arşın
/arʃɯn/
Definition
arshin, an old unit of length of about seventy centimetres
- jarım arşın — half an arshin
- üç arşın qumaç — three arshins of cloth
- arşın bla ölçerge — to measure by the arshin
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arşınthe arshin | arşınlathe arshins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | arşınnıthe arshin's | arşınlanıthe arshins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | arşınnıthe arshin (as the object) | arşınlanıthe arshins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | arşıngato the arshin | arşınlağato the arshins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | arşındaat / in the arshin | arşınladaat / in the arshins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | arşındanfrom the arshin | arşınladanfrom the arshins | 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 | arşınımmy arshin | arşınlarımmy arshins |
| your | arşınıngyour arshin | arşınlarıngyour arshins |
| his / her | arşınıhis / her arshin | arşınlarıhis / her arshins |
| our | arşınıbızour arshin | arşınlarıbızour arshins |
| you all's | arşınığızyou all's arshin | arşınlarığızyou all's arshins |
| their | arşınlarıtheir arshin | arşınlarıtheir arshins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arşınları can mean "his / her arshins", "their arshin", or "their arshins" — context decides.