zıba
/zɯba/ · plural zıbala
1. beanpole, lanky person, very tall ungainly person
- mazallı zıba — a huge lanky fellow
- bir mazallı zıba keledi — a huge beanpole is coming
- ol bir zıbadı — he is a real beanpole
2. lanky, gangling, excessively tall
- zıba jaş — a lanky lad
- zıba adam — a gangling man
- zıba erkişi — a lanky man
- zıba tişirıw — a lanky woman
- uzun, arıq zıba jaş — a tall, thin, lanky lad
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zıbathe ungainly person | zıbammy ungainly person | zıbaŋyour ungainly person | zıbasıhis ungainly person | zıbabızour ungainly person | zıbağızyou all's ungainly person | zıbalarıtheir ungainly people |
| Genitive | zıbanıthe ungainly person's | zıbamımy ungainly person's | zıbaŋıyour ungainly person's | zıbasınıhis ungainly person's | zıbabıznıour ungainly person's | zıbağıznıyou all's ungainly person's | zıbalarınıtheir ungainly people's |
| Accusative | zıbanıthe ungainly person (as the object) | zıbamımy ungainly person (as the object) | zıbaŋıyour ungainly person (as the object) | zıbasınhis ungainly person (as the object) | zıbabıznıour ungainly person (as the object) | zıbağıznıyou all's ungainly person (as the object) | zıbalarıntheir ungainly people (as the object) |
| Dative | zıbağato the ungainly person | zıbamato my ungainly person | zıbaŋato your ungainly person | zıbasınato his ungainly person | zıbabızğato our ungainly person | zıbağızğato you all's ungainly person | zıbalarınato their ungainly people |
| Locative | zıbadain / at the ungainly person | zıbamdain / at my ungainly person | zıbaŋdain / at your ungainly person | zıbasındain / at his ungainly person | zıbabızdain / at our ungainly person | zıbağızdain / at you all's ungainly person | zıbalarındain / at their ungainly people |
| Ablative | zıbadanfrom the ungainly person | zıbamdanfrom my ungainly person | zıbaŋdanfrom your ungainly person | zıbasındanfrom his ungainly person | zıbabızdanfrom our ungainly person | zıbağızdanfrom you all's ungainly person | zıbalarındanfrom their ungainly people |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zıbalathe ungainly people | zıbalarımmy ungainly people | zıbalarıŋyour ungainly people | zıbalarıhis ungainly people | zıbalarıbızour ungainly people | zıbalarığızyou all's ungainly people | zıbalarıtheir ungainly people |
| Genitive | zıbalanıthe ungainly people's | zıbalarımımy ungainly people's | zıbalarıŋıyour ungainly people's | zıbalarınıhis ungainly people's | zıbalarıbıznıour ungainly people's | zıbalarığıznıyou all's ungainly people's | zıbalarınıtheir ungainly people's |
| Accusative | zıbalanıthe ungainly people (as the object) | zıbalarımımy ungainly people (as the object) | zıbalarıŋıyour ungainly people (as the object) | zıbalarınhis ungainly people (as the object) | zıbalarıbıznıour ungainly people (as the object) | zıbalarığıznıyou all's ungainly people (as the object) | zıbalarıntheir ungainly people (as the object) |
| Dative | zıbalağato the ungainly people | zıbalarımato my ungainly people | zıbalarıŋato your ungainly people | zıbalarınato his ungainly people | zıbalarıbızğato our ungainly people | zıbalarığızğato you all's ungainly people | zıbalarınato their ungainly people |
| Locative | zıbaladain / at the ungainly people | zıbalarımdain / at my ungainly people | zıbalarıŋdain / at your ungainly people | zıbalarındain / at his ungainly people | zıbalarıbızdain / at our ungainly people | zıbalarığızdain / at you all's ungainly people | zıbalarındain / at their ungainly people |
| Ablative | zıbaladanfrom the ungainly people | zıbalarımdanfrom my ungainly people | zıbalarıŋdanfrom your ungainly people | zıbalarındanfrom his ungainly people | zıbalarıbızdanfrom our ungainly people | zıbalarığızdanfrom you all's ungainly people | zıbalarındanfrom their ungainly people |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zıbaları can mean "his / her ungainly people", "their ungainly person", or "their ungainly people" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zıbanıqıthe ungainly person's one | zıbanıqılathe ungainly person's ones | zıbalanıqıthe ungainly people's one | zıbalanıqılathe ungainly people's ones |
| Genitive | zıbanıqınıof the ungainly person's one | zıbanıqılanıof the ungainly person's ones | zıbalanıqınıof the ungainly people's one | zıbalanıqılanıof the ungainly people's ones |
| Accusative | zıbanıqınthe ungainly person's one (as the object) | zıbanıqılanıthe ungainly person's ones (as the object) | zıbalanıqınthe ungainly people's one (as the object) | zıbalanıqılanıthe ungainly people's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | zıbanıqınato the ungainly person's one | zıbanıqılağato the ungainly person's ones | zıbalanıqınato the ungainly people's one | zıbalanıqılağato the ungainly people's ones |
| Locative | zıbanıqındain / at the ungainly person's one | zıbanıqıladain / at the ungainly person's ones | zıbalanıqındain / at the ungainly people's one | zıbalanıqıladain / at the ungainly people's ones |
| Ablative | zıbanıqındanfrom the ungainly person's one | zıbanıqıladanfrom the ungainly person's ones | zıbalanıqındanfrom the ungainly people's one | zıbalanıqıladanfrom the ungainly people's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zıbamaI am lanky | zıbasayou are lanky | zıbadıhe is lanky | zıbabızwe are lanky | zıbasızyou all are lanky | zıbadılathey are lanky |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zıbadı — "compared to me, he is lanky."