şılab
/ʃɯlab/
Definitions
1. short in stature, undersized, stunted in growth
- şılab adam — a man of short stature
- şılab terekle — stunted trees
- şılab sabiy — an undersized child
2. a short person, a person of unusually short stature
- şılabnı küçü — the strength of the short man
- şılab keldi — the short man came
- şılabla köbdüle — short people are many
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men şılabmaI am short in stature | biz şılabbızwe are short in stature |
| 2nd person | sen şılabsayou are short in stature | siz şılabsızyou all are short in stature |
| 3rd person | ol şılabdıhe / she / it is short in stature | ala şılabdılathey are short in stature |
Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu şılabdıthis is short in stature | bıla şılabdılathese are short in stature |
| that / those | ol şılabdıthat / it is short in stature | ala şılabdılathose / they are short in stature |
| mine | meniki şılabdımine is short in stature | menikile şılabdılamine are short in stature |
| yours | seniki şılabdıyours is short in stature | senikile şılabdılayours are short in stature |
| ours | bizniki şılabdıours is short in stature | biznikile şılabdılaours are short in stature |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | şılabthe short person | şılablathe short people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | şılabnıthe short person's | şılablanıthe short people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | şılabnıthe short person (as the object) | şılablanıthe short people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | şılabhato the short person | şılablağato the short people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | şılabdaat / in the short person | şılabladaat / in the short people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | şılabdanfrom the short person | şılabladanfrom the short people | 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 | şılabımmy short person | şılablarımmy short people |
| your | şılabıngyour short person | şılablarıngyour short people |
| his / her | şılabıhis / her short person | şılablarıhis / her short people |
| our | şılabıbızour short person | şılablarıbızour short people |
| you all's | şılabığızyou all's short person | şılablarığızyou all's short people |
| their | şılablarıtheir short person | şılablarıtheir short people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şılabları can mean "his / her short people", "their short person", or "their short people" — context decides.