aran
/aran/
Definition
valley, low ground lying between heights — TSKBYA vol 1 p. 175 marks the entry эск.; Elbrusoid row 1801 carries no label.
- atım joq aranda — I have no horse in the valley
- aranda mal köbdü — there is much livestock in the lowland
- arandan tawğa köçedile — they move from the valley up to the mountain
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aranthe valley | aranlathe valleys | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arannıthe valley's | aranlanıthe valleys' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arannıthe valley (as the object) | aranlanıthe valleys (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arangato the valley | aranlağato the valleys | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arandaat / in the valley | aranladaat / in the valleys | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arandanfrom the valley | aranladanfrom the valleys | 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 | aranımmy valley | aranlarımmy valleys |
| your | aranıngyour valley | aranlarıngyour valleys |
| his / her | aranıhis / her valley | aranlarıhis / her valleys |
| our | aranıbızour valley | aranlarıbızour valleys |
| you all's | aranığızyou all's valley | aranlarığızyou all's valleys |
| their | aranlarıtheir valley | aranlarıtheir valleys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aranları can mean "his / her valleys", "their valley", or "their valleys" — context decides.