jılqı
/dʒɯlqɯ/ · plural jılqıla
Balkar spelling: zhılqı
a herd of horses at pasture
- kolhoz jılqı — the collective farm's herd of horses
- hora jılqı — a herd of saddle horses
- jılqı anası — the lead mare of the herd
- jılqı jaylıqda otlaydı — the herd of horses grazes on the summer pasture
- tay tuwmağan jılqıdan at çıqmaz — from a herd where no foal is born, no horse will come
Expressions
- atamı jılqısın sür — do your worst
- jılqımdan tay tut — do your worst
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jılqıthe herd of horses | jılqımmy herd of horses | jılqıŋyour herd of horses | jılqısıhis herd of horses | jılqıbızour herd of horses | jılqığızyou all's herd of horses | jılqılarıtheir herds of horses |
| Genitive | jılqınıthe herd of horses' | jılqımımy herd of horses' | jılqıŋıyour herd of horses' | jılqısınıhis herd of horses' | jılqıbıznıour herd of horses' | jılqığıznıyou all's herd of horses' | jılqılarınıtheir herds of horses' |
| Accusative | jılqınıthe herd of horses (as the object) | jılqımımy herd of horses (as the object) | jılqıŋıyour herd of horses (as the object) | jılqısınhis herd of horses (as the object) | jılqıbıznıour herd of horses (as the object) | jılqığıznıyou all's herd of horses (as the object) | jılqılarıntheir herds of horses (as the object) |
| Dative | jılqığato the herd of horses | jılqımato my herd of horses | jılqıŋato your herd of horses | jılqısınato his herd of horses | jılqıbızğato our herd of horses | jılqığızğato you all's herd of horses | jılqılarınato their herds of horses |
| Locative | jılqıdain / at the herd of horses | jılqımdain / at my herd of horses | jılqıŋdain / at your herd of horses | jılqısındain / at his herd of horses | jılqıbızdain / at our herd of horses | jılqığızdain / at you all's herd of horses | jılqılarındain / at their herds of horses |
| Ablative | jılqıdanfrom the herd of horses | jılqımdanfrom my herd of horses | jılqıŋdanfrom your herd of horses | jılqısındanfrom his herd of horses | jılqıbızdanfrom our herd of horses | jılqığızdanfrom you all's herd of horses | jılqılarındanfrom their herds of horses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jılqılathe herds of horses | jılqılarımmy herds of horses | jılqılarıŋyour herds of horses | jılqılarıhis herds of horses | jılqılarıbızour herds of horses | jılqılarığızyou all's herds of horses | jılqılarıtheir herds of horses |
| Genitive | jılqılanıthe herds of horses' | jılqılarımımy herds of horses' | jılqılarıŋıyour herds of horses' | jılqılarınıhis herds of horses' | jılqılarıbıznıour herds of horses' | jılqılarığıznıyou all's herds of horses' | jılqılarınıtheir herds of horses' |
| Accusative | jılqılanıthe herds of horses (as the object) | jılqılarımımy herds of horses (as the object) | jılqılarıŋıyour herds of horses (as the object) | jılqılarınhis herds of horses (as the object) | jılqılarıbıznıour herds of horses (as the object) | jılqılarığıznıyou all's herds of horses (as the object) | jılqılarıntheir herds of horses (as the object) |
| Dative | jılqılağato the herds of horses | jılqılarımato my herds of horses | jılqılarıŋato your herds of horses | jılqılarınato his herds of horses | jılqılarıbızğato our herds of horses | jılqılarığızğato you all's herds of horses | jılqılarınato their herds of horses |
| Locative | jılqıladain / at the herds of horses | jılqılarımdain / at my herds of horses | jılqılarıŋdain / at your herds of horses | jılqılarındain / at his herds of horses | jılqılarıbızdain / at our herds of horses | jılqılarığızdain / at you all's herds of horses | jılqılarındain / at their herds of horses |
| Ablative | jılqıladanfrom the herds of horses | jılqılarımdanfrom my herds of horses | jılqılarıŋdanfrom your herds of horses | jılqılarındanfrom his herds of horses | jılqılarıbızdanfrom our herds of horses | jılqılarığızdanfrom you all's herds of horses | jılqılarındanfrom their herds of horses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jılqıları can mean "his / her herds of horses", "their herd of horses", or "their herds of horses" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jılqınıqıthe herd of horses' one | jılqınıqılathe herd of horses' ones | jılqılanıqıthe herds of horses' one | jılqılanıqılathe herds of horses' ones |
| Genitive | jılqınıqınıof the herd of horses' one | jılqınıqılanıof the herd of horses' ones | jılqılanıqınıof the herds of horses' one | jılqılanıqılanıof the herds of horses' ones |
| Accusative | jılqınıqınthe herd of horses' one (as the object) | jılqınıqılanıthe herd of horses' ones (as the object) | jılqılanıqınthe herds of horses' one (as the object) | jılqılanıqılanıthe herds of horses' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jılqınıqınato the herd of horses' one | jılqınıqılağato the herd of horses' ones | jılqılanıqınato the herds of horses' one | jılqılanıqılağato the herds of horses' ones |
| Locative | jılqınıqındain / at the herd of horses' one | jılqınıqıladain / at the herd of horses' ones | jılqılanıqındain / at the herds of horses' one | jılqılanıqıladain / at the herds of horses' ones |
| Ablative | jılqınıqındanfrom the herd of horses' one | jılqınıqıladanfrom the herd of horses' ones | jılqılanıqındanfrom the herds of horses' one | jılqılanıqıladanfrom the herds of horses' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.