sabiyçik
/sabijtʃik/ · plural sabiyçikle
1. little child, child, little one, baby — An affectionate diminutive of sabiy.
- sabiyçik jılaydı — the little child is crying
- ariw sabiyçik — a lovely little child
- sabiyçik üyde juqlaydı — the little child is sleeping at home
- sabiyçikni terekge örletdile — they had the little child climb the tree
- sabiyçikça nek etese — why are you behaving like a little child
2. naive person, inexperienced person one source
- kesiŋi sabiyçik eterge — to pretend to be an innocent little one
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabiyçikthe child | sabiyçigimmy child | sabiyçigiŋyour child | sabiyçigihis child | sabiyçigibizour child | sabiyçigigizyou all's child | sabiyçikleritheir children |
| Genitive | sabiyçiknithe child's | sabiyçigimimy child's | sabiyçigiŋiyour child's | sabiyçiginihis child's | sabiyçigibizniour child's | sabiyçigigizniyou all's child's | sabiyçiklerinitheir children's |
| Accusative | sabiyçiknithe child (as the object) | sabiyçigimimy child (as the object) | sabiyçigiŋiyour child (as the object) | sabiyçiginhis child (as the object) | sabiyçigibizniour child (as the object) | sabiyçigigizniyou all's child (as the object) | sabiyçiklerintheir children (as the object) |
| Dative | sabiyçikgeto the child | sabiyçigimeto my child | sabiyçigiŋeto your child | sabiyçigineto his child | sabiyçigibizgeto our child | sabiyçigigizgeto you all's child | sabiyçiklerineto their children |
| Locative | sabiyçikdein / at the child | sabiyçigimdein / at my child | sabiyçigiŋdein / at your child | sabiyçigindein / at his child | sabiyçigibizdein / at our child | sabiyçigigizdein / at you all's child | sabiyçiklerindein / at their children |
| Ablative | sabiyçikdenfrom the child | sabiyçigimdenfrom my child | sabiyçigiŋdenfrom your child | sabiyçigindenfrom his child | sabiyçigibizdenfrom our child | sabiyçigigizdenfrom you all's child | sabiyçiklerindenfrom their children |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabiyçiklethe children | sabiyçiklerimmy children | sabiyçikleriŋyour children | sabiyçiklerihis children | sabiyçikleribizour children | sabiyçiklerigizyou all's children | sabiyçikleritheir children |
| Genitive | sabiyçiklenithe children's | sabiyçiklerimimy children's | sabiyçikleriŋiyour children's | sabiyçiklerinihis children's | sabiyçikleribizniour children's | sabiyçiklerigizniyou all's children's | sabiyçiklerinitheir children's |
| Accusative | sabiyçiklenithe children (as the object) | sabiyçiklerimimy children (as the object) | sabiyçikleriŋiyour children (as the object) | sabiyçiklerinhis children (as the object) | sabiyçikleribizniour children (as the object) | sabiyçiklerigizniyou all's children (as the object) | sabiyçiklerintheir children (as the object) |
| Dative | sabiyçiklegeto the children | sabiyçiklerimeto my children | sabiyçikleriŋeto your children | sabiyçiklerineto his children | sabiyçikleribizgeto our children | sabiyçiklerigizgeto you all's children | sabiyçiklerineto their children |
| Locative | sabiyçikledein / at the children | sabiyçiklerimdein / at my children | sabiyçikleriŋdein / at your children | sabiyçiklerindein / at his children | sabiyçikleribizdein / at our children | sabiyçiklerigizdein / at you all's children | sabiyçiklerindein / at their children |
| Ablative | sabiyçikledenfrom the children | sabiyçiklerimdenfrom my children | sabiyçikleriŋdenfrom your children | sabiyçiklerindenfrom his children | sabiyçikleribizdenfrom our children | sabiyçiklerigizdenfrom you all's children | sabiyçiklerindenfrom their children |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sabiyçikleri 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 | sabiyçiknikithe child's one | sabiyçiknikilethe child's ones | sabiyçiklenikithe children's one | sabiyçiklenikilethe children's ones |
| Genitive | sabiyçiknikiniof the child's one | sabiyçiknikileniof the child's ones | sabiyçiklenikiniof the children's one | sabiyçiklenikileniof the children's ones |
| Accusative | sabiyçiknikinthe child's one (as the object) | sabiyçiknikilenithe child's ones (as the object) | sabiyçiklenikinthe children's one (as the object) | sabiyçiklenikilenithe children's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | sabiyçiknikineto the child's one | sabiyçiknikilegeto the child's ones | sabiyçiklenikineto the children's one | sabiyçiklenikilegeto the children's ones |
| Locative | sabiyçiknikindein / at the child's one | sabiyçiknikiledein / at the child's ones | sabiyçiklenikindein / at the children's one | sabiyçiklenikiledein / at the children's ones |
| Ablative | sabiyçiknikindenfrom the child's one | sabiyçiknikiledenfrom the child's ones | sabiyçiklenikindenfrom the children's one | sabiyçiklenikiledenfrom the children's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.