ajal
/adʒal/
Definition
death, the appointed hour at which a person dies
- terk ajal — a sudden death
- ajalı jetdi — his appointed hour came
- ajaldan qaçıb qutulmazsa — you will not escape by fleeing death
Related
ajalsızwithoutwhose appointed hour of death has not yet come; untimely, coming before the appointed hour (of a death); undying, that does not perish (of a work or a name); before one's time, prematurelyajallıhavingdoomed to die, whose appointed hour has come; accursed, damned; doomed to be killed, said of a game animal in the language of hunters
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ajalthe death | ajallathe deaths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ajalnıthe death's | ajallanıthe deaths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ajalnıthe death (as the object) | ajallanıthe deaths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ajalğato the death | ajallağato the deaths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ajaldaat / in the death | ajalladaat / in the deaths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ajaldanfrom the death | ajalladanfrom the deaths | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ajalımmy death | ajallarımmy deaths |
| your | ajalıngyour death | ajallarıngyour deaths |
| his / her | ajalıhis / her death | ajallarıhis / her deaths |
| our | ajalıbızour death | ajallarıbızour deaths |
| you all's | ajalığızyou all's death | ajallarığızyou all's deaths |
| their | ajallarıtheir death | ajallarıtheir 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.