bal-jaw
/bal-dʒaw/ · plural bal-jawla
delicacies, fine food — Literally ‘honey and butter’. Said of people, the doubled phrase, as in ‘now they are honey and butter’, means they get along very well (Nevruz 1991). one source
- anam bal-jaw hazırladı — my mother prepared delicacies
- qonaqlağa bal-jaw saldıla — they set out fine food for the guests
- bal-jaw aşadıq — we ate fine food
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bal-jawthe fine food | bal-jawummy fine food | bal-jawuŋyour fine food | bal-jawuhis fine food | bal-jawubuzour fine food | bal-jawuğuzyou all's fine food | bal-jawlarıtheir fine food |
| Genitive | bal-jawnuthe fine food's | bal-jawumumy fine food's | bal-jawuŋuyour fine food's | bal-jawunuhis fine food's | bal-jawubuznuour fine food's | bal-jawuğuznuyou all's fine food's | bal-jawlarınıtheir fine food's |
| Accusative | bal-jawnuthe fine food (as the object) | bal-jawumumy fine food (as the object) | bal-jawuŋuyour fine food (as the object) | bal-jawunhis fine food (as the object) | bal-jawubuznuour fine food (as the object) | bal-jawuğuznuyou all's fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarıntheir fine food (as the object) |
| Dative | bal-jawğato the fine food | bal-jawumato my fine food | bal-jawuŋato your fine food | bal-jawunato his fine food | bal-jawubuzğato our fine food | bal-jawuğuzğato you all's fine food | bal-jawlarınato their fine food |
| Locative | bal-jawdain / at the fine food | bal-jawumdain / at my fine food | bal-jawuŋdain / at your fine food | bal-jawundain / at his fine food | bal-jawubuzdain / at our fine food | bal-jawuğuzdain / at you all's fine food | bal-jawlarındain / at their fine food |
| Ablative | bal-jawdanfrom the fine food | bal-jawumdanfrom my fine food | bal-jawuŋdanfrom your fine food | bal-jawundanfrom his fine food | bal-jawubuzdanfrom our fine food | bal-jawuğuzdanfrom you all's fine food | bal-jawlarındanfrom their fine food |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bal-jawlathe fine food | bal-jawlarımmy fine food | bal-jawlarıŋyour fine food | bal-jawlarıhis fine food | bal-jawlarıbızour fine food | bal-jawlarığızyou all's fine food | bal-jawlarıtheir fine food |
| Genitive | bal-jawlanıthe fine food's | bal-jawlarımımy fine food's | bal-jawlarıŋıyour fine food's | bal-jawlarınıhis fine food's | bal-jawlarıbıznıour fine food's | bal-jawlarığıznıyou all's fine food's | bal-jawlarınıtheir fine food's |
| Accusative | bal-jawlanıthe fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarımımy fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarıŋıyour fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarınhis fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarıbıznıour fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarığıznıyou all's fine food (as the object) | bal-jawlarıntheir fine food (as the object) |
| Dative | bal-jawlağato the fine food | bal-jawlarımato my fine food | bal-jawlarıŋato your fine food | bal-jawlarınato his fine food | bal-jawlarıbızğato our fine food | bal-jawlarığızğato you all's fine food | bal-jawlarınato their fine food |
| Locative | bal-jawladain / at the fine food | bal-jawlarımdain / at my fine food | bal-jawlarıŋdain / at your fine food | bal-jawlarındain / at his fine food | bal-jawlarıbızdain / at our fine food | bal-jawlarığızdain / at you all's fine food | bal-jawlarındain / at their fine food |
| Ablative | bal-jawladanfrom the fine food | bal-jawlarımdanfrom my fine food | bal-jawlarıŋdanfrom your fine food | bal-jawlarındanfrom his fine food | bal-jawlarıbızdanfrom our fine food | bal-jawlarığızdanfrom you all's fine food | bal-jawlarındanfrom their fine food |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bal-jawları can mean "his / her fine food", "their fine food", or "their fine food" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.