tüyme
/tyjme/ · plural tüymele
1. button
- kümüş tüyme — a silver button
- kölekge tüyme tik — sew a button on the shirt
- kölekni tüymelerin teşdi — he undid the buttons of the shirt
- tüymem açıldı — my button came undone
- tüyme etilmeydi — the button won't fasten
- paltonuŋu tüymesin et — fasten the button of your coat
- buwun tüyme — a cuff button
- çıqırt tüyme — a snap button
- Malgar tüyme — a ball button knitted of thread
2. breast ornament, breastplate — A girl's chest ornament made of silver, gilded or, less often, gold plates with clasps.
- altın tüyme, kümüş kyamar — a gold breast ornament and a silver belt
- qıznı tüymesi kümüşdendi — the girl's breast ornament is of silver
- altın tüymesi bla ariw körünedi — she looks fine with her gold breastplate
3. fastenings, buttons and loops one source
- tüymeleri üzülgendile — its fastenings have come off
- tüymelerin jaraşdırdı — she put her fastenings in order
- tüymesi-ilgigi jaraşhan — with its fastenings neatly done
Expressions
- ağaçdan tüyme tüygen — highly skilled craftsman
- iynesinden tüymesine deri — down to the last detail
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tüymethe button | tüymemmy button | tüymeŋyour button | tüymesihis button | tüymebizour button | tüymegizyou all's button | tüymeleritheir buttons |
| Genitive | tüymenithe button's | tüymemimy button's | tüymeŋiyour button's | tüymesinihis button's | tüymebizniour button's | tüymegizniyou all's button's | tüymelerinitheir buttons' |
| Accusative | tüymenithe button (as the object) | tüymemimy button (as the object) | tüymeŋiyour button (as the object) | tüymesinhis button (as the object) | tüymebizniour button (as the object) | tüymegizniyou all's button (as the object) | tüymelerintheir buttons (as the object) |
| Dative | tüymegeto the button | tüymemeto my button | tüymeŋeto your button | tüymesineto his button | tüymebizgeto our button | tüymegizgeto you all's button | tüymelerineto their buttons |
| Locative | tüymedein / at the button | tüymemdein / at my button | tüymeŋdein / at your button | tüymesindein / at his button | tüymebizdein / at our button | tüymegizdein / at you all's button | tüymelerindein / at their buttons |
| Ablative | tüymedenfrom the button | tüymemdenfrom my button | tüymeŋdenfrom your button | tüymesindenfrom his button | tüymebizdenfrom our button | tüymegizdenfrom you all's button | tüymelerindenfrom their buttons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tüymelethe buttons | tüymelerimmy buttons | tüymeleriŋyour buttons | tüymelerihis buttons | tüymeleribizour buttons | tüymelerigizyou all's buttons | tüymeleritheir buttons |
| Genitive | tüymelenithe buttons' | tüymelerimimy buttons' | tüymeleriŋiyour buttons' | tüymelerinihis buttons' | tüymeleribizniour buttons' | tüymelerigizniyou all's buttons' | tüymelerinitheir buttons' |
| Accusative | tüymelenithe buttons (as the object) | tüymelerimimy buttons (as the object) | tüymeleriŋiyour buttons (as the object) | tüymelerinhis buttons (as the object) | tüymeleribizniour buttons (as the object) | tüymelerigizniyou all's buttons (as the object) | tüymelerintheir buttons (as the object) |
| Dative | tüymelegeto the buttons | tüymelerimeto my buttons | tüymeleriŋeto your buttons | tüymelerineto his buttons | tüymeleribizgeto our buttons | tüymelerigizgeto you all's buttons | tüymelerineto their buttons |
| Locative | tüymeledein / at the buttons | tüymelerimdein / at my buttons | tüymeleriŋdein / at your buttons | tüymelerindein / at his buttons | tüymeleribizdein / at our buttons | tüymelerigizdein / at you all's buttons | tüymelerindein / at their buttons |
| Ablative | tüymeledenfrom the buttons | tüymelerimdenfrom my buttons | tüymeleriŋdenfrom your buttons | tüymelerindenfrom his buttons | tüymeleribizdenfrom our buttons | tüymelerigizdenfrom you all's buttons | tüymelerindenfrom their buttons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüymeleri can mean "his / her buttons", "their button", or "their buttons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.