sabiy
/sabij/ · plural sabiyle
child, infant — Before another noun it means children's or made for children: sabiy kiyim children's clothing, sabiy literatura children's literature.
- sabiyle — children
- ol alqın sabiydi — he is still a child
- qız sabiy — a girl
- erkişi sabiy — a boy
- emçek içgen sabiy — a nursing infant
- asıralğan sabiy — an adopted child
- sabiy ösdürürge — to raise a child
- sabiyge qararğa — to look after a child
- sabiy tabarğa — to give birth to a child
- sabiy kiyim — children's clothing
- sabiy dohtur — a children's doctor
- sabiy zaman — childhood
- sabiy bla qart birdi — a child and an old man are alike
- sabiy bolmağan jerde mölek bolmaz — where there are no children, there will be no angels
Expressions
- sabiyle qart bolub tuwadıla — wise beyond years
- sabiyni çuwunundan tutub tururğa — stay unmarried for one's child
- topuraq süekli sabiy — sickly child
- sabiyleni awuzlarından üzerge — deprive children
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabiythe child | sabiyimmy child | sabiyiŋyour child | sabiyihis child | sabiyibizour child | sabiyigizyou all's child | sabiyleritheir children |
| Genitive | sabiynithe child's | sabiyimimy child's | sabiyiŋiyour child's | sabiyinihis child's | sabiyibizniour child's | sabiyigizniyou all's child's | sabiylerinitheir children's |
| Accusative | sabiynithe child (as the object) | sabiyimimy child (as the object) | sabiyiŋiyour child (as the object) | sabiyinhis child (as the object) | sabiyibizniour child (as the object) | sabiyigizniyou all's child (as the object) | sabiylerintheir children (as the object) |
| Dative | sabiygeto the child | sabiyimeto my child | sabiyiŋeto your child | sabiyineto his child | sabiyibizgeto our child | sabiyigizgeto you all's child | sabiylerineto their children |
| Locative | sabiydein / at the child | sabiyimdein / at my child | sabiyiŋdein / at your child | sabiyindein / at his child | sabiyibizdein / at our child | sabiyigizdein / at you all's child | sabiylerindein / at their children |
| Ablative | sabiydenfrom the child | sabiyimdenfrom my child | sabiyiŋdenfrom your child | sabiyindenfrom his child | sabiyibizdenfrom our child | sabiyigizdenfrom you all's child | sabiylerindenfrom their children |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabiylethe children | sabiylerimmy children | sabiyleriŋyour children | sabiylerihis children | sabiyleribizour children | sabiylerigizyou all's children | sabiyleritheir children |
| Genitive | sabiylenithe children's | sabiylerimimy children's | sabiyleriŋiyour children's | sabiylerinihis children's | sabiyleribizniour children's | sabiylerigizniyou all's children's | sabiylerinitheir children's |
| Accusative | sabiylenithe children (as the object) | sabiylerimimy children (as the object) | sabiyleriŋiyour children (as the object) | sabiylerinhis children (as the object) | sabiyleribizniour children (as the object) | sabiylerigizniyou all's children (as the object) | sabiylerintheir children (as the object) |
| Dative | sabiylegeto the children | sabiylerimeto my children | sabiyleriŋeto your children | sabiylerineto his children | sabiyleribizgeto our children | sabiylerigizgeto you all's children | sabiylerineto their children |
| Locative | sabiyledein / at the children | sabiylerimdein / at my children | sabiyleriŋdein / at your children | sabiylerindein / at his children | sabiyleribizdein / at our children | sabiylerigizdein / at you all's children | sabiylerindein / at their children |
| Ablative | sabiyledenfrom the children | sabiylerimdenfrom my children | sabiyleriŋdenfrom your children | sabiylerindenfrom his children | sabiyleribizdenfrom our children | sabiylerigizdenfrom you all's children | sabiylerindenfrom their children |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabiyleri can mean "his / her children", "their child", or "their children" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabiynikithe child's one | sabiynikilethe child's ones | sabiylenikithe children's one | sabiylenikilethe children's ones |
| Genitive | sabiynikiniof the child's one | sabiynikileniof the child's ones | sabiylenikiniof the children's one | sabiylenikileniof the children's ones |
| Accusative | sabiynikinthe child's one (as the object) | sabiynikilenithe child's ones (as the object) | sabiylenikinthe children's one (as the object) | sabiylenikilenithe children's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sabiynikineto the child's one | sabiynikilegeto the child's ones | sabiylenikineto the children's one | sabiylenikilegeto the children's ones |
| Locative | sabiynikindein / at the child's one | sabiynikiledein / at the child's ones | sabiylenikindein / at the children's one | sabiylenikiledein / at the children's ones |
| Ablative | sabiynikindenfrom the child's one | sabiynikiledenfrom the child's ones | sabiylenikindenfrom the children's one | sabiylenikiledenfrom the children's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.