gıbı
/ɡɯbɯ/
Definitions
1. spider
- qan gıbı — a tarantula
- gıbıdan qorqurğa — to be afraid of a spider
- taşnı tübünde gıbı — a spider under the stone
2. tick, mite
- qawdan gıbı — a wall tick
- kiçiw gıbı — an itch mite
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gıbıthe spider | gıbılathe spiders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gıbınıthe spider's | gıbılanıthe spiders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gıbınıthe spider (as the object) | gıbılanıthe spiders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gıbığato the spider | gıbılağato the spiders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gıbıdaat / in the spider | gıbıladaat / in the spiders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gıbıdanfrom the spider | gıbıladanfrom the spiders | 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 | gıbımmy spider | gıbılarımmy spiders |
| your | gıbıngyour spider | gıbılarıngyour spiders |
| his / her | gıbısıhis / her spider | gıbılarıhis / her spiders |
| our | gıbıbızour spider | gıbılarıbızour spiders |
| you all's | gıbığızyou all's spider | gıbılarığızyou all's spiders |
| their | gıbılarıtheir spider | gıbılarıtheir spiders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gıbıları can mean "his / her spiders", "their spider", or "their spiders" — context decides.