arab
/arab/ · plural arabla
1. Arab; Arabic — Mostly used before another noun to mean Arabic.
- arab til — the Arabic language
- arab tişirıw — an Arab woman
- arab jazıw — Arabic script
- arab qızçıq jolnu keledi — an Arab girl is coming along the road
- arab elden kelgen alim — a scholar who came from an Arab country
- arab halq eski tarihge iedi — the Arab people have an old history
- arab tilde ariw nazmula jazılğandıla — fine poems were written in the Arabic language
2. rafter, roof beam, pole — In the plural it can mean a layer of poles laid across the roof beams.
- bir bazıq arab — a thick rafter
- uzun arabla begitilgendile — long rafters were fastened
- qoşnu arabların jaŋırtdıla — they renewed the rafters of the shepherd's hut
- arabla bla jabıwnu küçlendirdile — they reinforced the roof with rafters
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arabthe Arab | arabımmy Arab | arabıŋyour Arab | arabıhis Arab | arabıbızour Arab | arabığızyou all's Arab | arablarıtheir Arabs |
| Genitive | arabnıthe Arab's | arabımımy Arab's | arabıŋıyour Arab's | arabınıhis Arab's | arabıbıznıour Arab's | arabığıznıyou all's Arab's | arablarınıtheir Arabs' |
| Accusative | arabnıthe Arab (as the object) | arabımımy Arab (as the object) | arabıŋıyour Arab (as the object) | arabınhis Arab (as the object) | arabıbıznıour Arab (as the object) | arabığıznıyou all's Arab (as the object) | arablarıntheir Arabs (as the object) |
| Dative | arabhato the Arab | arabımato my Arab | arabıŋato your Arab | arabınato his Arab | arabıbızğato our Arab | arabığızğato you all's Arab | arablarınato their Arabs |
| Locative | arabdain / at the Arab | arabımdain / at my Arab | arabıŋdain / at your Arab | arabındain / at his Arab | arabıbızdain / at our Arab | arabığızdain / at you all's Arab | arablarındain / at their Arabs |
| Ablative | arabdanfrom the Arab | arabımdanfrom my Arab | arabıŋdanfrom your Arab | arabındanfrom his Arab | arabıbızdanfrom our Arab | arabığızdanfrom you all's Arab | arablarındanfrom their Arabs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arablathe Arabs | arablarımmy Arabs | arablarıŋyour Arabs | arablarıhis Arabs | arablarıbızour Arabs | arablarığızyou all's Arabs | arablarıtheir Arabs |
| Genitive | arablanıthe Arabs' | arablarımımy Arabs' | arablarıŋıyour Arabs' | arablarınıhis Arabs' | arablarıbıznıour Arabs' | arablarığıznıyou all's Arabs' | arablarınıtheir Arabs' |
| Accusative | arablanıthe Arabs (as the object) | arablarımımy Arabs (as the object) | arablarıŋıyour Arabs (as the object) | arablarınhis Arabs (as the object) | arablarıbıznıour Arabs (as the object) | arablarığıznıyou all's Arabs (as the object) | arablarıntheir Arabs (as the object) |
| Dative | arablağato the Arabs | arablarımato my Arabs | arablarıŋato your Arabs | arablarınato his Arabs | arablarıbızğato our Arabs | arablarığızğato you all's Arabs | arablarınato their Arabs |
| Locative | arabladain / at the Arabs | arablarımdain / at my Arabs | arablarıŋdain / at your Arabs | arablarındain / at his Arabs | arablarıbızdain / at our Arabs | arablarığızdain / at you all's Arabs | arablarındain / at their Arabs |
| Ablative | arabladanfrom the Arabs | arablarımdanfrom my Arabs | arablarıŋdanfrom your Arabs | arablarındanfrom his Arabs | arablarıbızdanfrom our Arabs | arablarığızdanfrom you all's Arabs | arablarındanfrom their Arabs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arabları can mean "his / her Arabs", "their Arab", or "their Arabs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arabnıqıthe Arab's one | arabnıqılathe Arab's ones | arablanıqıthe Arabs' one | arablanıqılathe Arabs' ones |
| Genitive | arabnıqınıof the Arab's one | arabnıqılanıof the Arab's ones | arablanıqınıof the Arabs' one | arablanıqılanıof the Arabs' ones |
| Accusative | arabnıqınthe Arab's one (as the object) | arabnıqılanıthe Arab's ones (as the object) | arablanıqınthe Arabs' one (as the object) | arablanıqılanıthe Arabs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | arabnıqınato the Arab's one | arabnıqılağato the Arab's ones | arablanıqınato the Arabs' one | arablanıqılağato the Arabs' ones |
| Locative | arabnıqındain / at the Arab's one | arabnıqıladain / at the Arab's ones | arablanıqındain / at the Arabs' one | arablanıqıladain / at the Arabs' ones |
| Ablative | arabnıqındanfrom the Arab's one | arabnıqıladanfrom the Arab's ones | arablanıqındanfrom the Arabs' one | arablanıqıladanfrom the Arabs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.