salfetka
/salfetka/ · plural salfetkala
napkin, a piece of cloth or paper for wiping the lips and hands at a meal
- qağıt salfetkala — paper napkins
- awuzuŋu salfetka bla sürt — wipe your mouth with a napkin
- salfetka orun — a napkin holder
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salfetkathe napkin | salfetkammy napkin | salfetkaŋyour napkin | salfetkasıhis napkin | salfetkabızour napkin | salfetkağızyou all's napkin | salfetkalarıtheir napkins |
| Genitive | salfetkanıthe napkin's | salfetkamımy napkin's | salfetkaŋıyour napkin's | salfetkasınıhis napkin's | salfetkabıznıour napkin's | salfetkağıznıyou all's napkin's | salfetkalarınıtheir napkins' |
| Accusative | salfetkanıthe napkin (as the object) | salfetkamımy napkin (as the object) | salfetkaŋıyour napkin (as the object) | salfetkasınhis napkin (as the object) | salfetkabıznıour napkin (as the object) | salfetkağıznıyou all's napkin (as the object) | salfetkalarıntheir napkins (as the object) |
| Dative | salfetkağato the napkin | salfetkamato my napkin | salfetkaŋato your napkin | salfetkasınato his napkin | salfetkabızğato our napkin | salfetkağızğato you all's napkin | salfetkalarınato their napkins |
| Locative | salfetkadain / at the napkin | salfetkamdain / at my napkin | salfetkaŋdain / at your napkin | salfetkasındain / at his napkin | salfetkabızdain / at our napkin | salfetkağızdain / at you all's napkin | salfetkalarındain / at their napkins |
| Ablative | salfetkadanfrom the napkin | salfetkamdanfrom my napkin | salfetkaŋdanfrom your napkin | salfetkasındanfrom his napkin | salfetkabızdanfrom our napkin | salfetkağızdanfrom you all's napkin | salfetkalarındanfrom their napkins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salfetkalathe napkins | salfetkalarımmy napkins | salfetkalarıŋyour napkins | salfetkalarıhis napkins | salfetkalarıbızour napkins | salfetkalarığızyou all's napkins | salfetkalarıtheir napkins |
| Genitive | salfetkalanıthe napkins' | salfetkalarımımy napkins' | salfetkalarıŋıyour napkins' | salfetkalarınıhis napkins' | salfetkalarıbıznıour napkins' | salfetkalarığıznıyou all's napkins' | salfetkalarınıtheir napkins' |
| Accusative | salfetkalanıthe napkins (as the object) | salfetkalarımımy napkins (as the object) | salfetkalarıŋıyour napkins (as the object) | salfetkalarınhis napkins (as the object) | salfetkalarıbıznıour napkins (as the object) | salfetkalarığıznıyou all's napkins (as the object) | salfetkalarıntheir napkins (as the object) |
| Dative | salfetkalağato the napkins | salfetkalarımato my napkins | salfetkalarıŋato your napkins | salfetkalarınato his napkins | salfetkalarıbızğato our napkins | salfetkalarığızğato you all's napkins | salfetkalarınato their napkins |
| Locative | salfetkaladain / at the napkins | salfetkalarımdain / at my napkins | salfetkalarıŋdain / at your napkins | salfetkalarındain / at his napkins | salfetkalarıbızdain / at our napkins | salfetkalarığızdain / at you all's napkins | salfetkalarındain / at their napkins |
| Ablative | salfetkaladanfrom the napkins | salfetkalarımdanfrom my napkins | salfetkalarıŋdanfrom your napkins | salfetkalarındanfrom his napkins | salfetkalarıbızdanfrom our napkins | salfetkalarığızdanfrom you all's napkins | salfetkalarındanfrom their napkins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: salfetkaları can mean "his / her napkins", "their napkin", or "their napkins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.