object) | abalarımımy robes (as the object) | abalarıŋıyour robes (as the object) | abalarınhis robes (as the object) | abalarıbıznıour robes (as the object) | abalarığıznıyou all's robes (as the object) | abalarıntheir robes (as the object) |
| Dative | abalağato the robes | abalarımato my robes | abalarıŋato your robes | abalarınato his robes | abalarıbızğato our robes | abalarığızğato you all's robes | abalarınato their robes |
| Locative | abaladain / at the robes | abalarımdain / at my robes | abalarıŋdain / at your robes | abalarındain / at his robes | abalarıbızdain / at our robes | abalarığızdain / at you all's robes | abalarındain / at their robes |
| Ablative | abaladanfrom the robes | abalarımdanfrom my robes | abalarıŋdanfrom your robes | abalarındanfrom his robes | abalarıbızdanfrom our robes | abalarığızdanfrom you all's robes | abalarındanfrom their robes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: abaları can mean "his / her robes", "their robe", or "their robes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.