eliya / Eliya
/elija/ · plural eliyala
1. lightning, thunderbolt, lightning strike
- juwuqda eliya urdu — lightning struck nearby
- terekni eliya urdu — lightning struck the tree
- qalayda ese da eliya urdu — lightning struck somewhere
- bulutlada eliya otla janadıla — lightning fires burn in the clouds
- kökde eliya jaşnab tawla jarıdıla — lightning flashed in the sky and the mountains lit up
- eliya urğan terekge tiyme — do not touch a tree struck by lightning
- eliya tiyib ölgendi — he died struck by lightning
2. July, in the folk-calendar month name eliya ay — Chiefly used for dating events by the old calendar.
- ol eliya ayda tuwğandı — he was born in July
- eliya ayda biçen jıyabız — we gather hay in July
- eliya aynı onbeşinde — on the fifteenth of July
- eliya aynı iŋir çağı seyirdi — the evening time of July is wonderful
- eliya aynı ahırı jılı boldu — the end of July was warm
3. Eliya, the pagan Karachay-Balkar god of thunder and lightning — The name is capitalized, and survives mainly in old songs, curses and Nart tales, as in seni Eliya ursun "may lightning strike you". One dictionary describes Eliya as a rain god, and gives Eliya qazan "thunder", from the belief that thunder is the sound of Eliya's huge cauldron rolling.
- seni Eliya ursun — may lightning strike you
- halq Eliyağa iynana edi — the people believed in Eliya
- tawlula Eliyadan qorqğandıla — the highlanders feared Eliya
- Eliya jırın toyda jırlaydıla — they sing the song of Eliya at the feast
Expressions
- eliya ay — July
- eliya çarçıq qobarmaz — rock-hard; extremely stingy
- eliya butağı kibik — tall and handsome; very long
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eliyathe lightning | eliyammy lightning | eliyaŋyour lightning | eliyasıhis lightning | eliyabızour lightning | eliyağızyou all's lightning | eliyalarıtheir lightnings |
| Genitive | eliyanıthe lightning's | eliyamımy lightning's | eliyaŋıyour lightning's | eliyasınıhis lightning's | eliyabıznıour lightning's | eliyağıznıyou all's lightning's | eliyalarınıtheir lightnings' |
| Accusative | eliyanıthe lightning (as the object) | eliyamımy lightning (as the object) | eliyaŋıyour lightning (as the object) | eliyasınhis lightning (as the object) | eliyabıznıour lightning (as the object) | eliyağıznıyou all's lightning (as the object) | eliyalarıntheir lightnings (as the object) |
| Dative | eliyağato the lightning | eliyamato my lightning | eliyaŋato your lightning | eliyasınato his lightning | eliyabızğato our lightning | eliyağızğato you all's lightning | eliyalarınato their lightnings |
| Locative | eliyadain / at the lightning | eliyamdain / at my lightning | eliyaŋdain / at your lightning | eliyasındain / at his lightning | eliyabızdain / at our lightning | eliyağızdain / at you all's lightning | eliyalarındain / at their lightnings |
| Ablative | eliyadanfrom the lightning | eliyamdanfrom my lightning | eliyaŋdanfrom your lightning | eliyasındanfrom his lightning | eliyabızdanfrom our lightning | eliyağızdanfrom you all's lightning | eliyalarındanfrom their lightnings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eliyalathe lightnings | eliyalarımmy lightnings | eliyalarıŋyour lightnings | eliyalarıhis lightnings | eliyalarıbızour lightnings | eliyalarığızyou all's lightnings | eliyalarıtheir lightnings |
| Genitive | eliyalanıthe lightnings' | eliyalarımımy lightnings' | eliyalarıŋıyour lightnings' | eliyalarınıhis lightnings' | eliyalarıbıznıour lightnings' | eliyalarığıznıyou all's lightnings' | eliyalarınıtheir lightnings' |
| Accusative | eliyalanıthe lightnings (as the object) | eliyalarımımy lightnings (as the object) | eliyalarıŋıyour lightnings (as the object) | eliyalarınhis lightnings (as the object) | eliyalarıbıznıour lightnings (as the object) | eliyalarığıznıyou all's lightnings (as the object) | eliyalarıntheir lightnings (as the object) |
| Dative | eliyalağato the lightnings | eliyalarımato my lightnings | eliyalarıŋato your lightnings | eliyalarınato his lightnings | eliyalarıbızğato our lightnings | eliyalarığızğato you all's lightnings | eliyalarınato their lightnings |
| Locative | eliyaladain / at the lightnings | eliyalarımdain / at my lightnings | eliyalarıŋdain / at your lightnings | eliyalarındain / at his lightnings | eliyalarıbızdain / at our lightnings | eliyalarığızdain / at you all's lightnings | eliyalarındain / at their lightnings |
| Ablative | eliyaladanfrom the lightnings | eliyalarımdanfrom my lightnings | eliyalarıŋdanfrom your lightnings | eliyalarındanfrom his lightnings | eliyalarıbızdanfrom our lightnings | eliyalarığızdanfrom you all's lightnings | eliyalarındanfrom their lightnings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eliyaları can mean "his / her lightnings", "their lightning", or "their lightnings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Eliyathe Eliya | Eliyammy Eliya | Eliyaŋyour Eliya | Eliyasıhis Eliya | Eliyabızour Eliya | Eliyağızyou all's Eliya | Eliyalarıtheir Eliyas |
| Genitive | Eliyanıthe Eliya's | Eliyamımy Eliya's | Eliyaŋıyour Eliya's | Eliyasınıhis Eliya's | Eliyabıznıour Eliya's | Eliyağıznıyou all's Eliya's | Eliyalarınıtheir Eliyas' |
| Accusative | Eliyanıthe Eliya (as the object) | Eliyamımy Eliya (as the object) | Eliyaŋıyour Eliya (as the object) | Eliyasınhis Eliya (as the object) | Eliyabıznıour Eliya (as the object) | Eliyağıznıyou all's Eliya (as the object) | Eliyalarıntheir Eliyas (as the object) |
| Dative | Eliyağato the Eliya | Eliyamato my Eliya | Eliyaŋato your Eliya | Eliyasınato his Eliya | Eliyabızğato our Eliya | Eliyağızğato you all's Eliya | Eliyalarınato their Eliyas |
| Locative | Eliyadain / at the Eliya | Eliyamdain / at my Eliya | Eliyaŋdain / at your Eliya | Eliyasındain / at his Eliya | Eliyabızdain / at our Eliya | Eliyağızdain / at you all's Eliya | Eliyalarındain / at their Eliyas |
| Ablative | Eliyadanfrom the Eliya | Eliyamdanfrom my Eliya | Eliyaŋdanfrom your Eliya | Eliyasındanfrom his Eliya | Eliyabızdanfrom our Eliya | Eliyağızdanfrom you all's Eliya | Eliyalarındanfrom their Eliyas |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Eliyalathe Eliyas | Eliyalarımmy Eliyas | Eliyalarıŋyour Eliyas | Eliyalarıhis Eliyas | Eliyalarıbızour Eliyas | Eliyalarığızyou all's Eliyas | Eliyalarıtheir Eliyas |
| Genitive | Eliyalanıthe Eliyas' | Eliyalarımımy Eliyas' | Eliyalarıŋıyour Eliyas' | Eliyalarınıhis Eliyas' | Eliyalarıbıznıour Eliyas' | Eliyalarığıznıyou all's Eliyas' | Eliyalarınıtheir Eliyas' |
| Accusative | Eliyalanıthe Eliyas (as the object) | Eliyalarımımy Eliyas (as the object) | Eliyalarıŋıyour Eliyas (as the object) | Eliyalarınhis Eliyas (as the object) | Eliyalarıbıznıour Eliyas (as the object) | Eliyalarığıznıyou all's Eliyas (as the object) | Eliyalarıntheir Eliyas (as the object) |
| Dative | Eliyalağato the Eliyas | Eliyalarımato my Eliyas | Eliyalarıŋato your Eliyas | Eliyalarınato his Eliyas | Eliyalarıbızğato our Eliyas | Eliyalarığızğato you all's Eliyas | Eliyalarınato their Eliyas |
| Locative | Eliyaladain / at the Eliyas | Eliyalarımdain / at my Eliyas | Eliyalarıŋdain / at your Eliyas | Eliyalarındain / at his Eliyas | Eliyalarıbızdain / at our Eliyas | Eliyalarığızdain / at you all's Eliyas | Eliyalarındain / at their Eliyas |
| Ablative | Eliyaladanfrom the Eliyas | Eliyalarımdanfrom my Eliyas | Eliyalarıŋdanfrom your Eliyas | Eliyalarındanfrom his Eliyas | Eliyalarıbızdanfrom our Eliyas | Eliyalarığızdanfrom you all's Eliyas | Eliyalarındanfrom their Eliyas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Eliyaları can mean "his / her Eliyas", "their Eliya", or "their Eliyas" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.