taba
/taba/
1. toward, in the direction of — Follows the noun in its bare form, as in el taba. The postposition itself may take the dative, as in taw tabağa. Also used for turning the head or face toward something, and for a thing flying toward something.
- el taba — toward the village
- taw tabağa — toward the mountain
- şahar taba — toward the town
- çeget taba — toward the forest
- üy taba — toward the house
- qıbıla taba — toward the south
- üy taba atla — step toward the house
- biz suw taba bardıq — we went toward the river
- ol meni taba aylandı — he turned toward me
- şkok tawuşla taba çabdıq — we ran toward the gunshots
- stolnu tereze taba qıs — push the table toward the window
- jel taba barırğa — to walk toward the wind
2. near, beside, in the vicinity of — Used in the locative form tabada.
- üy tabada — near the house
- suw tabada — beside the river
- bosağa tabada — near the threshold
- ol el tabada jaşaydı — he lives near the village
3. from the direction of, from the side of — Used in the ablative form tabadan. one source
- taw tabadan — from the direction of the mountain
- şahar tabadan — from the direction of the town
- ol el tabadan keldi — he came from the direction of the village
- jel taw tabadan uradı — the wind blows from the direction of the mountain