çibin
/tʃibin/ · plural çibinle
1. fly — With a qualifier it names other insects: qara çibin "dung fly", soqur çibin "horsefly", sarı çibin "wasp".
- çibin uçadı — the fly is flying
- çibin uçhanı eşitiledi — you can hear a fly go by
- çibin qoruwlarğa — to drive the flies away
- çibin aw — a cobweb
- uwaq çibinle — midges
2. bee — On its own the word usually means a fly. A bee is more often called bal çibin, a queen bee biy çibin and a drone qul çibin. one source
- bal çibin — a bee
- biy çibin — a queen bee
- işçi bal çibin — a worker bee
- çibinle bal etedile — the bees make honey
- çibinni balı — the bee's honey
- çibini barnı balı bar — he who has bees has honey
Expressions
- awuzuna çibinle qozlarğa — go hungry
- başına çibin qondurmazğa — protect someone
- çibin çegisi eterge — spin very fine
- çibin qaphanŋa körmezge — pay no heed
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çibinthe fly | çibinimmy fly | çibiniŋyour fly | çibinihis fly | çibinibizour fly | çibinigizyou all's fly | çibinleritheir flies |
| Genitive | çibinnithe fly's | çibinimimy fly's | çibiniŋiyour fly's | çibininihis fly's | çibinibizniour fly's | çibinigizniyou all's fly's | çibinlerinitheir flies' |
| Accusative | çibinnithe fly (as the object) | çibinimimy fly (as the object) | çibiniŋiyour fly (as the object) | çibininhis fly (as the object) | çibinibizniour fly (as the object) | çibinigizniyou all's fly (as the object) | çibinlerintheir flies (as the object) |
| Dative | çibinŋeto the fly | çibinimeto my fly | çibiniŋeto your fly | çibinineto his fly | çibinibizgeto our fly | çibinigizgeto you all's fly | çibinlerineto their flies |
| Locative | çibindein / at the fly | çibinimdein / at my fly | çibiniŋdein / at your fly | çibinindein / at his fly | çibinibizdein / at our fly | çibinigizdein / at you all's fly | çibinlerindein / at their flies |
| Ablative | çibindenfrom the fly | çibinimdenfrom my fly | çibiniŋdenfrom your fly | çibinindenfrom his fly | çibinibizdenfrom our fly | çibinigizdenfrom you all's fly | çibinlerindenfrom their flies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çibinlethe flies | çibinlerimmy flies | çibinleriŋyour flies | çibinlerihis flies | çibinleribizour flies | çibinlerigizyou all's flies | çibinleritheir flies |
| Genitive | çibinlenithe flies' | çibinlerimimy flies' | çibinleriŋiyour flies' | çibinlerinihis flies' | çibinleribizniour flies' | çibinlerigizniyou all's flies' | çibinlerinitheir flies' |
| Accusative | çibinlenithe flies (as the object) | çibinlerimimy flies (as the object) | çibinleriŋiyour flies (as the object) | çibinlerinhis flies (as the object) | çibinleribizniour flies (as the object) | çibinlerigizniyou all's flies (as the object) | çibinlerintheir flies (as the object) |
| Dative | çibinlegeto the flies | çibinlerimeto my flies | çibinleriŋeto your flies | çibinlerineto his flies | çibinleribizgeto our flies | çibinlerigizgeto you all's flies | çibinlerineto their flies |
| Locative | çibinledein / at the flies | çibinlerimdein / at my flies | çibinleriŋdein / at your flies | çibinlerindein / at his flies | çibinleribizdein / at our flies | çibinlerigizdein / at you all's flies | çibinlerindein / at their flies |
| Ablative | çibinledenfrom the flies | çibinlerimdenfrom my flies | çibinleriŋdenfrom your flies | çibinlerindenfrom his flies | çibinleribizdenfrom our flies | çibinlerigizdenfrom you all's flies | çibinlerindenfrom their flies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çibinleri can mean "his / her flies", "their fly", or "their flies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.