kitab
/kitab/ · plural kitabla
1. book — Before another noun it means book or for books, as in kitab tüken "bookshop" and kitab kiosk "book kiosk".
- kitab jazarğa — to write a book
- sabiy kitab — a children's book
- kitab tüken — a bookshop
- kitab tış — a book cover
- kitabnı oqub köb aqıl aldıq — reading the book, we gained much wisdom
- kitabsız üy — a house without books
- romannı birinçi kitabı — the first book of the novel
2. scripture, sacred text; the Quran
- din kitab — religious book, scripture
- sıylı Kitabda tüzlük üretiledi — in the Holy Book righteousness is taught
- kitabnı sözün unutma — do not forget the word of the scripture
- kitab tuthan alim — a scholar holding the scripture
- kitab açdırırğa — to have the scripture opened (to seek healing by the sacred texts)
3. register, record book, such as a complaints book or account book
- tarığıwla bla aşhı oyumlanı kitabı — the book of complaints and suggestions
- sıylı qonaqlanı kitabı — the book of honored guests
4. book, volume, a major part of a novel or other long work
- romannı birinçi kitabı — the first book of the novel
Expressions
- kitab açarğa — divine someone's fate
- kitabha qarağança — exactly as it is
- kiyiz kitab — book of lies
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kitabthe book | kitabımmy book | kitabıŋyour book | kitabıhis book | kitabıbızour book | kitabığızyou all's book | kitablarıtheir books |
| Genitive | kitabnıthe book's | kitabımımy book's | kitabıŋıyour book's | kitabınıhis book's | kitabıbıznıour book's | kitabığıznıyou all's book's | kitablarınıtheir books' |
| Accusative | kitabnıthe book (as the object) | kitabımımy book (as the object) | kitabıŋıyour book (as the object) | kitabınhis book (as the object) | kitabıbıznıour book (as the object) | kitabığıznıyou all's book (as the object) | kitablarıntheir books (as the object) |
| Dative | kitabhato the book | kitabımato my book | kitabıŋato your book | kitabınato his book | kitabıbızğato our book | kitabığızğato you all's book | kitablarınato their books |
| Locative | kitabdain / at the book | kitabımdain / at my book | kitabıŋdain / at your book | kitabındain / at his book | kitabıbızdain / at our book | kitabığızdain / at you all's book | kitablarındain / at their books |
| Ablative | kitabdanfrom the book | kitabımdanfrom my book | kitabıŋdanfrom your book | kitabındanfrom his book | kitabıbızdanfrom our book | kitabığızdanfrom you all's book | kitablarındanfrom their books |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kitablathe books | kitablarımmy books | kitablarıŋyour books | kitablarıhis books | kitablarıbızour books | kitablarığızyou all's books | kitablarıtheir books |
| Genitive | kitablanıthe books' | kitablarımımy books' | kitablarıŋıyour books' | kitablarınıhis books' | kitablarıbıznıour books' | kitablarığıznıyou all's books' | kitablarınıtheir books' |
| Accusative | kitablanıthe books (as the object) | kitablarımımy books (as the object) | kitablarıŋıyour books (as the object) | kitablarınhis books (as the object) | kitablarıbıznıour books (as the object) | kitablarığıznıyou all's books (as the object) | kitablarıntheir books (as the object) |
| Dative | kitablağato the books | kitablarımato my books | kitablarıŋato your books | kitablarınato his books | kitablarıbızğato our books | kitablarığızğato you all's books | kitablarınato their books |
| Locative | kitabladain / at the books | kitablarımdain / at my books | kitablarıŋdain / at your books | kitablarındain / at his books | kitablarıbızdain / at our books | kitablarığızdain / at you all's books | kitablarındain / at their books |
| Ablative | kitabladanfrom the books | kitablarımdanfrom my books | kitablarıŋdanfrom your books | kitablarındanfrom his books | kitablarıbızdanfrom our books | kitablarığızdanfrom you all's books | kitablarındanfrom their books |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kitabları can mean "his / her books", "their book", or "their books" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.