köbelek
/købelek/ · plural köbelekle
1. butterfly
- ariw köbelek — a beautiful butterfly
- köbelek uçadı — a butterfly is flying
- güllege köbelekle qonadıla — butterflies alight on the flowers
- sabiyle köbelek tutdula — the children caught a butterfly
- köbelekni qanatları ariwdula — the butterfly's wings are beautiful
2. fear, fright, alarm — Chiefly in the set expressions köbelek bolurğa 'be seized with fright' and köbelek eterge 'frighten, alarm'.
- jüregi köbelek bolğandı — his heart is seized with fright
- jüregi köbelek bolub turadı — his heart is constantly in fright
- jüregim köbelek boldu — my heart was seized with fright
- köbelek bolmağız — don't be frightened
- jüregime köbelek saldı — he struck fear into my heart
- jaşnı köbelek et — frighten the boy
- köbelek eterge — to frighten, to alarm
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köbelekthe butterfly | köbelegimmy butterfly | köbelegiŋyour butterfly | köbelegihis butterfly | köbelegibizour butterfly | köbelegigizyou all's butterfly | köbelekleritheir butterflies |
| Genitive | köbeleknithe butterfly's | köbelegimimy butterfly's | köbelegiŋiyour butterfly's | köbeleginihis butterfly's | köbelegibizniour butterfly's | köbelegigizniyou all's butterfly's | köbeleklerinitheir butterflies' |
| Accusative | köbeleknithe butterfly (as the object) | köbelegimimy butterfly (as the object) | köbelegiŋiyour butterfly (as the object) | köbeleginhis butterfly (as the object) | köbelegibizniour butterfly (as the object) | köbelegigizniyou all's butterfly (as the object) | köbeleklerintheir butterflies (as the object) |
| Dative | köbelekgeto the butterfly | köbelegimeto my butterfly | köbelegiŋeto your butterfly | köbelegineto his butterfly | köbelegibizgeto our butterfly | köbelegigizgeto you all's butterfly | köbeleklerineto their butterflies |
| Locative | köbelekdein / at the butterfly | köbelegimdein / at my butterfly | köbelegiŋdein / at your butterfly | köbelegindein / at his butterfly | köbelegibizdein / at our butterfly | köbelegigizdein / at you all's butterfly | köbeleklerindein / at their butterflies |
| Ablative | köbelekdenfrom the butterfly | köbelegimdenfrom my butterfly | köbelegiŋdenfrom your butterfly | köbelegindenfrom his butterfly | köbelegibizdenfrom our butterfly | köbelegigizdenfrom you all's butterfly | köbeleklerindenfrom their butterflies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köbeleklethe butterflies | köbeleklerimmy butterflies | köbelekleriŋyour butterflies | köbeleklerihis butterflies | köbelekleribizour butterflies | köbeleklerigizyou all's butterflies | köbelekleritheir butterflies |
| Genitive | köbeleklenithe butterflies' | köbeleklerimimy butterflies' | köbelekleriŋiyour butterflies' | köbeleklerinihis butterflies' | köbelekleribizniour butterflies' | köbeleklerigizniyou all's butterflies' | köbeleklerinitheir butterflies' |
| Accusative | köbeleklenithe butterflies (as the object) | köbeleklerimimy butterflies (as the object) | köbelekleriŋiyour butterflies (as the object) | köbeleklerinhis butterflies (as the object) | köbelekleribizniour butterflies (as the object) | köbeleklerigizniyou all's butterflies (as the object) | köbeleklerintheir butterflies (as the object) |
| Dative | köbeleklegeto the butterflies | köbeleklerimeto my butterflies | köbelekleriŋeto your butterflies | köbeleklerineto his butterflies | köbelekleribizgeto our butterflies | köbeleklerigizgeto you all's butterflies | köbeleklerineto their butterflies |
| Locative | köbelekledein / at the butterflies | köbeleklerimdein / at my butterflies | köbelekleriŋdein / at your butterflies | köbeleklerindein / at his butterflies | köbelekleribizdein / at our butterflies | köbeleklerigizdein / at you all's butterflies | köbeleklerindein / at their butterflies |
| Ablative | köbelekledenfrom the butterflies | köbeleklerimdenfrom my butterflies | köbelekleriŋdenfrom your butterflies | köbeleklerindenfrom his butterflies | köbelekleribizdenfrom our butterflies | köbeleklerigizdenfrom you all's butterflies | köbeleklerindenfrom their butterflies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köbelekleri can mean "his / her butterflies", "their butterfly", or "their butterflies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.