gürbe
/ɡyrbe/ · plural gürbele
1. grain bin, large chest for storing grain or flour
- un gürbe — a flour bin
- gürbege mürzew quyarğa — to pour grain into the bin
- gürbeni toltururğa — to fill the grain bin
2. mill hopper, hopper of a mill, funnel through which grain is fed to the millstones one source
- tirmenni gürbesi — the hopper of the mill
- tirmenni gürbesin toltururğa — to fill the hopper of the mill
- tirmenni gürbesi toludu — the hopper of the mill is full
3. granary, breadbasket, region rich in grain
- Ukraina Rossiyanı gürbesidi — Ukraine is the granary of Russia
- bu jer qralnı gürbesidi — this land is the granary of the country
- jurtubuznu gürbesi — the granary of our homeland
- qralnı gürbesi baydı — the granary of the country is rich
Expressions
- gürbesinde kaklığı hurjununda biyadağı joq — destitute person
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gürbethe grain bin | gürbemmy grain bin | gürbeŋyour grain bin | gürbesihis grain bin | gürbebizour grain bin | gürbegizyou all's grain bin | gürbeleritheir grain bins |
| Genitive | gürbenithe grain bin's | gürbemimy grain bin's | gürbeŋiyour grain bin's | gürbesinihis grain bin's | gürbebizniour grain bin's | gürbegizniyou all's grain bin's | gürbelerinitheir grain bins' |
| Accusative | gürbenithe grain bin (as the object) | gürbemimy grain bin (as the object) | gürbeŋiyour grain bin (as the object) | gürbesinhis grain bin (as the object) | gürbebizniour grain bin (as the object) | gürbegizniyou all's grain bin (as the object) | gürbelerintheir grain bins (as the object) |
| Dative | gürbegeto the grain bin | gürbemeto my grain bin | gürbeŋeto your grain bin | gürbesineto his grain bin | gürbebizgeto our grain bin | gürbegizgeto you all's grain bin | gürbelerineto their grain bins |
| Locative | gürbedein / at the grain bin | gürbemdein / at my grain bin | gürbeŋdein / at your grain bin | gürbesindein / at his grain bin | gürbebizdein / at our grain bin | gürbegizdein / at you all's grain bin | gürbelerindein / at their grain bins |
| Ablative | gürbedenfrom the grain bin | gürbemdenfrom my grain bin | gürbeŋdenfrom your grain bin | gürbesindenfrom his grain bin | gürbebizdenfrom our grain bin | gürbegizdenfrom you all's grain bin | gürbelerindenfrom their grain bins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gürbelethe grain bins | gürbelerimmy grain bins | gürbeleriŋyour grain bins | gürbelerihis grain bins | gürbeleribizour grain bins | gürbelerigizyou all's grain bins | gürbeleritheir grain bins |
| Genitive | gürbelenithe grain bins' | gürbelerimimy grain bins' | gürbeleriŋiyour grain bins' | gürbelerinihis grain bins' | gürbeleribizniour grain bins' | gürbelerigizniyou all's grain bins' | gürbelerinitheir grain bins' |
| Accusative | gürbelenithe grain bins (as the object) | gürbelerimimy grain bins (as the object) | gürbeleriŋiyour grain bins (as the object) | gürbelerinhis grain bins (as the object) | gürbeleribizniour grain bins (as the object) | gürbelerigizniyou all's grain bins (as the object) | gürbelerintheir grain bins (as the object) |
| Dative | gürbelegeto the grain bins | gürbelerimeto my grain bins | gürbeleriŋeto your grain bins | gürbelerineto his grain bins | gürbeleribizgeto our grain bins | gürbelerigizgeto you all's grain bins | gürbelerineto their grain bins |
| Locative | gürbeledein / at the grain bins | gürbelerimdein / at my grain bins | gürbeleriŋdein / at your grain bins | gürbelerindein / at his grain bins | gürbeleribizdein / at our grain bins | gürbelerigizdein / at you all's grain bins | gürbelerindein / at their grain bins |
| Ablative | gürbeledenfrom the grain bins | gürbelerimdenfrom my grain bins | gürbeleriŋdenfrom your grain bins | gürbelerindenfrom his grain bins | gürbeleribizdenfrom our grain bins | gürbelerigizdenfrom you all's grain bins | gürbelerindenfrom their grain bins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gürbeleri can mean "his / her grain bins", "their grain bin", or "their grain bins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.