tob
/tob/ · plural tobla
1. ball, round object — Used in game names such as qol tob (handball) and futbol tob (football). A school math dictionary uses it for a sphere.
- tob oynarğa — to play ball
- sabiyle tob oynaydıla — the children are playing ball
- qol tob — handball
- tışı tögerek, tob kibik — round on the outside, like a ball
- qar tob — a snowball
2. cannon, artillery gun — Before another noun it means 'cannon' or 'artillery', as in tob oq (artillery shell). The plural tobla can mean artillery as a whole.
- tob atarğa — to fire a cannon
- tobla gürüldeydile — the cannons rumble
- toblanı gürüldegenleri eşitiledile — the rumbling of the cannons can be heard
- gitçe tobla — light artillery
- tob uluğan — the howling of a cannon
3. cannonball, artillery shell
- tob oq — an artillery shell
- tob oq tiydi — a shell struck
- suw boynunda tob çaçıldı — a shell burst by the riverside
4. roll, bale, bundle, box, pack, stack, whole piece — Used for a roll of cloth (qumaç tob), a box of matches (sernek tob), a bale of cotton (mamuq tob) and a pack of letters.
- qumaç tob — a bolt of cloth
- sernek tob — a box of matches
- mamuq tob — a bale of cotton wool
- çille tob — a skein of silk
- qağıt tob — a roll of paper
Expressions
- top bolub atılsa da — however hard one tries
- top kibik kiyinirge — dress immaculately
- topha ururğa — criticize harshly
- topluğun çığarırğa — beat soundly
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tobthe ball | tobummy ball | tobuŋyour ball | tobuhis ball | tobubuzour ball | tobuğuzyou all's ball | toblarıtheir balls |
| Genitive | tobnuthe ball's | tobumumy ball's | tobuŋuyour ball's | tobunuhis ball's | tobubuznuour ball's | tobuğuznuyou all's ball's | toblarınıtheir balls' |
| Accusative | tobnuthe ball (as the object) | tobumumy ball (as the object) | tobuŋuyour ball (as the object) | tobunhis ball (as the object) | tobubuznuour ball (as the object) | tobuğuznuyou all's ball (as the object) | toblarıntheir balls (as the object) |
| Dative | tobhato the ball | tobumato my ball | tobuŋato your ball | tobunato his ball | tobubuzğato our ball | tobuğuzğato you all's ball | toblarınato their balls |
| Locative | tobdain / at the ball | tobumdain / at my ball | tobuŋdain / at your ball | tobundain / at his ball | tobubuzdain / at our ball | tobuğuzdain / at you all's ball | toblarındain / at their balls |
| Ablative | tobdanfrom the ball | tobumdanfrom my ball | tobuŋdanfrom your ball | tobundanfrom his ball | tobubuzdanfrom our ball | tobuğuzdanfrom you all's ball | toblarındanfrom their balls |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toblathe balls | toblarımmy balls | toblarıŋyour balls | toblarıhis balls | toblarıbızour balls | toblarığızyou all's balls | toblarıtheir balls |
| Genitive | toblanıthe balls' | toblarımımy balls' | toblarıŋıyour balls' | toblarınıhis balls' | toblarıbıznıour balls' | toblarığıznıyou all's balls' | toblarınıtheir balls' |
| Accusative | toblanıthe balls (as the object) | toblarımımy balls (as the object) | toblarıŋıyour balls (as the object) | toblarınhis balls (as the object) | toblarıbıznıour balls (as the object) | toblarığıznıyou all's balls (as the object) | toblarıntheir balls (as the object) |
| Dative | toblağato the balls | toblarımato my balls | toblarıŋato your balls | toblarınato his balls | toblarıbızğato our balls | toblarığızğato you all's balls | toblarınato their balls |
| Locative | tobladain / at the balls | toblarımdain / at my balls | toblarıŋdain / at your balls | toblarındain / at his balls | toblarıbızdain / at our balls | toblarığızdain / at you all's balls | toblarındain / at their balls |
| Ablative | tobladanfrom the balls | toblarımdanfrom my balls | toblarıŋdanfrom your balls | toblarındanfrom his balls | toblarıbızdanfrom our balls | toblarığızdanfrom you all's balls | toblarındanfrom their balls |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tobları can mean "his / her balls", "their ball", or "their balls" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.