saman
/saman/
Definition
an unfired brick made of clay mixed with straw; adobe
- saman üy — an adobe house
- samandan işlengen qabırğa — a wall built of adobe
- samanlanı tört qat etib saladıla — they lay the adobe bricks in four courses
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | samanthe adobe | samanlathe adobes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | samannıthe adobe's | samanlanıthe adobes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | samannıthe adobe (as the object) | samanlanıthe adobes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | samangato the adobe | samanlağato the adobes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | samandaat / in the adobe | samanladaat / in the adobes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | samandanfrom the adobe | samanladanfrom the adobes | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | samanımmy adobe | samanlarımmy adobes |
| your | samanıngyour adobe | samanlarıngyour adobes |
| his / her | samanıhis / her adobe | samanlarıhis / her adobes |
| our | samanıbızour adobe | samanlarıbızour adobes |
| you all's | samanığızyou all's adobe | samanlarığızyou all's adobes |
| their | samanlarıtheir adobe | samanlarıtheir adobes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: samanları can mean "his / her adobes", "their adobe", or "their adobes" — context decides.