qoba
/qoba/
grave niche; niche cut into the side wall of a grave to hold the body
- ölüknü qobağa saldıla — they laid the body in the grave niche
- qobanı içi keŋdi — the inside of the grave niche is wide
- qobanı qazıb boşadıla — they finished digging the grave niche
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qobathe niche | qobammy niche | qobaŋyour niche | qobasıhis niche | qobabızour niche | qobağızyou all's niche | qobalarıtheir niches |
| Genitive | qobanıthe niche's | qobamımy niche's | qobaŋıyour niche's | qobasınıhis niche's | qobabıznıour niche's | qobağıznıyou all's niche's | qobalarınıtheir niches' |
| Accusative | qobanıthe niche (as the object) | qobamımy niche (as the object) | qobaŋıyour niche (as the object) | qobasınhis niche (as the object) | qobabıznıour niche (as the object) | qobağıznıyou all's niche (as the object) | qobalarıntheir niches (as the object) |
| Dative | qobağato the niche | qobamato my niche | qobaŋato your niche | qobasınato his niche | qobabızğato our niche | qobağızğato you all's niche | qobalarınato their niches |
| Locative | qobadain / at the niche | qobamdain / at my niche | qobaŋdain / at your niche | qobasındain / at his niche | qobabızdain / at our niche | qobağızdain / at you all's niche | qobalarındain / at their niches |
| Ablative | qobadanfrom the niche | qobamdanfrom my niche | qobaŋdanfrom your niche | qobasındanfrom his niche | qobabızdanfrom our niche | qobağızdanfrom you all's niche | qobalarındanfrom their niches |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.