sın
/sɯn/
Definitions
1. gravestone, tombstone, commemorative stone stele
- eski qabırda sın taş saqlangandı — a tombstone stele has been preserved in the old graveyard
- batırğa miyik sın saldıla — they erected a tall stone monument for the hero
- sın taşda eski jazıw körünedi — an ancient inscription is visible on the stele
2. stature, body build, figure, physique
- jigit jaşnı ariw sını — the fine stature of a young man
- sını tüz batır jolğa çıqdı — a hero of straight, erect posture set out
- adamnı sınına qarab saylama — do not choose a person by his figure
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sınthe gravestone | sınlathe gravestones | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sınnıthe gravestone's | sınlanıthe gravestones' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sınnıthe gravestone (as the object) | sınlanıthe gravestones (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sıngato the gravestone | sınlağato the gravestones | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sındaat / in the gravestone | sınladaat / in the gravestones | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sındanfrom the gravestone | sınladanfrom the gravestones | 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 | sınımmy gravestone | sınlarımmy gravestones |
| your | sınıngyour gravestone | sınlarıngyour gravestones |
| his / her | sınıhis / her gravestone | sınlarıhis / her gravestones |
| our | sınıbızour gravestone | sınlarıbızour gravestones |
| you all's | sınığızyou all's gravestone | sınlarığızyou all's gravestones |
| their | sınlarıtheir gravestone | sınlarıtheir gravestones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sınları can mean "his / her gravestones", "their gravestone", or "their gravestones" — context decides.