babas
/babas/
Definitions
1. priest, a Christian clergyman
- babasha qayda da kün joq — the priest has no easy day anywhere
- babasnı üyü — the priest's house
- babas halqğa söleşdi — the priest spoke to the people
2. grandfather, an aged man — Elbrusoid's бран. sits on the phrase «къарт бабас» (старый хрыч), not on the sense as a whole; TSKBYA records only the priest sense, which is what marks this one archaic
- qart babas — an old wretch
- babasnı sözü — the old man's word
- babasha aylandı — he has turned into an old man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | babasthe priest | babaslathe priests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | babasnıthe priest's | babaslanıthe priests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | babasnıthe priest (as the object) | babaslanıthe priests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | babashato the priest | babaslağato the priests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | babasdaat / in the priest | babasladaat / in the priests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | babasdanfrom the priest | babasladanfrom the priests | 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 | babasımmy priest | babaslarımmy priests |
| your | babasıngyour priest | babaslarıngyour priests |
| his / her | babasıhis / her priest | babaslarıhis / her priests |
| our | babasıbızour priest | babaslarıbızour priests |
| you all's | babasığızyou all's priest | babaslarığızyou all's priests |
| their | babaslarıtheir priest | babaslarıtheir priests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: babasları can mean "his / her priests", "their priest", or "their priests" — context decides.