kübe
/kybe/ · plural kübele
1. mail, coat of mail, body armor; armor of former warriors — Proverb: kübe kiygen kelir, kebin kiygen kelmez, "he who puts on mail comes back, he who puts on a shroud does not".
- batırla kübelerin kiydile — the heroes put on their mail
- temir kübe — an iron coat of mail
- kübe, qılıç, sadaq — mail, sword, bow
- tuwar teriden etilgen kübe — body armor made of cattle hide
- kübe kiygen kelir — he who puts on mail comes back
2. shell, carapace; the hard outer covering of an animal one source
- taş maqanı kübesi — the tortoise's shell
- kübesi qatı boladı — its shell is hard
- kübesi anı saqlaydı — its shell protects it
- janıwarnı kübesi — the animal's shell
3. bodice, a girl's short fitted caftan worn in former times
- qıznı kübesi — the girl's bodice
- ariw kübe kiygendi — she has put on a beautiful bodice
- ertde qızla kübe kiygendile — long ago girls wore bodices
Expressions
- kübe teşmegen — unmarried girl
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kübethe mail | kübemmy mail | kübeŋyour mail | kübesihis mail | kübebizour mail | kübegizyou all's mail | kübeleritheir mails |
| Genitive | kübenithe mail's | kübemimy mail's | kübeŋiyour mail's | kübesinihis mail's | kübebizniour mail's | kübegizniyou all's mail's | kübelerinitheir mails' |
| Accusative | kübenithe mail (as the object) | kübemimy mail (as the object) | kübeŋiyour mail (as the object) | kübesinhis mail (as the object) | kübebizniour mail (as the object) | kübegizniyou all's mail (as the object) | kübelerintheir mails (as the object) |
| Dative | kübegeto the mail | kübemeto my mail | kübeŋeto your mail | kübesineto his mail | kübebizgeto our mail | kübegizgeto you all's mail | kübelerineto their mails |
| Locative | kübedein / at the mail | kübemdein / at my mail | kübeŋdein / at your mail | kübesindein / at his mail | kübebizdein / at our mail | kübegizdein / at you all's mail | kübelerindein / at their mails |
| Ablative | kübedenfrom the mail | kübemdenfrom my mail | kübeŋdenfrom your mail | kübesindenfrom his mail | kübebizdenfrom our mail | kübegizdenfrom you all's mail | kübelerindenfrom their mails |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kübelethe mails | kübelerimmy mails | kübeleriŋyour mails | kübelerihis mails | kübeleribizour mails | kübelerigizyou all's mails | kübeleritheir mails |
| Genitive | kübelenithe mails' | kübelerimimy mails' | kübeleriŋiyour mails' | kübelerinihis mails' | kübeleribizniour mails' | kübelerigizniyou all's mails' | kübelerinitheir mails' |
| Accusative | kübelenithe mails (as the object) | kübelerimimy mails (as the object) | kübeleriŋiyour mails (as the object) | kübelerinhis mails (as the object) | kübeleribizniour mails (as the object) | kübelerigizniyou all's mails (as the object) | kübelerintheir mails (as the object) |
| Dative | kübelegeto the mails | kübelerimeto my mails | kübeleriŋeto your mails | kübelerineto his mails | kübeleribizgeto our mails | kübelerigizgeto you all's mails | kübelerineto their mails |
| Locative | kübeledein / at the mails | kübelerimdein / at my mails | kübeleriŋdein / at your mails | kübelerindein / at his mails | kübeleribizdein / at our mails | kübelerigizdein / at you all's mails | kübelerindein / at their mails |
| Ablative | kübeledenfrom the mails | kübelerimdenfrom my mails | kübeleriŋdenfrom your mails | kübelerindenfrom his mails | kübeleribizdenfrom our mails | kübelerigizdenfrom you all's mails | kübelerindenfrom their mails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kübeleri can mean "his / her mails", "their mail", or "their mails" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.