zaba
/zaba/ · plural zabala
1. tussock, hummock of grass standing above wet ground
- zabası köb jer — ground with many tussocks
- zabalı çallıq — a tussocky hayfield
- zabadan ürkerge — to shy at a tussock
- ne çuŋur, ne zaba qoymay — leaving neither pit nor tussock
- zaba köb jerde at abınır — a horse stumbles where there are many tussocks
2. marsh rush, coarse tussock grass growing in tapering clumps — Its stems are plaited into hats and baskets.
- quruğan zaba — dried marsh rush
- zaba börk — a marsh-rush hat
- taw jel qawdan zabanı şuwuldatadı — the mountain wind rustles the dry marsh rush
- zaba bla börk eterge — to make a hat out of marsh rush
- zabanı jıyarğa — to gather marsh rush
- zabanı üsünde olturdu — he sat down on a clump of rushes
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zabathe tussock | zabammy tussock | zabaŋyour tussock | zabasıhis tussock | zababızour tussock | zabağızyou all's tussock | zabalarıtheir tussocks |
| Genitive | zabanıthe tussock's | zabamımy tussock's | zabaŋıyour tussock's | zabasınıhis tussock's | zababıznıour tussock's | zabağıznıyou all's tussock's | zabalarınıtheir tussocks' |
| Accusative | zabanıthe tussock (as the object) | zabamımy tussock (as the object) | zabaŋıyour tussock (as the object) | zabasınhis tussock (as the object) | zababıznıour tussock (as the object) | zabağıznıyou all's tussock (as the object) | zabalarıntheir tussocks (as the object) |
| Dative | zabağato the tussock | zabamato my tussock | zabaŋato your tussock | zabasınato his tussock | zababızğato our tussock | zabağızğato you all's tussock | zabalarınato their tussocks |
| Locative | zabadain / at the tussock | zabamdain / at my tussock | zabaŋdain / at your tussock | zabasındain / at his tussock | zababızdain / at our tussock | zabağızdain / at you all's tussock | zabalarındain / at their tussocks |
| Ablative | zabadanfrom the tussock | zabamdanfrom my tussock | zabaŋdanfrom your tussock | zabasındanfrom his tussock | zababızdanfrom our tussock | zabağızdanfrom you all's tussock | zabalarındanfrom their tussocks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zabalathe tussocks | zabalarımmy tussocks | zabalarıŋyour tussocks | zabalarıhis tussocks | zabalarıbızour tussocks | zabalarığızyou all's tussocks | zabalarıtheir tussocks |
| Genitive | zabalanıthe tussocks' | zabalarımımy tussocks' | zabalarıŋıyour tussocks' | zabalarınıhis tussocks' | zabalarıbıznıour tussocks' | zabalarığıznıyou all's tussocks' | zabalarınıtheir tussocks' |
| Accusative | zabalanıthe tussocks (as the object) | zabalarımımy tussocks (as the object) | zabalarıŋıyour tussocks (as the object) | zabalarınhis tussocks (as the object) | zabalarıbıznıour tussocks (as the object) | zabalarığıznıyou all's tussocks (as the object) | zabalarıntheir tussocks (as the object) |
| Dative | zabalağato the tussocks | zabalarımato my tussocks | zabalarıŋato your tussocks | zabalarınato his tussocks | zabalarıbızğato our tussocks | zabalarığızğato you all's tussocks | zabalarınato their tussocks |
| Locative | zabaladain / at the tussocks | zabalarımdain / at my tussocks | zabalarıŋdain / at your tussocks | zabalarındain / at his tussocks | zabalarıbızdain / at our tussocks | zabalarığızdain / at you all's tussocks | zabalarındain / at their tussocks |
| Ablative | zabaladanfrom the tussocks | zabalarımdanfrom my tussocks | zabalarıŋdanfrom your tussocks | zabalarındanfrom his tussocks | zabalarıbızdanfrom our tussocks | zabalarığızdanfrom you all's tussocks | zabalarındanfrom their tussocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zabaları can mean "his / her tussocks", "their tussock", or "their tussocks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.