ğarb
/ʁarb/
Definition
the west, the lands lying to the west
- ğarb qralla — the western countries
- ğarbdan kelgen jel — the wind that comes from the west
- ğarbha aylanırğa — to turn towards the west
Related
batışsynonymwest, the direction in which the sun setskünbathansynonymwest, the quarter of the sky in which the sun setskünbatışsynonymwest, the quarter of the sky opposite the eastçığışantonymthe east, the quarter in which the sun rises; a way up or out; a path by which one climbs or leaveskünçığışantonymeast, the quarter of the sky in which the sun risesşarqantonymeast, the East, the Orient; eastern, oriental; crack!, bang!
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ğarbthe west | ğarblathe wests | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ğarbnıthe west's | ğarblanıthe wests' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ğarbnıthe west (as the object) | ğarblanıthe wests (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ğarbhato the west | ğarblağato the wests | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ğarbdaat / in the west | ğarbladaat / in the wests | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ğarbdanfrom the west | ğarbladanfrom the wests | 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 | ğarbımmy west | ğarblarımmy wests |
| your | ğarbıngyour west | ğarblarıngyour wests |
| his / her | ğarbıhis / her west | ğarblarıhis / her wests |
| our | ğarbıbızour west | ğarblarıbızour wests |
| you all's | ğarbığızyou all's west | ğarblarığızyou all's wests |
| their | ğarblarıtheir west | ğarblarıtheir wests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ğarbları can mean "his / her wests", "their west", or "their wests" — context decides.