haji
/xadʒi/ · plural hajile
1. hajji, a Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
- Qabartı-malqarda köb haji bardı — there are many hajjis in Kabardino-Balkaria
- elde eki haji bar — there are two hajjis in the village
- haji elge qaytdı — the hajji returned to the village
- haji bizge keldi — the hajji came to us
- hajiden alğış aldıla — they received a blessing from the hajji
- hajileni hojalanı zamanında — in the times of hajjis and khojas
- haji bol derge kerekdi — one must say: may you become a hajji
2. hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca — Used mainly in hajige barıw "go on the hajj".
- atam hajige bardı — my father went on the hajj
- ol hajige barlıqdı — he will go on the hajj
- hajige barıw — going on the hajj
- haji qılırğa barırğa — to go to perform the hajj
- haji qılıw borçdu — performing the hajj is an obligation
- hajiden qaythan adamlağa tör berdile — they gave the seat of honor to those who returned from the hajj
Expressions
- hajige barğança — go there constantly
- alay haji bol — come off it
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hajithe hajji | hajimmy hajji | hajiŋyour hajji | hajisihis hajji | hajibizour hajji | hajigizyou all's hajji | hajileritheir hajjis |
| Genitive | hajinithe hajji's | hajimimy hajji's | hajiŋiyour hajji's | hajisinihis hajji's | hajibizniour hajji's | hajigizniyou all's hajji's | hajilerinitheir hajjis' |
| Accusative | hajinithe hajji (as the object) | hajimimy hajji (as the object) | hajiŋiyour hajji (as the object) | hajisinhis hajji (as the object) | hajibizniour hajji (as the object) | hajigizniyou all's hajji (as the object) | hajilerintheir hajjis (as the object) |
| Dative | hajigeto the hajji | hajimeto my hajji | hajiŋeto your hajji | hajisineto his hajji | hajibizgeto our hajji | hajigizgeto you all's hajji | hajilerineto their hajjis |
| Locative | hajidein / at the hajji | hajimdein / at my hajji | hajiŋdein / at your hajji | hajisindein / at his hajji | hajibizdein / at our hajji | hajigizdein / at you all's hajji | hajilerindein / at their hajjis |
| Ablative | hajidenfrom the hajji | hajimdenfrom my hajji | hajiŋdenfrom your hajji | hajisindenfrom his hajji | hajibizdenfrom our hajji | hajigizdenfrom you all's hajji | hajilerindenfrom their hajjis |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hajilethe hajjis | hajilerimmy hajjis | hajileriŋyour hajjis | hajilerihis hajjis | hajileribizour hajjis | hajilerigizyou all's hajjis | hajileritheir hajjis |
| Genitive | hajilenithe hajjis' | hajilerimimy hajjis' | hajileriŋiyour hajjis' | hajilerinihis hajjis' | hajileribizniour hajjis' | hajilerigizniyou all's hajjis' | hajilerinitheir hajjis' |
| Accusative | hajilenithe hajjis (as the object) | hajilerimimy hajjis (as the object) | hajileriŋiyour hajjis (as the object) | hajilerinhis hajjis (as the object) | hajileribizniour hajjis (as the object) | hajilerigizniyou all's hajjis (as the object) | hajilerintheir hajjis (as the object) |
| Dative | hajilegeto the hajjis | hajilerimeto my hajjis | hajileriŋeto your hajjis | hajilerineto his hajjis | hajileribizgeto our hajjis | hajilerigizgeto you all's hajjis | hajilerineto their hajjis |
| Locative | hajiledein / at the hajjis | hajilerimdein / at my hajjis | hajileriŋdein / at your hajjis | hajilerindein / at his hajjis | hajileribizdein / at our hajjis | hajilerigizdein / at you all's hajjis | hajilerindein / at their hajjis |
| Ablative | hajiledenfrom the hajjis | hajilerimdenfrom my hajjis | hajileriŋdenfrom your hajjis | hajilerindenfrom his hajjis | hajileribizdenfrom our hajjis | hajilerigizdenfrom you all's hajjis | hajilerindenfrom their hajjis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hajileri can mean "his / her hajjis", "their hajji", or "their hajjis" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hajinikithe hajji's one | hajinikilethe hajji's ones | hajilenikithe hajjis' one | hajilenikilethe hajjis' ones |
| Genitive | hajinikiniof the hajji's one | hajinikileniof the hajji's ones | hajilenikiniof the hajjis' one | hajilenikileniof the hajjis' ones |
| Accusative | hajinikinthe hajji's one (as the object) | hajinikilenithe hajji's ones (as the object) | hajilenikinthe hajjis' one (as the object) | hajilenikilenithe hajjis' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | hajinikineto the hajji's one | hajinikilegeto the hajji's ones | hajilenikineto the hajjis' one | hajilenikilegeto the hajjis' ones |
| Locative | hajinikindein / at the hajji's one | hajinikiledein / at the hajji's ones | hajilenikindein / at the hajjis' one | hajilenikiledein / at the hajjis' ones |
| Ablative | hajinikindenfrom the hajji's one | hajinikiledenfrom the hajji's ones | hajilenikindenfrom the hajjis' one | hajilenikiledenfrom the hajjis' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.