bal çibin
/bal tʃibin/ · plural bal çibinle
honey bee, bee — Literally "honey fly". The diminutive bal çibinçik means a little bee, and işçi bal çibin is a worker bee.
- bal çibin bal etedi — the bee makes honey
- bal çibinle güllege qonadıla — bees land on the flowers
- meni bal çibin çaqdı — a bee stung me
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bal çibinthe honey bee | bal çibinimmy honey bee | bal çibiniŋyour honey bee | bal çibinihis honey bee | bal çibinibizour honey bee | bal çibinigizyou all's honey bee | bal çibinleritheir honey bees |
| Genitive | bal çibinnithe honey bee's | bal çibinimimy honey bee's | bal çibiniŋiyour honey bee's | bal çibininihis honey bee's | bal çibinibizniour honey bee's | bal çibinigizniyou all's honey bee's | bal çibinlerinitheir honey bees' |
| Accusative | bal çibinnithe honey bee (as the object) | bal çibinimimy honey bee (as the object) | bal çibiniŋiyour honey bee (as the object) | bal çibininhis honey bee (as the object) | bal çibinibizniour honey bee (as the object) | bal çibinigizniyou all's honey bee (as the object) | bal çibinlerintheir honey bees (as the object) |
| Dative | bal çibinŋeto the honey bee | bal çibinimeto my honey bee | bal çibiniŋeto your honey bee | bal çibinineto his honey bee | bal çibinibizgeto our honey bee | bal çibinigizgeto you all's honey bee | bal çibinlerineto their honey bees |
| Locative | bal çibindein / at the honey bee | bal çibinimdein / at my honey bee | bal çibiniŋdein / at your honey bee | bal çibinindein / at his honey bee | bal çibinibizdein / at our honey bee | bal çibinigizdein / at you all's honey bee | bal çibinlerindein / at their honey bees |
| Ablative | bal çibindenfrom the honey bee | bal çibinimdenfrom my honey bee | bal çibiniŋdenfrom your honey bee | bal çibinindenfrom his honey bee | bal çibinibizdenfrom our honey bee | bal çibinigizdenfrom you all's honey bee | bal çibinlerindenfrom their honey bees |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bal çibinlethe honey bees | bal çibinlerimmy honey bees | bal çibinleriŋyour honey bees | bal çibinlerihis honey bees | bal çibinleribizour honey bees | bal çibinlerigizyou all's honey bees | bal çibinleritheir honey bees |
| Genitive | bal çibinlenithe honey bees' | bal çibinlerimimy honey bees' | bal çibinleriŋiyour honey bees' | bal çibinlerinihis honey bees' | bal çibinleribizniour honey bees' | bal çibinlerigizniyou all's honey bees' | bal çibinlerinitheir honey bees' |
| Accusative | bal çibinlenithe honey bees (as the object) | bal çibinlerimimy honey bees (as the object) | bal çibinleriŋiyour honey bees (as the object) | bal çibinlerinhis honey bees (as the object) | bal çibinleribizniour honey bees (as the object) | bal çibinlerigizniyou all's honey bees (as the object) | bal çibinlerintheir honey bees (as the object) |
| Dative | bal çibinlegeto the honey bees | bal çibinlerimeto my honey bees | bal çibinleriŋeto your honey bees | bal çibinlerineto his honey bees | bal çibinleribizgeto our honey bees | bal çibinlerigizgeto you all's honey bees | bal çibinlerineto their honey bees |
| Locative | bal çibinledein / at the honey bees | bal çibinlerimdein / at my honey bees | bal çibinleriŋdein / at your honey bees | bal çibinlerindein / at his honey bees | bal çibinleribizdein / at our honey bees | bal çibinlerigizdein / at you all's honey bees | bal çibinlerindein / at their honey bees |
| Ablative | bal çibinledenfrom the honey bees | bal çibinlerimdenfrom my honey bees | bal çibinleriŋdenfrom your honey bees | bal çibinlerindenfrom his honey bees | bal çibinleribizdenfrom our honey bees | bal çibinlerigizdenfrom you all's honey bees | bal çibinlerindenfrom their honey bees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bal çibinleri can mean "his / her honey bees", "their honey bee", or "their honey bees" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.