kelepen
/kelepen/ · plural kelepenle
1. leprosy — A chronic contagious disease that eats away the skin and flesh.
- kelepen awruw — the disease of leprosy
- anı kelepeni bardı — he has leprosy
- kelependen qorqadıla — they are afraid of leprosy
- kelepenimmi bardı? — what, do I have leprosy?
- kelepen tiysin sanıŋa! — may leprosy strike your body!
2. leper, person suffering from leprosy
- kelepenŋe boluşurğa — to help a leper
- kelepenle elden uzaqda edile — the lepers were far from the village
- kelepenle ençi jaşağandıla — the lepers lived apart
3. loathsome, spiteful, malicious — Said of people and their character, usually before a noun: kelepen adam.
- kelepen adam — a spiteful person
- kelepen tişirıw — a spiteful woman
- kelepen qılıq — a loathsome disposition
- kelepen qılığıŋı körgüztürge — to show your spiteful character
- ol seniça kelepen tüldü — she is not spiteful like you
- asırı kelependen kişi qatına barmaydı — he is so spiteful that nobody goes near him
4. spiteful person, malicious person
- Aqbiyçe kerti kelepen edi — Akbiyche was a real spiteful person
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelepenthe leprosy | kelepenimmy leprosy | kelepeniŋyour leprosy | kelepenihis leprosy | kelepenibizour leprosy | kelepenigizyou all's leprosy | kelepenleritheir leprosies |
| Genitive | kelepennithe leprosy's | kelepenimimy leprosy's | kelepeniŋiyour leprosy's | kelepeninihis leprosy's | kelepenibizniour leprosy's | kelepenigizniyou all's leprosy's | kelepenlerinitheir leprosies' |
| Accusative | kelepennithe leprosy (as the object) | kelepenimimy leprosy (as the object) | kelepeniŋiyour leprosy (as the object) | kelepeninhis leprosy (as the object) | kelepenibizniour leprosy (as the object) | kelepenigizniyou all's leprosy (as the object) | kelepenlerintheir leprosies (as the object) |
| Dative | kelepenŋeto the leprosy | kelepenimeto my leprosy | kelepeniŋeto your leprosy | kelepenineto his leprosy | kelepenibizgeto our leprosy | kelepenigizgeto you all's leprosy | kelepenlerineto their leprosies |
| Locative | kelependein / at the leprosy | kelepenimdein / at my leprosy | kelepeniŋdein / at your leprosy | kelepenindein / at his leprosy | kelepenibizdein / at our leprosy | kelepenigizdein / at you all's leprosy | kelepenlerindein / at their leprosies |
| Ablative | kelependenfrom the leprosy | kelepenimdenfrom my leprosy | kelepeniŋdenfrom your leprosy | kelepenindenfrom his leprosy | kelepenibizdenfrom our leprosy | kelepenigizdenfrom you all's leprosy | kelepenlerindenfrom their leprosies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelepenlethe leprosies | kelepenlerimmy leprosies | kelepenleriŋyour leprosies | kelepenlerihis leprosies | kelepenleribizour leprosies | kelepenlerigizyou all's leprosies | kelepenleritheir leprosies |
| Genitive | kelepenlenithe leprosies' | kelepenlerimimy leprosies' | kelepenleriŋiyour leprosies' | kelepenlerinihis leprosies' | kelepenleribizniour leprosies' | kelepenlerigizniyou all's leprosies' | kelepenlerinitheir leprosies' |
| Accusative | kelepenlenithe leprosies (as the object) | kelepenlerimimy leprosies (as the object) | kelepenleriŋiyour leprosies (as the object) | kelepenlerinhis leprosies (as the object) | kelepenleribizniour leprosies (as the object) | kelepenlerigizniyou all's leprosies (as the object) | kelepenlerintheir leprosies (as the object) |
| Dative | kelepenlegeto the leprosies | kelepenlerimeto my leprosies | kelepenleriŋeto your leprosies | kelepenlerineto his leprosies | kelepenleribizgeto our leprosies | kelepenlerigizgeto you all's leprosies | kelepenlerineto their leprosies |
| Locative | kelepenledein / at the leprosies | kelepenlerimdein / at my leprosies | kelepenleriŋdein / at your leprosies | kelepenlerindein / at his leprosies | kelepenleribizdein / at our leprosies | kelepenlerigizdein / at you all's leprosies | kelepenlerindein / at their leprosies |
| Ablative | kelepenledenfrom the leprosies | kelepenlerimdenfrom my leprosies | kelepenleriŋdenfrom your leprosies | kelepenlerindenfrom his leprosies | kelepenleribizdenfrom our leprosies | kelepenlerigizdenfrom you all's leprosies | kelepenlerindenfrom their leprosies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelepenleri can mean "his / her leprosies", "their leprosy", or "their leprosies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kelepenmeI am loathsome | kelepenseyou are loathsome | kelependihe is loathsome | kelepenbizwe are loathsome | kelepensizyou all are loathsome | kelependilethey are loathsome |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kelependi — "compared to me, he is loathsome."