kübür
/kybyr/ · plural kübürle
1. chest, trunk, coffer — Traditionally a large, ornate wooden chest with a lock, used to keep clothes and valuables.
- kübürnü aç — open the chest
- ol kitabnı kübürde asırayma — I keep that book in the chest
- usta ağaçdan ariw kübür işledi — the craftsman made a fine chest out of wood
- kübürnü açıb, içine qaradım — opening the chest, I looked inside
- kübür bağalı kiyimle bla toludu — the chest is full of precious clothes
- igi qatınnı kübüründe bözü bolur — a good wife will have cloth in her chest
2. body of a vehicle, cargo box, bed of a cart or truck
- arbanı kübürüne biçen jükledile — they loaded hay into the cart's box
- kübürge taşla jükleybiz — we are loading stones into the cargo box
- eski arbanı kübürü sınŋan edi — the old cart's box was broken
- maşinanı kübüründe — in the truck's bed
Expressions
- kiritli kübür bolurğa — keep a secret; strongly fortified
- kübür jamaw — portion of wealth
- qara kübür açarğa — use last savings
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kübürthe chest | kübürümmy chest | kübürüŋyour chest | kübürühis chest | kübürübüzour chest | kübürügüzyou all's chest | kübürleritheir chests |
| Genitive | kübürnüthe chest's | kübürümümy chest's | kübürüŋüyour chest's | kübürünühis chest's | kübürübüznüour chest's | kübürügüznüyou all's chest's | kübürlerinitheir chests' |
| Accusative | kübürnüthe chest (as the object) | kübürümümy chest (as the object) | kübürüŋüyour chest (as the object) | kübürünhis chest (as the object) | kübürübüznüour chest (as the object) | kübürügüznüyou all's chest (as the object) | kübürlerintheir chests (as the object) |
| Dative | kübürgeto the chest | kübürümeto my chest | kübürüŋeto your chest | kübürüneto his chest | kübürübüzgeto our chest | kübürügüzgeto you all's chest | kübürlerineto their chests |
| Locative | kübürdein / at the chest | kübürümdein / at my chest | kübürüŋdein / at your chest | kübüründein / at his chest | kübürübüzdein / at our chest | kübürügüzdein / at you all's chest | kübürlerindein / at their chests |
| Ablative | kübürdenfrom the chest | kübürümdenfrom my chest | kübürüŋdenfrom your chest | kübüründenfrom his chest | kübürübüzdenfrom our chest | kübürügüzdenfrom you all's chest | kübürlerindenfrom their chests |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kübürlethe chests | kübürlerimmy chests | kübürleriŋyour chests | kübürlerihis chests | kübürleribizour chests | kübürlerigizyou all's chests | kübürleritheir chests |
| Genitive | kübürlenithe chests' | kübürlerimimy chests' | kübürleriŋiyour chests' | kübürlerinihis chests' | kübürleribizniour chests' | kübürlerigizniyou all's chests' | kübürlerinitheir chests' |
| Accusative | kübürlenithe chests (as the object) | kübürlerimimy chests (as the object) | kübürleriŋiyour chests (as the object) | kübürlerinhis chests (as the object) | kübürleribizniour chests (as the object) | kübürlerigizniyou all's chests (as the object) | kübürlerintheir chests (as the object) |
| Dative | kübürlegeto the chests | kübürlerimeto my chests | kübürleriŋeto your chests | kübürlerineto his chests | kübürleribizgeto our chests | kübürlerigizgeto you all's chests | kübürlerineto their chests |
| Locative | kübürledein / at the chests | kübürlerimdein / at my chests | kübürleriŋdein / at your chests | kübürlerindein / at his chests | kübürleribizdein / at our chests | kübürlerigizdein / at you all's chests | kübürlerindein / at their chests |
| Ablative | kübürledenfrom the chests | kübürlerimdenfrom my chests | kübürleriŋdenfrom your chests | kübürlerindenfrom his chests | kübürleribizdenfrom our chests | kübürlerigizdenfrom you all's chests | kübürlerindenfrom their chests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kübürleri can mean "his / her chests", "their chest", or "their chests" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.