zıba
/zɯba/
Definitions
1. a very tall, ungainly person
- mazallı zıba — a huge lanky fellow
- zıba erkişi — a lanky great fellow
- zıba tişirıw — a lanky great woman
2. lanky, gangling, excessively tall
- zıba jaş — a lanky lad
- zıba adam — a gangling man
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or .As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zıbathe ungainly person | zıbalathe ungainly people | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zıbanıthe ungainly person's | zıbalanıthe ungainly people's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zıbanıthe ungainly person (as the object) | zıbalanıthe ungainly people (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zıbağato the ungainly person | zıbalağato the ungainly people | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zıbadaat / in the ungainly person | zıbaladaat / in the ungainly people | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zıbadanfrom the ungainly person | zıbaladanfrom the ungainly people | 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 | zıbammy ungainly person | zıbalarımmy ungainly people |
| your | zıbangyour ungainly person | zıbalarıngyour ungainly people |
| his / her | zıbasıhis / her ungainly person | zıbalarıhis / her ungainly people |
| our | zıbabızour ungainly person | zıbalarıbızour ungainly people |
| you all's | zıbağızyou all's ungainly person | zıbalarığızyou all's ungainly people |
| their | zıbalarıtheir ungainly person | zıbalarıtheir 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.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men zıbamaI am lanky | biz zıbabızwe are lanky |
| 2nd person | sen zıbasayou are lanky | siz zıbasızyou all are lanky |
| 3rd person | ol zıbadıhe / she / it is lanky | ala zıbadılathey are lanky |