ay

/aj/ · plural ayla

1. (n.) month — Before another noun it means monthly or a month's: ay jalı "monthly pay". The old calendar named each month with ay, as in başil ay "January".

bir ay boldu — it has been one month
aynı başı — the beginning of the month
ay sayın — every month
jarım ay — half a month
ay aydan — from month to month
ayına jüz som aladı — he earns a hundred rubles a month

2. (n.) moon — Before another noun it means lunar or moon-: ay jarıq "moonlight".

tolğan ay — the full moon
jaŋı ay — the new moon
aynı jarığı — the light of the moon
ay tiygendi — the moon has risen
ay tutuluw — an eclipse of the moon

3. (n.) crescent, crescent shape — Also the image of a crescent moon used as a symbol of Islam.

jartı ay — a crescent
ay tamğa — a crescent pattern worked on felt

4. (intj.) oh, ah — Expresses pity, regret, surprise, admiration, fright or approval (ay aperim "well done"). Said three times over, it expresses disapproval or reproach.

ay aperim! — ah, well done!
ay jarlı sen! — oh, you poor thing!
ay, zaman ketdi! — ah, the time has gone!
ay qalay ariwdu bılayı! — ah, how beautiful it is here!
ay uyalmaz! — oh, the shameless one!
ay-ay-ay! — tut-tut-tut!

5. (intj.) hey (calling someone or getting their attention)

ay, jaşla! — hey, lads!
ay, balaçıq! — hey, little child!
ay, aman jaşla! — hey, fine lads!

Expressions

abustolnu al ayı — November (Collocation)
abustolnu art ayı — December (Collocation)
ay bla kün kibik, açıq bolurğa — come to light (Idiom)
aynı közünde — within a whole month (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of ay, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	aythe month	ayımmy month	ayıŋyour month	ayıhis month	ayıbızour month	ayığızyou all's month	aylarıtheir months
Genitive	aynıthe month's	ayımımy month's	ayıŋıyour month's	ayınıhis month's	ayıbıznıour month's	ayığıznıyou all's month's	aylarınıtheir months'
Accusative	aynıthe month (as the object)	ayımımy month (as the object)	ayıŋıyour month (as the object)	ayınhis month (as the object)	ayıbıznıour month (as the object)	ayığıznıyou all's month (as the object)	aylarıntheir months (as the object)
Dative	ayğato the month	ayımato my month	ayıŋato your month	ayınato his month	ayıbızğato our month	ayığızğato you all's month	aylarınato their months
Locative	aydain / at the month	ayımdain / at my month	ayıŋdain / at your month	ayındain / at his month	ayıbızdain / at our month	ayığızdain / at you all's month	aylarındain / at their months
Ablative	aydanfrom the month	ayımdanfrom my month	ayıŋdanfrom your month	ayındanfrom his month	ayıbızdanfrom our month	ayığızdanfrom you all's month	aylarındanfrom their months

Plural

Plural — cases of ay, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	aylathe months	aylarımmy months	aylarıŋyour months	aylarıhis months	aylarıbızour months	aylarığızyou all's months	aylarıtheir months
Genitive	aylanıthe months'	aylarımımy months'	aylarıŋıyour months'	aylarınıhis months'	aylarıbıznıour months'	aylarığıznıyou all's months'	aylarınıtheir months'
Accusative	aylanıthe months (as the object)	aylarımımy months (as the object)	aylarıŋıyour months (as the object)	aylarınhis months (as the object)	aylarıbıznıour months (as the object)	aylarığıznıyou all's months (as the object)	aylarıntheir months (as the object)
Dative	aylağato the months	aylarımato my months	aylarıŋato your months	aylarınato his months	aylarıbızğato our months	aylarığızğato you all's months	aylarınato their months
Locative	ayladain / at the months	aylarımdain / at my months	aylarıŋdain / at your months	aylarındain / at his months	aylarıbızdain / at our months	aylarığızdain / at you all's months	aylarındain / at their months
Ablative	ayladanfrom the months	aylarımdanfrom my months	aylarıŋdanfrom your months	aylarındanfrom his months	aylarıbızdanfrom our months	aylarığızdanfrom you all's months	aylarındanfrom their months

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayları can mean "his / her months", "their month", or "their months" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.