ayjayaq
/ajdʒajaq/ · plural ayjayaqla
1. moon-faced beauty, girl of striking beauty — Marked as folklore vocabulary; used in songs and proverbs rather than ordinary everyday speech.
- ariw qızlağa ayjayaq dewçüdüle — they call beautiful girls moon-faced beauties
- ol qız ayjayaq edi — that girl was a moon-faced beauty
- ayünü balası ayüge ayjayaq körünür — to the she-bear her own cub looks moon-faced
2. (of a woman) moon-faced, round-faced and beautiful — Marked as folklore vocabulary. Found in phrases like ayjayaq qız and ayjayaq tişirıw.
- ayjayaq qız — a moon-faced girl
- ayjayaq tişirıw — a moon-faced woman
- ayjayaq ariw qız — a beautiful, moon-faced girl
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayjayaqthe moon-faced beauty | ayjayağımmy moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıŋyour moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıhis moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıbızour moon-faced beauty | ayjayağığızyou all's moon-faced beauty | ayjayaqlarıtheir moon-faced beauties |
| Genitive | ayjayaqnıthe moon-faced beauty's | ayjayağımımy moon-faced beauty's | ayjayağıŋıyour moon-faced beauty's | ayjayağınıhis moon-faced beauty's | ayjayağıbıznıour moon-faced beauty's | ayjayağığıznıyou all's moon-faced beauty's | ayjayaqlarınıtheir moon-faced beauties' |
| Accusative | ayjayaqnıthe moon-faced beauty (as the object) | ayjayağımımy moon-faced beauty (as the object) | ayjayağıŋıyour moon-faced beauty (as the object) | ayjayağınhis moon-faced beauty (as the object) | ayjayağıbıznıour moon-faced beauty (as the object) | ayjayağığıznıyou all's moon-faced beauty (as the object) | ayjayaqlarıntheir moon-faced beauties (as the object) |
| Dative | ayjayaqğato the moon-faced beauty | ayjayağımato my moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıŋato your moon-faced beauty | ayjayağınato his moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıbızğato our moon-faced beauty | ayjayağığızğato you all's moon-faced beauty | ayjayaqlarınato their moon-faced beauties |
| Locative | ayjayaqdain / at the moon-faced beauty | ayjayağımdain / at my moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıŋdain / at your moon-faced beauty | ayjayağındain / at his moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıbızdain / at our moon-faced beauty | ayjayağığızdain / at you all's moon-faced beauty | ayjayaqlarındain / at their moon-faced beauties |
| Ablative | ayjayaqdanfrom the moon-faced beauty | ayjayağımdanfrom my moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıŋdanfrom your moon-faced beauty | ayjayağındanfrom his moon-faced beauty | ayjayağıbızdanfrom our moon-faced beauty | ayjayağığızdanfrom you all's moon-faced beauty | ayjayaqlarındanfrom their moon-faced beauties |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayjayaqlathe moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarımmy moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıŋyour moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıhis moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıbızour moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarığızyou all's moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıtheir moon-faced beauties |
| Genitive | ayjayaqlanıthe moon-faced beauties' | ayjayaqlarımımy moon-faced beauties' | ayjayaqlarıŋıyour moon-faced beauties' | ayjayaqlarınıhis moon-faced beauties' | ayjayaqlarıbıznıour moon-faced beauties' | ayjayaqlarığıznıyou all's moon-faced beauties' | ayjayaqlarınıtheir moon-faced beauties' |
| Accusative | ayjayaqlanıthe moon-faced beauties (as the object) | ayjayaqlarımımy moon-faced beauties (as the object) | ayjayaqlarıŋıyour moon-faced beauties (as the object) | ayjayaqlarınhis moon-faced beauties (as the object) | ayjayaqlarıbıznıour moon-faced beauties (as the object) | ayjayaqlarığıznıyou all's moon-faced beauties (as the object) | ayjayaqlarıntheir moon-faced beauties (as the object) |
| Dative | ayjayaqlağato the moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarımato my moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıŋato your moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarınato his moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıbızğato our moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarığızğato you all's moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarınato their moon-faced beauties |
| Locative | ayjayaqladain / at the moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarımdain / at my moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıŋdain / at your moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarındain / at his moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıbızdain / at our moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarığızdain / at you all's moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarındain / at their moon-faced beauties |
| Ablative | ayjayaqladanfrom the moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarımdanfrom my moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıŋdanfrom your moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarındanfrom his moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarıbızdanfrom our moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarığızdanfrom you all's moon-faced beauties | ayjayaqlarındanfrom their moon-faced beauties |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayjayaqları can mean "his / her moon-faced beauties", "their moon-faced beauty", or "their moon-faced beauties" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayjayaqnıqıthe moon-faced beauty's one | ayjayaqnıqılathe moon-faced beauty's ones | ayjayaqlanıqıthe moon-faced beauties' one | ayjayaqlanıqılathe moon-faced beauties' ones |
| Genitive | ayjayaqnıqınıof the moon-faced beauty's one | ayjayaqnıqılanıof the moon-faced beauty's ones | ayjayaqlanıqınıof the moon-faced beauties' one | ayjayaqlanıqılanıof the moon-faced beauties' ones |
| Accusative | ayjayaqnıqınthe moon-faced beauty's one (as the object) | ayjayaqnıqılanıthe moon-faced beauty's ones (as the object) | ayjayaqlanıqınthe moon-faced beauties' one (as the object) | ayjayaqlanıqılanıthe moon-faced beauties' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ayjayaqnıqınato the moon-faced beauty's one | ayjayaqnıqılağato the moon-faced beauty's ones | ayjayaqlanıqınato the moon-faced beauties' one | ayjayaqlanıqılağato the moon-faced beauties' ones |
| Locative | ayjayaqnıqındain / at the moon-faced beauty's one | ayjayaqnıqıladain / at the moon-faced beauty's ones | ayjayaqlanıqındain / at the moon-faced beauties' one | ayjayaqlanıqıladain / at the moon-faced beauties' ones |
| Ablative | ayjayaqnıqındanfrom the moon-faced beauty's one | ayjayaqnıqıladanfrom the moon-faced beauty's ones | ayjayaqlanıqındanfrom the moon-faced beauties' one | ayjayaqlanıqıladanfrom the moon-faced beauties' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.