ajal
/adʒal/ · plural ajalla
1. death, hour of death, end of life
- terk ajal — a sudden death
- ajalı jetdi — his hour of death came
- çaqsız ajal — an untimely death
- ilinmek ajal — an unnatural death
- ajal sorub kelmez — death does not ask before it comes
- ajal jetse boljal joq — when death comes, there is no delay
- ajalları sabır bolsun — may their death be patient
- ajaldan qaçıb qutulmazsa — you will not escape death by fleeing from it
2. fate, doom — Usually an unlucky fate, as in qayrı ajalğa barasa "where on earth are you off to?"
- ajal bla jazıwğa amal joqdu — there is no remedy against doom and fate
- qayrı ajalğa barasa? — to what doom are you heading?
Expressions
- ajalı qolundadı — hold someone's life
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ajalthe death | ajalımmy death | ajalıŋyour death | ajalıhis death | ajalıbızour death | ajalığızyou all's death | ajallarıtheir deaths |
| Genitive | ajalnıthe death's | ajalımımy death's | ajalıŋıyour death's | ajalınıhis death's | ajalıbıznıour death's | ajalığıznıyou all's death's | ajallarınıtheir deaths' |
| Accusative | ajalnıthe death (as the object) | ajalımımy death (as the object) | ajalıŋıyour death (as the object) | ajalınhis death (as the object) | ajalıbıznıour death (as the object) | ajalığıznıyou all's death (as the object) | ajallarıntheir deaths (as the object) |
| Dative | ajalğato the death | ajalımato my death | ajalıŋato your death | ajalınato his death | ajalıbızğato our death | ajalığızğato you all's death | ajallarınato their deaths |
| Locative | ajaldain / at the death | ajalımdain / at my death | ajalıŋdain / at your death | ajalındain / at his death | ajalıbızdain / at our death | ajalığızdain / at you all's death | ajallarındain / at their deaths |
| Ablative | ajaldanfrom the death | ajalımdanfrom my death | ajalıŋdanfrom your death | ajalındanfrom his death | ajalıbızdanfrom our death | ajalığızdanfrom you all's death | ajallarındanfrom their deaths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ajallathe deaths | ajallarımmy deaths | ajallarıŋyour deaths | ajallarıhis deaths | ajallarıbızour deaths | ajallarığızyou all's deaths | ajallarıtheir deaths |
| Genitive | ajallanıthe deaths' | ajallarımımy deaths' | ajallarıŋıyour deaths' | ajallarınıhis deaths' | ajallarıbıznıour deaths' | ajallarığıznıyou all's deaths' | ajallarınıtheir deaths' |
| Accusative | ajallanıthe deaths (as the object) | ajallarımımy deaths (as the object) | ajallarıŋıyour deaths (as the object) | ajallarınhis deaths (as the object) | ajallarıbıznıour deaths (as the object) | ajallarığıznıyou all's deaths (as the object) | ajallarıntheir deaths (as the object) |
| Dative | ajallağato the deaths | ajallarımato my deaths | ajallarıŋato your deaths | ajallarınato his deaths | ajallarıbızğato our deaths | ajallarığızğato you all's deaths | ajallarınato their deaths |
| Locative | ajalladain / at the deaths | ajallarımdain / at my deaths | ajallarıŋdain / at your deaths | ajallarındain / at his deaths | ajallarıbızdain / at our deaths | ajallarığızdain / at you all's deaths | ajallarındain / at their deaths |
| Ablative | ajalladanfrom the deaths | ajallarımdanfrom my deaths | ajallarıŋdanfrom your deaths | ajallarındanfrom his deaths | ajallarıbızdanfrom our deaths | ajallarığızdanfrom you all's deaths | ajallarındanfrom their deaths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ajalları can mean "his / her deaths", "their death", or "their deaths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.