tüb
/tyb/
Definition
bottom, base, lowest part, foot of a mountain or tree
- tawnu tübünde ariw bulaq bardı — at the foot of the mountain there is a pure spring
- quyunu tübünde serin suw turadı — cool water rests at the bottom of the well
- terekni tübün qazıb suw quydula — digging around the base of the tree they poured water
- tüb qatda ustaznı otowu bardı — the teacher's room is on the lower floor
Related
tübsüzwithoutbottomless, having no bottom; unfathomably deep
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tübthe bottom | tüblethe bottoms | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tübnüthe bottom's | tüblenithe bottoms' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tübnüthe bottom (as the object) | tüblenithe bottoms (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tübgeto the bottom | tüblegeto the bottoms | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tübdeat / in the bottom | tübledeat / in the bottoms | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tübdenfrom the bottom | tübledenfrom the bottoms | 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 | tübümmy bottom | tüblerimmy bottoms |
| your | tübüngyour bottom | tübleringyour bottoms |
| his / her | tübühis / her bottom | tüblerihis / her bottoms |
| our | tübübüzour bottom | tübleribizour bottoms |
| you all's | tübügüzyou all's bottom | tüblerigizyou all's bottoms |
| their | tübleritheir bottom | tübleritheir bottoms |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tübleri can mean "his / her bottoms", "their bottom", or "their bottoms" — context decides.