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title: turban — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «turban» in the school dictionary: A turban is a long piece of cloth wound around the head, worn by men (and some women) in many cultures, especially by Sikhs as part of their faith. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# turban

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**Who acts:** turban, friend, He, police officers, you, merchant · **What happens:** be, wear, tie, not pull, touch, peep · **To what, where:** long piece, many cultures, turban, important part, turbans, silk turban

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«turban» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [turban in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turban.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A turban is a long piece of cloth wound around the head, worn by men (and some women) in many cultures, especially by Sikhs as part of their faith.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:m1:1
# text = A turban is a long piece of cloth wound around the head, worn by men (and some women) in many cultures, especially by Sikhs as part of their faith.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	around	around	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
27	by	by	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Sikhs	Sikh	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
29	as	as	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a turban | a long piece |  |  |  | of cloth wound around the head | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | a long piece *not said here* |  | many cultures by Sikhs |  | by men; as part of Sikhs's faith | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Harjit wears a turban.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x1:1
# text = My friend Harjit wears a turban.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Harjit	Harjit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | My friend | a turban |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turban=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The turban is an important part of the Sikh faith.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x2:1
# text = The turban is an important part of the Sikh faith.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Sikh	sikh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the turban | a important part |  |  |  | of the Sikh faith | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tied his turban carefully every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x3:1
# text = He tied his turban carefully every morning.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | He | his turban |  |  | morning | carefully *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turban=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The turban was bright orange.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x4:1
# text = The turban was bright orange.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the turban |  |  |  |  | orange *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some police officers in Canada and the UK wear turbans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x5:1
# text = Some police officers in Canada and the UK wear turbans.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	turbans	turban	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | some police officers in Canada and the UK | turbans |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turban=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never pull or touch someone's turban.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x6:1
# text = Never pull or touch someone's turban.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	pull	pull	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pull** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **touch** | infinitive | you *not said here* | someone's turban |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme turban=Co-Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the merchant wore a silk turban.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x7:1
# text = In the story, the merchant wore a silk turban.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the merchant | a silk turban |  | the story |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turban=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Out of one of the folds of this young man’s turban there peeped the corner of a letter!

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:turban:x8:1
# text = Out of one of the folds of this young man’s turban there peeped the corner of a letter!
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	folds	fold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’s	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	turban	turban	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
13	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
14	peeped	peep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peep** | past | the folds of this young man's turban | the corner of a letter |  |  |  | out one | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent corner=Theme |

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