jelpek
/dʒelpek/ · plural jelpekle
sail — The sheet of cloth that catches the wind and drives a vessel. A Karachay word; the ordinary word for a sail is jelken.
- aq jelpek — a white sail
- kemeni jelpekleri — the sails of the ship
- jelpekni jayarğa — to spread the sail
- matrosla kemeni jelpeklerin jaydıla — the sailors spread the ship's sails
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelpekthe sail | jelpegimmy sail | jelpegiŋyour sail | jelpegihis sail | jelpegibizour sail | jelpegigizyou all's sail | jelpekleritheir sails |
| Genitive | jelpeknithe sail's | jelpegimimy sail's | jelpegiŋiyour sail's | jelpeginihis sail's | jelpegibizniour sail's | jelpegigizniyou all's sail's | jelpeklerinitheir sails' |
| Accusative | jelpeknithe sail (as the object) | jelpegimimy sail (as the object) | jelpegiŋiyour sail (as the object) | jelpeginhis sail (as the object) | jelpegibizniour sail (as the object) | jelpegigizniyou all's sail (as the object) | jelpeklerintheir sails (as the object) |
| Dative | jelpekgeto the sail | jelpegimeto my sail | jelpegiŋeto your sail | jelpegineto his sail | jelpegibizgeto our sail | jelpegigizgeto you all's sail | jelpeklerineto their sails |
| Locative | jelpekdein / at the sail | jelpegimdein / at my sail | jelpegiŋdein / at your sail | jelpegindein / at his sail | jelpegibizdein / at our sail | jelpegigizdein / at you all's sail | jelpeklerindein / at their sails |
| Ablative | jelpekdenfrom the sail | jelpegimdenfrom my sail | jelpegiŋdenfrom your sail | jelpegindenfrom his sail | jelpegibizdenfrom our sail | jelpegigizdenfrom you all's sail | jelpeklerindenfrom their sails |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelpeklethe sails | jelpeklerimmy sails | jelpekleriŋyour sails | jelpeklerihis sails | jelpekleribizour sails | jelpeklerigizyou all's sails | jelpekleritheir sails |
| Genitive | jelpeklenithe sails' | jelpeklerimimy sails' | jelpekleriŋiyour sails' | jelpeklerinihis sails' | jelpekleribizniour sails' | jelpeklerigizniyou all's sails' | jelpeklerinitheir sails' |
| Accusative | jelpeklenithe sails (as the object) | jelpeklerimimy sails (as the object) | jelpekleriŋiyour sails (as the object) | jelpeklerinhis sails (as the object) | jelpekleribizniour sails (as the object) | jelpeklerigizniyou all's sails (as the object) | jelpeklerintheir sails (as the object) |
| Dative | jelpeklegeto the sails | jelpeklerimeto my sails | jelpekleriŋeto your sails | jelpeklerineto his sails | jelpekleribizgeto our sails | jelpeklerigizgeto you all's sails | jelpeklerineto their sails |
| Locative | jelpekledein / at the sails | jelpeklerimdein / at my sails | jelpekleriŋdein / at your sails | jelpeklerindein / at his sails | jelpekleribizdein / at our sails | jelpeklerigizdein / at you all's sails | jelpeklerindein / at their sails |
| Ablative | jelpekledenfrom the sails | jelpeklerimdenfrom my sails | jelpekleriŋdenfrom your sails | jelpeklerindenfrom his sails | jelpekleribizdenfrom our sails | jelpeklerigizdenfrom you all's sails | jelpeklerindenfrom their sails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jelpekleri can mean "his / her sails", "their sail", or "their sails" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.