bez
/bez/ · plural bezle
1. gland (especially a lymph gland) — Common compounds: sağaq bez "tonsil", qulaq bez "parotid gland", jılamuq bez "tear gland".
- sağaq bez — tonsil
- qulaq bezle — the parotid glands
- jılamuq bez — tear gland
- aşhın tübündegi bez — the pancreas (lit. the gland under the stomach)
- tamağında bez köbgen edi — a gland in his throat had swollen
- sabiyçikni boyun bezleri turğandı — the little child's neck glands are swollen
- hakim bezge qaradı — the physician examined the gland
2. cotton cloth, calico
- aq bezden kiyim tikdile — they sewed clothes from white cotton cloth
- bezni bazardan satıb aldıq — we bought the calico at the bazaar
- eski bezni sürtgüç etdile — they made the old calico into a rag
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bezthe gland | bezimmy gland | beziŋyour gland | bezihis gland | bezibizour gland | bezigizyou all's gland | bezleritheir glands |
| Genitive | beznithe gland's | bezimimy gland's | beziŋiyour gland's | bezinihis gland's | bezibizniour gland's | bezigizniyou all's gland's | bezlerinitheir glands' |
| Accusative | beznithe gland (as the object) | bezimimy gland (as the object) | beziŋiyour gland (as the object) | bezinhis gland (as the object) | bezibizniour gland (as the object) | bezigizniyou all's gland (as the object) | bezlerintheir glands (as the object) |
| Dative | bezgeto the gland | bezimeto my gland | beziŋeto your gland | bezineto his gland | bezibizgeto our gland | bezigizgeto you all's gland | bezlerineto their glands |
| Locative | bezdein / at the gland | bezimdein / at my gland | beziŋdein / at your gland | bezindein / at his gland | bezibizdein / at our gland | bezigizdein / at you all's gland | bezlerindein / at their glands |
| Ablative | bezdenfrom the gland | bezimdenfrom my gland | beziŋdenfrom your gland | bezindenfrom his gland | bezibizdenfrom our gland | bezigizdenfrom you all's gland | bezlerindenfrom their glands |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bezlethe glands | bezlerimmy glands | bezleriŋyour glands | bezlerihis glands | bezleribizour glands | bezlerigizyou all's glands | bezleritheir glands |
| Genitive | bezlenithe glands' | bezlerimimy glands' | bezleriŋiyour glands' | bezlerinihis glands' | bezleribizniour glands' | bezlerigizniyou all's glands' | bezlerinitheir glands' |
| Accusative | bezlenithe glands (as the object) | bezlerimimy glands (as the object) | bezleriŋiyour glands (as the object) | bezlerinhis glands (as the object) | bezleribizniour glands (as the object) | bezlerigizniyou all's glands (as the object) | bezlerintheir glands (as the object) |
| Dative | bezlegeto the glands | bezlerimeto my glands | bezleriŋeto your glands | bezlerineto his glands | bezleribizgeto our glands | bezlerigizgeto you all's glands | bezlerineto their glands |
| Locative | bezledein / at the glands | bezlerimdein / at my glands | bezleriŋdein / at your glands | bezlerindein / at his glands | bezleribizdein / at our glands | bezlerigizdein / at you all's glands | bezlerindein / at their glands |
| Ablative | bezledenfrom the glands | bezlerimdenfrom my glands | bezleriŋdenfrom your glands | bezlerindenfrom his glands | bezleribizdenfrom our glands | bezlerigizdenfrom you all's glands | bezlerindenfrom their glands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bezleri can mean "his / her glands", "their gland", or "their glands" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.