kelbet
/kelbet/
1. figure, build, physique, bearing, outward appearance
- kelbeti ariw — his figure is fine
- ariw kelbetli adam — a man of handsome bearing
- kelbetine qaradı — he looked at his build
- baş ura, kelbetiŋe-sıfatıŋa — bowing to your figure and face
2. good looks, attractive appearance, attractiveness, charm — Elbrusoid translates it with adjectives ("blooming, charming, attractive"), but its proverb, like Guzeev's examples, uses the noun: kelbet körseŋ er sorma "if you see a blooming beauty, do not ask about her husband".
- kelbeti bardı — she has good looks
- tawnu kelbeti – narat çeget — the beauty of the mountain is the pine forest
- kelbet körseŋ, er sorma — if you see good looks, do not ask about the husband
- kelbeti ketgendi — his good looks have gone
- alay kelbeti bla turadı — but she still keeps her good looks
- kelbeti ariw adam — a person with an attractive appearance
- özenlege seyir kelbet saladıla — they give the valleys a wondrous charm
- kelbet bla jaraşıwluq — good looks and grace
Expressions
- suwuq kelbetli bolurğa — look grim
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelbetthe figure | kelbetimmy figure | kelbetiŋyour figure | kelbetihis figure | kelbetibizour figure | kelbetigizyou all's figure | kelbetleritheir figures |
| Genitive | kelbetnithe figure's | kelbetimimy figure's | kelbetiŋiyour figure's | kelbetinihis figure's | kelbetibizniour figure's | kelbetigizniyou all's figure's | kelbetlerinitheir figures' |
| Accusative | kelbetnithe figure (as the object) | kelbetimimy figure (as the object) | kelbetiŋiyour figure (as the object) | kelbetinhis figure (as the object) | kelbetibizniour figure (as the object) | kelbetigizniyou all's figure (as the object) | kelbetlerintheir figures (as the object) |
| Dative | kelbetgeto the figure | kelbetimeto my figure | kelbetiŋeto your figure | kelbetineto his figure | kelbetibizgeto our figure | kelbetigizgeto you all's figure | kelbetlerineto their figures |
| Locative | kelbetdein / at the figure | kelbetimdein / at my figure | kelbetiŋdein / at your figure | kelbetindein / at his figure | kelbetibizdein / at our figure | kelbetigizdein / at you all's figure | kelbetlerindein / at their figures |
| Ablative | kelbetdenfrom the figure | kelbetimdenfrom my figure | kelbetiŋdenfrom your figure | kelbetindenfrom his figure | kelbetibizdenfrom our figure | kelbetigizdenfrom you all's figure | kelbetlerindenfrom their figures |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.