aba
/aba/
Definition
a loose outer robe, especially a mulla's waistless ritual garment
- jaşil abası jel ete — his green robe fluttering
- türlü abala kiedile — they wear various loose robes
- afendini abasın kiyib — wearing the mulla's robe
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abathe robe | abalathe robes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | abanıthe robe's | abalanıthe robes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | abanıthe robe (as the object) | abalanıthe robes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | abağato the robe | abalağato the robes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | abadaat / in the robe | abaladaat / in the robes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | abadanfrom the robe | abaladanfrom the robes | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | abammy robe | abalarımmy robes |
| your | abangyour robe | abalarıngyour robes |
| his / her | abasıhis / her robe | abalarıhis / her robes |
| our | ababızour robe | abalarıbızour robes |
| you all's | abağızyou all's robe | abalarığızyou all's robes |
| their | abalarıtheir robe | abalarıtheir 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.