sab
/sab/
Definitions
1. handle, haft, the part of a tool held in the hand
- balta sab — an axe handle
- bıçaqnı sabı — the handle of the knife
- çalqı sab — a scythe handle
2. stalk, the short stem by which a fruit hangs
- almanı sabı — the stalk of the apple
- kertmeni sabı — the stalk of the pear
3. a measure of grain of about forty kilograms
- bir sab urluq — one sab of seed grain
- tört sab urluq — four sabs of seed grain
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabthe handle | sablathe handles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sabnıthe handle's | sablanıthe handles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sabnıthe handle (as the object) | sablanıthe handles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sabhato the handle | sablağato the handles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sabdaat / in the handle | sabladaat / in the handles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sabdanfrom the handle | sabladanfrom the handles | 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 | sabımmy handle | sablarımmy handles |
| your | sabıngyour handle | sablarıngyour handles |
| his / her | sabıhis / her handle | sablarıhis / her handles |
| our | sabıbızour handle | sablarıbızour handles |
| you all's | sabığızyou all's handle | sablarığızyou all's handles |
| their | sablarıtheir handle | sablarıtheir handles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabları can mean "his / her handles", "their handle", or "their handles" — context decides.