saf
/saf/ · plural safla
1. row, rank, file, formation — Used of people drawn up in a line, such as soldiers in formation or worshippers standing for prayer.
- ol al safda süeledi — he stands in the front rank
- safha tizilirge — to line up in a rank
- saf-saf bolurğa — to form up in ranks
- saf-saf bolub barırğa — to walk in ranks
- saf bolub süelirge — to stand drawn up in a rank
- al safnı qıyırında — at the edge of the front rank
- saf-saf bolub namaz qıladıla — they perform the prayer in rows
- sabiyle eki safha tizildile — the children lined up in two rows
2. ranks of an organization, membership — Most often plural, of the people who make up a party, a union or a similar body.
- işçileni safları — the ranks of the workers
- saflağa qoşulurğa — to join the ranks
- alçılanı safında bolurğa — to be in the ranks of the foremost
- safların buzarğa — to break their ranks
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | safthe rank | safımmy rank | safıŋyour rank | safıhis rank | safıbızour rank | safığızyou all's rank | saflarıtheir ranks |
| Genitive | safnıthe rank's | safımımy rank's | safıŋıyour rank's | safınıhis rank's | safıbıznıour rank's | safığıznıyou all's rank's | saflarınıtheir ranks' |
| Accusative | safnıthe rank (as the object) | safımımy rank (as the object) | safıŋıyour rank (as the object) | safınhis rank (as the object) | safıbıznıour rank (as the object) | safığıznıyou all's rank (as the object) | saflarıntheir ranks (as the object) |
| Dative | safhato the rank | safımato my rank | safıŋato your rank | safınato his rank | safıbızğato our rank | safığızğato you all's rank | saflarınato their ranks |
| Locative | safdain / at the rank | safımdain / at my rank | safıŋdain / at your rank | safındain / at his rank | safıbızdain / at our rank | safığızdain / at you all's rank | saflarındain / at their ranks |
| Ablative | safdanfrom the rank | safımdanfrom my rank | safıŋdanfrom your rank | safındanfrom his rank | safıbızdanfrom our rank | safığızdanfrom you all's rank | saflarındanfrom their ranks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saflathe ranks | saflarımmy ranks | saflarıŋyour ranks | saflarıhis ranks | saflarıbızour ranks | saflarığızyou all's ranks | saflarıtheir ranks |
| Genitive | saflanıthe ranks' | saflarımımy ranks' | saflarıŋıyour ranks' | saflarınıhis ranks' | saflarıbıznıour ranks' | saflarığıznıyou all's ranks' | saflarınıtheir ranks' |
| Accusative | saflanıthe ranks (as the object) | saflarımımy ranks (as the object) | saflarıŋıyour ranks (as the object) | saflarınhis ranks (as the object) | saflarıbıznıour ranks (as the object) | saflarığıznıyou all's ranks (as the object) | saflarıntheir ranks (as the object) |
| Dative | saflağato the ranks | saflarımato my ranks | saflarıŋato your ranks | saflarınato his ranks | saflarıbızğato our ranks | saflarığızğato you all's ranks | saflarınato their ranks |
| Locative | safladain / at the ranks | saflarımdain / at my ranks | saflarıŋdain / at your ranks | saflarındain / at his ranks | saflarıbızdain / at our ranks | saflarığızdain / at you all's ranks | saflarındain / at their ranks |
| Ablative | safladanfrom the ranks | saflarımdanfrom my ranks | saflarıŋdanfrom your ranks | saflarındanfrom his ranks | saflarıbızdanfrom our ranks | saflarığızdanfrom you all's ranks | saflarındanfrom their ranks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: safları can mean "his / her ranks", "their rank", or "their ranks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.