oba
/oba/ · plural obala
1. grave, burial mound — The plural obala means a cemetery.
- obala — a cemetery
- atamı obası — my father's grave
- eski obanı kördüm — I saw the old grave
- obağa kirirge — to go into the grave
2. heap, pile — Of stones, sand and the like, as in taş oba 'a heap of stones'.
- taş oba — a heap of stones
- qum oba — a heap of sand
- jolda taş oba bardı — there is a heap of stones on the road
Expressions
- oba eterge — kill someone
- obasından qurtlamı çöblerikdi — of no use
- qoş obağa qoşarğa — wipe out
- oba qarançha — graveyard scarecrow
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obathe grave | obammy grave | obaŋyour grave | obasıhis grave | obabızour grave | obağızyou all's grave | obalarıtheir graves |
| Genitive | obanıthe grave's | obamımy grave's | obaŋıyour grave's | obasınıhis grave's | obabıznıour grave's | obağıznıyou all's grave's | obalarınıtheir graves' |
| Accusative | obanıthe grave (as the object) | obamımy grave (as the object) | obaŋıyour grave (as the object) | obasınhis grave (as the object) | obabıznıour grave (as the object) | obağıznıyou all's grave (as the object) | obalarıntheir graves (as the object) |
| Dative | obağato the grave | obamato my grave | obaŋato your grave | obasınato his grave | obabızğato our grave | obağızğato you all's grave | obalarınato their graves |
| Locative | obadain / at the grave | obamdain / at my grave | obaŋdain / at your grave | obasındain / at his grave | obabızdain / at our grave | obağızdain / at you all's grave | obalarındain / at their graves |
| Ablative | obadanfrom the grave | obamdanfrom my grave | obaŋdanfrom your grave | obasındanfrom his grave | obabızdanfrom our grave | obağızdanfrom you all's grave | obalarındanfrom their graves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obalathe graves | obalarımmy graves | obalarıŋyour graves | obalarıhis graves | obalarıbızour graves | obalarığızyou all's graves | obalarıtheir graves |
| Genitive | obalanıthe graves' | obalarımımy graves' | obalarıŋıyour graves' | obalarınıhis graves' | obalarıbıznıour graves' | obalarığıznıyou all's graves' | obalarınıtheir graves' |
| Accusative | obalanıthe graves (as the object) | obalarımımy graves (as the object) | obalarıŋıyour graves (as the object) | obalarınhis graves (as the object) | obalarıbıznıour graves (as the object) | obalarığıznıyou all's graves (as the object) | obalarıntheir graves (as the object) |
| Dative | obalağato the graves | obalarımato my graves | obalarıŋato your graves | obalarınato his graves | obalarıbızğato our graves | obalarığızğato you all's graves | obalarınato their graves |
| Locative | obaladain / at the graves | obalarımdain / at my graves | obalarıŋdain / at your graves | obalarındain / at his graves | obalarıbızdain / at our graves | obalarığızdain / at you all's graves | obalarındain / at their graves |
| Ablative | obaladanfrom the graves | obalarımdanfrom my graves | obalarıŋdanfrom your graves | obalarındanfrom his graves | obalarıbızdanfrom our graves | obalarığızdanfrom you all's graves | obalarındanfrom their graves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: obaları can mean "his / her graves", "their grave", or "their graves" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.