saba
/saba/ · plural sabala
a long thin stick for beating and fluffing wool — The stick is used to prepare wool for making felt.
- qamiş saba — reed stick for beating wool
- saba bla jün çağıw — beating wool with a stick
- jün çağıwçu sabanı da alırğa — to take the wool-beating stick too
- saba bla çaqğandan sora — after beating with a stick
- uzun saba — long stick for beating wool
- men sabanı aldım — I took the wool-beating stick
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabathe stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabammy stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabaŋyour stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabasıhis stick for beating and fluffing wool | sababızour stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabağızyou all's stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabalarıtheir stick for beating and fluffing wools |
| Genitive | sabanıthe stick for beating and fluffing wool's | sabamımy stick for beating and fluffing wool's | sabaŋıyour stick for beating and fluffing wool's | sabasınıhis stick for beating and fluffing wool's | sababıznıour stick for beating and fluffing wool's | sabağıznıyou all's stick for beating and fluffing wool's | sabalarınıtheir stick for beating and fluffing wools' |
| Accusative | sabanıthe stick for beating and fluffing wool (as the object) | sabamımy stick for beating and fluffing wool (as the object) | sabaŋıyour stick for beating and fluffing wool (as the object) | sabasınhis stick for beating and fluffing wool (as the object) | sababıznıour stick for beating and fluffing wool (as the object) | sabağıznıyou all's stick for beating and fluffing wool (as the object) | sabalarıntheir stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) |
| Dative | sabağato the stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabamato my stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabaŋato your stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabasınato his stick for beating and fluffing wool | sababızğato our stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabağızğato you all's stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabalarınato their stick for beating and fluffing wools |
| Locative | sabadain / at the stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabamdain / at my stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabaŋdain / at your stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabasındain / at his stick for beating and fluffing wool | sababızdain / at our stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabağızdain / at you all's stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabalarındain / at their stick for beating and fluffing wools |
| Ablative | sabadanfrom the stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabamdanfrom my stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabaŋdanfrom your stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabasındanfrom his stick for beating and fluffing wool | sababızdanfrom our stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabağızdanfrom you all's stick for beating and fluffing wool | sabalarındanfrom their stick for beating and fluffing wools |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabalathe stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarımmy stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıŋyour stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıhis stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıbızour stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarığızyou all's stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıtheir stick for beating and fluffing wools |
| Genitive | sabalanıthe stick for beating and fluffing wools' | sabalarımımy stick for beating and fluffing wools' | sabalarıŋıyour stick for beating and fluffing wools' | sabalarınıhis stick for beating and fluffing wools' | sabalarıbıznıour stick for beating and fluffing wools' | sabalarığıznıyou all's stick for beating and fluffing wools' | sabalarınıtheir stick for beating and fluffing wools' |
| Accusative | sabalanıthe stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) | sabalarımımy stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) | sabalarıŋıyour stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) | sabalarınhis stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) | sabalarıbıznıour stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) | sabalarığıznıyou all's stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) | sabalarıntheir stick for beating and fluffing wools (as the object) |
| Dative | sabalağato the stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarımato my stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıŋato your stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarınato his stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıbızğato our stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarığızğato you all's stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarınato their stick for beating and fluffing wools |
| Locative | sabaladain / at the stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarımdain / at my stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıŋdain / at your stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarındain / at his stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıbızdain / at our stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarığızdain / at you all's stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarındain / at their stick for beating and fluffing wools |
| Ablative | sabaladanfrom the stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarımdanfrom my stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıŋdanfrom your stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarındanfrom his stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarıbızdanfrom our stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarığızdanfrom you all's stick for beating and fluffing wools | sabalarındanfrom their stick for beating and fluffing wools |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabaları can mean "his / her stick for beating and fluffing wools", "their stick for beating and fluffing wool", or "their stick for beating and fluffing wools" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.