haji
/xadʒi/
Definitions
1. hajji, Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
- haji elge qaytdı — the hajji returned to the village
- hajiden alğış aldıla — they received a blessing from the hajji
2. pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims undertake
- haji qılıw borçdu — performing the pilgrimage is an obligation
- hajiden qaythan adamlağa tör berdile — they gave the seat of honour to those returned from the pilgrimage
Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hajithe hajji | hajilethe hajjis | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hajinithe hajji's | hajilenithe hajjis' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hajinithe hajji (as the object) | hajilenithe hajjis (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hajigeto the hajji | hajilegeto the hajjis | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hajideat / in the hajji | hajiledeat / in the hajjis | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hajidenfrom the hajji | hajiledenfrom the hajjis | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | hajimmy hajji | hajilerimmy hajjis |
| your | hajingyour hajji | hajileringyour hajjis |
| his / her | hajisihis / her hajji | hajilerihis / her hajjis |
| our | hajibizour hajji | hajileribizour hajjis |
| you all's | hajigizyou all's hajji | hajilerigizyou all's hajjis |
| their | hajileritheir hajji | hajileritheir 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.