sabah
/sabax/ · plural sabahla
1. stalk, stem of a cereal plant, especially maize
- nartüh sabah — a maize stalk
- nartühnü sabahı — the stalk of the maize
- sabahnı sındırırğa — to break the stalk
- nartüh sabahlanı jıyarğa — to gather the maize stalks
- nartüh sabahlağa tayanıb qalğan malla — livestock left relying on maize stalks
2. morning, morning hour — Now mainly heard in ertden sabah “early in the morning”.
- ertden sabah tururğa — to get up early in the morning
- ertden sabah turub — rising early in the morning
- ertden sabah jolğa çıqdı — he set out early in the morning
- ertden sabah turub, iynekleni sawarma — getting up early in the morning, I will milk the cows
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabahthe stalk | sabahımmy stalk | sabahıŋyour stalk | sabahıhis stalk | sabahıbızour stalk | sabahığızyou all's stalk | sabahlarıtheir stalks |
| Genitive | sabahnıthe stalk's | sabahımımy stalk's | sabahıŋıyour stalk's | sabahınıhis stalk's | sabahıbıznıour stalk's | sabahığıznıyou all's stalk's | sabahlarınıtheir stalks' |
| Accusative | sabahnıthe stalk (as the object) | sabahımımy stalk (as the object) | sabahıŋıyour stalk (as the object) | sabahınhis stalk (as the object) | sabahıbıznıour stalk (as the object) | sabahığıznıyou all's stalk (as the object) | sabahlarıntheir stalks (as the object) |
| Dative | sabahhato the stalk | sabahımato my stalk | sabahıŋato your stalk | sabahınato his stalk | sabahıbızğato our stalk | sabahığızğato you all's stalk | sabahlarınato their stalks |
| Locative | sabahdain / at the stalk | sabahımdain / at my stalk | sabahıŋdain / at your stalk | sabahındain / at his stalk | sabahıbızdain / at our stalk | sabahığızdain / at you all's stalk | sabahlarındain / at their stalks |
| Ablative | sabahdanfrom the stalk | sabahımdanfrom my stalk | sabahıŋdanfrom your stalk | sabahındanfrom his stalk | sabahıbızdanfrom our stalk | sabahığızdanfrom you all's stalk | sabahlarındanfrom their stalks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabahlathe stalks | sabahlarımmy stalks | sabahlarıŋyour stalks | sabahlarıhis stalks | sabahlarıbızour stalks | sabahlarığızyou all's stalks | sabahlarıtheir stalks |
| Genitive | sabahlanıthe stalks' | sabahlarımımy stalks' | sabahlarıŋıyour stalks' | sabahlarınıhis stalks' | sabahlarıbıznıour stalks' | sabahlarığıznıyou all's stalks' | sabahlarınıtheir stalks' |
| Accusative | sabahlanıthe stalks (as the object) | sabahlarımımy stalks (as the object) | sabahlarıŋıyour stalks (as the object) | sabahlarınhis stalks (as the object) | sabahlarıbıznıour stalks (as the object) | sabahlarığıznıyou all's stalks (as the object) | sabahlarıntheir stalks (as the object) |
| Dative | sabahlağato the stalks | sabahlarımato my stalks | sabahlarıŋato your stalks | sabahlarınato his stalks | sabahlarıbızğato our stalks | sabahlarığızğato you all's stalks | sabahlarınato their stalks |
| Locative | sabahladain / at the stalks | sabahlarımdain / at my stalks | sabahlarıŋdain / at your stalks | sabahlarındain / at his stalks | sabahlarıbızdain / at our stalks | sabahlarığızdain / at you all's stalks | sabahlarındain / at their stalks |
| Ablative | sabahladanfrom the stalks | sabahlarımdanfrom my stalks | sabahlarıŋdanfrom your stalks | sabahlarındanfrom his stalks | sabahlarıbızdanfrom our stalks | sabahlarığızdanfrom you all's stalks | sabahlarındanfrom their stalks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabahları can mean "his / her stalks", "their stalk", or "their stalks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.