salab
/salab/ · plural salabla
early purple orchid, male orchis — A wild orchid (Orchis mascula), named for the shape of its root tubers. The word is related to salep, the name of the flour made from orchid tubers. one source
- salab tawda ösedi — early purple orchid grows in the mountains
- çegetde salab kördüm — I saw an early purple orchid in the forest
- sabiyle salab jıydıla — the children gathered early purple orchids
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salabthe orchid | salabımmy orchid | salabıŋyour orchid | salabıhis orchid | salabıbızour orchid | salabığızyou all's orchid | salablarıtheir orchids |
| Genitive | salabnıthe orchid's | salabımımy orchid's | salabıŋıyour orchid's | salabınıhis orchid's | salabıbıznıour orchid's | salabığıznıyou all's orchid's | salablarınıtheir orchids' |
| Accusative | salabnıthe orchid (as the object) | salabımımy orchid (as the object) | salabıŋıyour orchid (as the object) | salabınhis orchid (as the object) | salabıbıznıour orchid (as the object) | salabığıznıyou all's orchid (as the object) | salablarıntheir orchids (as the object) |
| Dative | salabhato the orchid | salabımato my orchid | salabıŋato your orchid | salabınato his orchid | salabıbızğato our orchid | salabığızğato you all's orchid | salablarınato their orchids |
| Locative | salabdain / at the orchid | salabımdain / at my orchid | salabıŋdain / at your orchid | salabındain / at his orchid | salabıbızdain / at our orchid | salabığızdain / at you all's orchid | salablarındain / at their orchids |
| Ablative | salabdanfrom the orchid | salabımdanfrom my orchid | salabıŋdanfrom your orchid | salabındanfrom his orchid | salabıbızdanfrom our orchid | salabığızdanfrom you all's orchid | salablarındanfrom their orchids |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salablathe orchids | salablarımmy orchids | salablarıŋyour orchids | salablarıhis orchids | salablarıbızour orchids | salablarığızyou all's orchids | salablarıtheir orchids |
| Genitive | salablanıthe orchids' | salablarımımy orchids' | salablarıŋıyour orchids' | salablarınıhis orchids' | salablarıbıznıour orchids' | salablarığıznıyou all's orchids' | salablarınıtheir orchids' |
| Accusative | salablanıthe orchids (as the object) | salablarımımy orchids (as the object) | salablarıŋıyour orchids (as the object) | salablarınhis orchids (as the object) | salablarıbıznıour orchids (as the object) | salablarığıznıyou all's orchids (as the object) | salablarıntheir orchids (as the object) |
| Dative | salablağato the orchids | salablarımato my orchids | salablarıŋato your orchids | salablarınato his orchids | salablarıbızğato our orchids | salablarığızğato you all's orchids | salablarınato their orchids |
| Locative | salabladain / at the orchids | salablarımdain / at my orchids | salablarıŋdain / at your orchids | salablarındain / at his orchids | salablarıbızdain / at our orchids | salablarığızdain / at you all's orchids | salablarındain / at their orchids |
| Ablative | salabladanfrom the orchids | salablarımdanfrom my orchids | salablarıŋdanfrom your orchids | salablarındanfrom his orchids | salablarıbızdanfrom our orchids | salablarığızdanfrom you all's orchids | salablarındanfrom their orchids |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: salabları can mean "his / her orchids", "their orchid", or "their orchids" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.