bel
/bel/ · plural belle
1. waist, loin, small of the back, lumbar region — Used of animals as well as people. Before another noun it means lumbar, of the waist, as in bel omurawla lumbar vertebrae.
- iŋiçge bel — a thin waist
- beli iŋiçge — with a thin waist
- beli talırğa — to have an aching lower back
- belinden tutarğa — to grab by the waist
- qar beliŋe deridi — the snow is up to your waist
- bel tüzetirge boşamayma — I have no time to straighten my back
- belin qatı bayla — gird your waist tight
- batır beline qılıç bayladı — the hero tied a sword at his waist
2. middle of a vessel or other object; half (of its contents) — çelekni belinden bir means half a bucket; qayanı beli means the middle of a rock face.
- çelekni belinden bir — half a bucket
- çelekni beline kelgen suw — water reaching the middle of the bucket
- belinden eki eterge — to divide in half
Expressions
- amanŋa bel baylarğa — give in to idleness
- baydan beli iyilmegen — wealthy person
- bel baylarğa — resolve, set out
- bel boşlamazğa — stay resolute
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | belthe waist | belimmy waist | beliŋyour waist | belihis waist | belibizour waist | beligizyou all's waist | belleritheir waists |
| Genitive | belnithe waist's | belimimy waist's | beliŋiyour waist's | belinihis waist's | belibizniour waist's | beligizniyou all's waist's | bellerinitheir waists' |
| Accusative | belnithe waist (as the object) | belimimy waist (as the object) | beliŋiyour waist (as the object) | belinhis waist (as the object) | belibizniour waist (as the object) | beligizniyou all's waist (as the object) | bellerintheir waists (as the object) |
| Dative | belgeto the waist | belimeto my waist | beliŋeto your waist | belineto his waist | belibizgeto our waist | beligizgeto you all's waist | bellerineto their waists |
| Locative | beldein / at the waist | belimdein / at my waist | beliŋdein / at your waist | belindein / at his waist | belibizdein / at our waist | beligizdein / at you all's waist | bellerindein / at their waists |
| Ablative | beldenfrom the waist | belimdenfrom my waist | beliŋdenfrom your waist | belindenfrom his waist | belibizdenfrom our waist | beligizdenfrom you all's waist | bellerindenfrom their waists |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bellethe waists | bellerimmy waists | belleriŋyour waists | bellerihis waists | belleribizour waists | bellerigizyou all's waists | belleritheir waists |
| Genitive | bellenithe waists' | bellerimimy waists' | belleriŋiyour waists' | bellerinihis waists' | belleribizniour waists' | bellerigizniyou all's waists' | bellerinitheir waists' |
| Accusative | bellenithe waists (as the object) | bellerimimy waists (as the object) | belleriŋiyour waists (as the object) | bellerinhis waists (as the object) | belleribizniour waists (as the object) | bellerigizniyou all's waists (as the object) | bellerintheir waists (as the object) |
| Dative | bellegeto the waists | bellerimeto my waists | belleriŋeto your waists | bellerineto his waists | belleribizgeto our waists | bellerigizgeto you all's waists | bellerineto their waists |
| Locative | belledein / at the waists | bellerimdein / at my waists | belleriŋdein / at your waists | bellerindein / at his waists | belleribizdein / at our waists | bellerigizdein / at you all's waists | bellerindein / at their waists |
| Ablative | belledenfrom the waists | bellerimdenfrom my waists | belleriŋdenfrom your waists | bellerindenfrom his waists | belleribizdenfrom our waists | bellerigizdenfrom you all's waists | bellerindenfrom their waists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: belleri can mean "his / her waists", "their waist", or "their waists" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.