arba
/ arba /
Definition noun cart, wagon, waggon, arba (the traditional two-wheeled cart)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arba the cart | arbala the carts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arbanı the cart's | arbalanı the carts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arbanı the cart (as the object) | arbalanı the carts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arbağa to the cart | arbalağa to the carts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arbada at / in the cart | arbalada at / in the carts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arbadan from the cart | arbaladan from the carts | 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 | arbam my cart | arbalarım my carts |
| your | arbaŋ your cart | arbalarıŋ your carts |
| his / her | arbası his / her cart | arbaları his / her carts |
| our | arbabız our cart | arbalarıbız our carts |
| you all's | arbağız you all's cart | arbalarığız you all's carts |
| their | arbaları their cart | arbaları their carts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arbaları can mean "his / her carts", "their cart", or "their carts" — context decides.