borbay
/borbaj/
Definitions
1. lower shin, the lower, narrow part of the shin down to the ankle; the hock of an animal
- anı borbayları ingiçkedile — his shins are thin
- qoynu borbayları — the sheep's hocks
- atnı borbayları küçlüdüle — the horse's hocks are strong
2. bodily strength, the power to keep going
- borbayım joqdu — I have no strength
- borbaylarım qıyılıb qaldıla — my legs gave way under me
- borbayı boşaldı — his strength gave out
3. means, the property a person has behind him
- borbayı bar — he is a man of means
- borbayı ketgen — fallen on hard times, come down in the world
- borbayı bolğan adam — a man who has means
Related
borbaylıhavingphysically strong and in good health, robust; well-to-do, of substantial means
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | borbaythe lower shin | borbaylathe lower shins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | borbaynıthe lower shin's | borbaylanıthe lower shins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | borbaynıthe lower shin (as the object) | borbaylanıthe lower shins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | borbayğato the lower shin | borbaylağato the lower shins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | borbaydaat / in the lower shin | borbayladaat / in the lower shins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | borbaydanfrom the lower shin | borbayladanfrom the lower shins | 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 | borbayımmy lower shin | borbaylarımmy lower shins |
| your | borbayıngyour lower shin | borbaylarıngyour lower shins |
| his / her | borbayıhis / her lower shin | borbaylarıhis / her lower shins |
| our | borbayıbızour lower shin | borbaylarıbızour lower shins |
| you all's | borbayığızyou all's lower shin | borbaylarığızyou all's lower shins |
| their | borbaylarıtheir lower shin | borbaylarıtheir lower shins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: borbayları can mean "his / her lower shins", "their lower shin", or "their lower shins" — context decides.