jağa

/dʒaʁa/ · plural jağala

1. (n.) bank, shore, coast; the land at the water's edge — Before another noun it means of the shore or coast, as in jağa oram "a street along the waterfront".

teŋiz jağa — seashore
suwnu jağası — the bank of the river
suwnu jağasında — on the riverbank
Qoban jağası — the bank of the Kuban
jağa oram — waterfront street
suw terekni jağağa taşladı — the river threw the tree onto the shore
biz jağada olturduq — we sat on the shore
jağağa tüşerge — to go ashore

2. (n.) collar, neckband of a garment

eltir jağa — fur collar
öre jağa — stand-up collar
qablanŋan jağa — turn-down collar
kölekni jağası — the collar of the shirt
jağam boynumu buwadı — my collar is pressing on my neck
jağasından alırğa — to take by the collar
jağasından tutarğa — to grab by the collar
el tamadasız, ton jağasız bolmaz — a village is not without an elder, a coat not without a collar

Expressions

bir ot jağadan ayırılğanla — kin of one household; people cut off from home (Idiom)
jağa almay etek bermegen — self-serving; stingy (Idiom)
jağasın ağartırğa — keep neatly dressed (Idiom)
jağasın jırtdırırğa — stand one's ground (Idiom)

Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 2
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · all meanings
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · all meanings
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Tolgurova and Tolgurov n.d. · Abridged Hapax Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 1

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Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of jağa, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	jağathe bank	jağammy bank	jağaŋyour bank	jağasıhis bank	jağabızour bank	jağağızyou all's bank	jağalarıtheir banks
Genitive	jağanıthe bank's	jağamımy bank's	jağaŋıyour bank's	jağasınıhis bank's	jağabıznıour bank's	jağağıznıyou all's bank's	jağalarınıtheir banks'
Accusative	jağanıthe bank (as the object)	jağamımy bank (as the object)	jağaŋıyour bank (as the object)	jağasınhis bank (as the object)	jağabıznıour bank (as the object)	jağağıznıyou all's bank (as the object)	jağalarıntheir banks (as the object)
Dative	jağağato the bank	jağamato my bank	jağaŋato your bank	jağasınato his bank	jağabızğato our bank	jağağızğato you all's bank	jağalarınato their banks
Locative	jağadain / at the bank	jağamdain / at my bank	jağaŋdain / at your bank	jağasındain / at his bank	jağabızdain / at our bank	jağağızdain / at you all's bank	jağalarındain / at their banks
Ablative	jağadanfrom the bank	jağamdanfrom my bank	jağaŋdanfrom your bank	jağasındanfrom his bank	jağabızdanfrom our bank	jağağızdanfrom you all's bank	jağalarındanfrom their banks

Plural

Plural — cases of jağa, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	jağalathe banks	jağalarımmy banks	jağalarıŋyour banks	jağalarıhis banks	jağalarıbızour banks	jağalarığızyou all's banks	jağalarıtheir banks
Genitive	jağalanıthe banks'	jağalarımımy banks'	jağalarıŋıyour banks'	jağalarınıhis banks'	jağalarıbıznıour banks'	jağalarığıznıyou all's banks'	jağalarınıtheir banks'
Accusative	jağalanıthe banks (as the object)	jağalarımımy banks (as the object)	jağalarıŋıyour banks (as the object)	jağalarınhis banks (as the object)	jağalarıbıznıour banks (as the object)	jağalarığıznıyou all's banks (as the object)	jağalarıntheir banks (as the object)
Dative	jağalağato the banks	jağalarımato my banks	jağalarıŋato your banks	jağalarınato his banks	jağalarıbızğato our banks	jağalarığızğato you all's banks	jağalarınato their banks
Locative	jağaladain / at the banks	jağalarımdain / at my banks	jağalarıŋdain / at your banks	jağalarındain / at his banks	jağalarıbızdain / at our banks	jağalarığızdain / at you all's banks	jağalarındain / at their banks
Ablative	jağaladanfrom the banks	jağalarımdanfrom my banks	jağalarıŋdanfrom your banks	jağalarındanfrom his banks	jağalarıbızdanfrom our banks	jağalarığızdanfrom you all's banks	jağalarındanfrom their banks

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jağaları can mean "his / her banks", "their bank", or "their banks" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.