tebenŋi
/tebenŋi/ · plural tebenŋile
saddle flap, one of the leather flaps hanging down on either side of a saddle — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 gives it as a Karachay word, translated with a plural, as one part of a saddle. It appears in the phrase tebenŋi tübge ururğa "hold firmly, hold securely", as in arqannı tebenŋi tübge ururğa "hold the lasso firmly", for example when catching horses. one source
- jaŋı tebenŋi — a new saddle flap
- tebenŋi qayda? — where is the saddle flap?
- men tebenŋi aldım — I bought a saddle flap
- arqannı tebenŋi tübge ururğa — to hold the lasso firmly (literally, to put the lasso under the saddle flap)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tebenŋithe saddle flap | tebenŋimmy saddle flap | tebenŋiŋyour saddle flap | tebenŋisihis saddle flap | tebenŋibizour saddle flap | tebenŋigizyou all's saddle flap | tebenŋileritheir saddle flaps |
| Genitive | tebenŋinithe saddle flap's | tebenŋimimy saddle flap's | tebenŋiŋiyour saddle flap's | tebenŋisinihis saddle flap's | tebenŋibizniour saddle flap's | tebenŋigizniyou all's saddle flap's | tebenŋilerinitheir saddle flaps' |
| Accusative | tebenŋinithe saddle flap (as the object) | tebenŋimimy saddle flap (as the object) | tebenŋiŋiyour saddle flap (as the object) | tebenŋisinhis saddle flap (as the object) | tebenŋibizniour saddle flap (as the object) | tebenŋigizniyou all's saddle flap (as the object) | tebenŋilerintheir saddle flaps (as the object) |
| Dative | tebenŋigeto the saddle flap | tebenŋimeto my saddle flap | tebenŋiŋeto your saddle flap | tebenŋisineto his saddle flap | tebenŋibizgeto our saddle flap | tebenŋigizgeto you all's saddle flap | tebenŋilerineto their saddle flaps |
| Locative | tebenŋidein / at the saddle flap | tebenŋimdein / at my saddle flap | tebenŋiŋdein / at your saddle flap | tebenŋisindein / at his saddle flap | tebenŋibizdein / at our saddle flap | tebenŋigizdein / at you all's saddle flap | tebenŋilerindein / at their saddle flaps |
| Ablative | tebenŋidenfrom the saddle flap | tebenŋimdenfrom my saddle flap | tebenŋiŋdenfrom your saddle flap | tebenŋisindenfrom his saddle flap | tebenŋibizdenfrom our saddle flap | tebenŋigizdenfrom you all's saddle flap | tebenŋilerindenfrom their saddle flaps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tebenŋilethe saddle flaps | tebenŋilerimmy saddle flaps | tebenŋileriŋyour saddle flaps | tebenŋilerihis saddle flaps | tebenŋileribizour saddle flaps | tebenŋilerigizyou all's saddle flaps | tebenŋileritheir saddle flaps |
| Genitive | tebenŋilenithe saddle flaps' | tebenŋilerimimy saddle flaps' | tebenŋileriŋiyour saddle flaps' | tebenŋilerinihis saddle flaps' | tebenŋileribizniour saddle flaps' | tebenŋilerigizniyou all's saddle flaps' | tebenŋilerinitheir saddle flaps' |
| Accusative | tebenŋilenithe saddle flaps (as the object) | tebenŋilerimimy saddle flaps (as the object) | tebenŋileriŋiyour saddle flaps (as the object) | tebenŋilerinhis saddle flaps (as the object) | tebenŋileribizniour saddle flaps (as the object) | tebenŋilerigizniyou all's saddle flaps (as the object) | tebenŋilerintheir saddle flaps (as the object) |
| Dative | tebenŋilegeto the saddle flaps | tebenŋilerimeto my saddle flaps | tebenŋileriŋeto your saddle flaps | tebenŋilerineto his saddle flaps | tebenŋileribizgeto our saddle flaps | tebenŋilerigizgeto you all's saddle flaps | tebenŋilerineto their saddle flaps |
| Locative | tebenŋiledein / at the saddle flaps | tebenŋilerimdein / at my saddle flaps | tebenŋileriŋdein / at your saddle flaps | tebenŋilerindein / at his saddle flaps | tebenŋileribizdein / at our saddle flaps | tebenŋilerigizdein / at you all's saddle flaps | tebenŋilerindein / at their saddle flaps |
| Ablative | tebenŋiledenfrom the saddle flaps | tebenŋilerimdenfrom my saddle flaps | tebenŋileriŋdenfrom your saddle flaps | tebenŋilerindenfrom his saddle flaps | tebenŋileribizdenfrom our saddle flaps | tebenŋilerigizdenfrom you all's saddle flaps | tebenŋilerindenfrom their saddle flaps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tebenŋileri can mean "his / her saddle flaps", "their saddle flap", or "their saddle flaps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.