arba
/arba/ · plural arbala
cart, wagon, carriage — Drawn by oxen, horses or donkeys. The traditional Karachay cart has two large wheels and is drawn by oxen.
- qaraçay arba — a Karachay cart
- ögüz arba — an ox cart
- at jegilgen arba — a horse-drawn cart
- biçen tolğan arba — a cart full of hay
- eki arba keledi — two carts are coming
- arbağa mindim — I got on the cart
- arbada barğanbız — we went by cart
- arbanı tartadı — he pulls the cart
- arba sındı — the cart broke down
- qaraçay arbaça jızıldaydı — creaks like a Karachay cart
- qol arba — a wheelbarrow, a handcart
Expressions
- kimni arbasına minseŋ, anı jırın jırla — adapt to circumstances
- tuz arbağa jegerge — work someone hard
- eşek bilgen – arba jol — knows only one thing
- şaytan arba — bicycle or motorcycle
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arbathe cart | arbammy cart | arbaŋyour cart | arbasıhis cart | arbabızour cart | arbağızyou all's cart | arbalarıtheir carts |
| Genitive | arbanıthe cart's | arbamımy cart's | arbaŋıyour cart's | arbasınıhis cart's | arbabıznıour cart's | arbağıznıyou all's cart's | arbalarınıtheir carts' |
| Accusative | arbanıthe cart (as the object) | arbamımy cart (as the object) | arbaŋıyour cart (as the object) | arbasınhis cart (as the object) | arbabıznıour cart (as the object) | arbağıznıyou all's cart (as the object) | arbalarıntheir carts (as the object) |
| Dative | arbağato the cart | arbamato my cart | arbaŋato your cart | arbasınato his cart | arbabızğato our cart | arbağızğato you all's cart | arbalarınato their carts |
| Locative | arbadain / at the cart | arbamdain / at my cart | arbaŋdain / at your cart | arbasındain / at his cart | arbabızdain / at our cart | arbağızdain / at you all's cart | arbalarındain / at their carts |
| Ablative | arbadanfrom the cart | arbamdanfrom my cart | arbaŋdanfrom your cart | arbasındanfrom his cart | arbabızdanfrom our cart | arbağızdanfrom you all's cart | arbalarındanfrom their carts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arbalathe carts | arbalarımmy carts | arbalarıŋyour carts | arbalarıhis carts | arbalarıbızour carts | arbalarığızyou all's carts | arbalarıtheir carts |
| Genitive | arbalanıthe carts' | arbalarımımy carts' | arbalarıŋıyour carts' | arbalarınıhis carts' | arbalarıbıznıour carts' | arbalarığıznıyou all's carts' | arbalarınıtheir carts' |
| Accusative | arbalanıthe carts (as the object) | arbalarımımy carts (as the object) | arbalarıŋıyour carts (as the object) | arbalarınhis carts (as the object) | arbalarıbıznıour carts (as the object) | arbalarığıznıyou all's carts (as the object) | arbalarıntheir carts (as the object) |
| Dative | arbalağato the carts | arbalarımato my carts | arbalarıŋato your carts | arbalarınato his carts | arbalarıbızğato our carts | arbalarığızğato you all's carts | arbalarınato their carts |
| Locative | arbaladain / at the carts | arbalarımdain / at my carts | arbalarıŋdain / at your carts | arbalarındain / at his carts | arbalarıbızdain / at our carts | arbalarığızdain / at you all's carts | arbalarındain / at their carts |
| Ablative | arbaladanfrom the carts | arbalarımdanfrom my carts | arbalarıŋdanfrom your carts | arbalarındanfrom his carts | arbalarıbızdanfrom our carts | arbalarığızdanfrom you all's carts | arbalarındanfrom 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.