minara
/minara/
Definitions
1. minaret, the slender spire of a mosque from which the call to prayer is proclaimed
- minaranı başı — the top of the minaret
- meçitni minarası — the minaret of the mosque
- minaranı başına minerge — to climb up the minaret
2. tower, a tall narrow building
- taş minara — a stone tower
- minara bek biyikdi — the tower is very high
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | minarathe minaret | minaralathe minarets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | minaranıthe minaret's | minaralanıthe minarets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | minaranıthe minaret (as the object) | minaralanıthe minarets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | minarağato the minaret | minaralağato the minarets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | minaradaat / in the minaret | minaraladaat / in the minarets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | minaradanfrom the minaret | minaraladanfrom the minarets | 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 | minarammy minaret | minaralarımmy minarets |
| your | minarangyour minaret | minaralarıngyour minarets |
| his / her | minarasıhis / her minaret | minaralarıhis / her minarets |
| our | minarabızour minaret | minaralarıbızour minarets |
| you all's | minarağızyou all's minaret | minaralarığızyou all's minarets |
| their | minaralarıtheir minaret | minaralarıtheir minarets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: minaraları can mean "his / her minarets", "their minaret", or "their minarets" — context decides.