jahanim
/dʒaxanim/ · plural jahanimle
1. hell, the netherworld, the underworld; purgatory — Before another noun it means hellish, infernal, or as bad as hell, as in jahanim ot "the torments of hell" (literally "hellfire").
- qara jahanim — pitch-black hell
- ol jahanimge barlıqdı — he will go to hell
- jahanim azabından qorqadı — he fears the torment of hell
- jahanim ot — the torments of hell (literally "hellfire")
- jahanim it — the hound of hell, Cerberus
- bu jahanim jollada — on these hellish roads
- jahanimni körmegen jandetge köl salmaz — one who has not seen hell will not long for paradise
- ne jahanimge! — what the hell!
2. jinx, a cursed thing believed to bring trouble or misfortune
- bu maşina jahanimdi — this car is a jinx
3. torment, great suffering (a hell on earth)
- qara jahanimge tüşüb qaldıq — we ended up in pitch-black hell
- jaşawubuz jahanim boldu — our life became hell
Expressions
- jahanim tolsun — may misfortune strike
- jahanimge aşırırğa — to kill
- jahanimni orta somuna tüşerge — be damned
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jahanimthe hell | jahanimimmy hell | jahanimiŋyour hell | jahanimihis hell | jahanimibizour hell | jahanimigizyou all's hell | jahanimleritheir hells |
| Genitive | jahanimnithe hell's | jahanimimimy hell's | jahanimiŋiyour hell's | jahaniminihis hell's | jahanimibizniour hell's | jahanimigizniyou all's hell's | jahanimlerinitheir hells' |
| Accusative | jahanimnithe hell (as the object) | jahanimimimy hell (as the object) | jahanimiŋiyour hell (as the object) | jahaniminhis hell (as the object) | jahanimibizniour hell (as the object) | jahanimigizniyou all's hell (as the object) | jahanimlerintheir hells (as the object) |
| Dative | jahanimgeto the hell | jahanimimeto my hell | jahanimiŋeto your hell | jahanimineto his hell | jahanimibizgeto our hell | jahanimigizgeto you all's hell | jahanimlerineto their hells |
| Locative | jahanimdein / at the hell | jahanimimdein / at my hell | jahanimiŋdein / at your hell | jahanimindein / at his hell | jahanimibizdein / at our hell | jahanimigizdein / at you all's hell | jahanimlerindein / at their hells |
| Ablative | jahanimdenfrom the hell | jahanimimdenfrom my hell | jahanimiŋdenfrom your hell | jahanimindenfrom his hell | jahanimibizdenfrom our hell | jahanimigizdenfrom you all's hell | jahanimlerindenfrom their hells |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jahanimlethe hells | jahanimlerimmy hells | jahanimleriŋyour hells | jahanimlerihis hells | jahanimleribizour hells | jahanimlerigizyou all's hells | jahanimleritheir hells |
| Genitive | jahanimlenithe hells' | jahanimlerimimy hells' | jahanimleriŋiyour hells' | jahanimlerinihis hells' | jahanimleribizniour hells' | jahanimlerigizniyou all's hells' | jahanimlerinitheir hells' |
| Accusative | jahanimlenithe hells (as the object) | jahanimlerimimy hells (as the object) | jahanimleriŋiyour hells (as the object) | jahanimlerinhis hells (as the object) | jahanimleribizniour hells (as the object) | jahanimlerigizniyou all's hells (as the object) | jahanimlerintheir hells (as the object) |
| Dative | jahanimlegeto the hells | jahanimlerimeto my hells | jahanimleriŋeto your hells | jahanimlerineto his hells | jahanimleribizgeto our hells | jahanimlerigizgeto you all's hells | jahanimlerineto their hells |
| Locative | jahanimledein / at the hells | jahanimlerimdein / at my hells | jahanimleriŋdein / at your hells | jahanimlerindein / at his hells | jahanimleribizdein / at our hells | jahanimlerigizdein / at you all's hells | jahanimlerindein / at their hells |
| Ablative | jahanimledenfrom the hells | jahanimlerimdenfrom my hells | jahanimleriŋdenfrom your hells | jahanimlerindenfrom his hells | jahanimleribizdenfrom our hells | jahanimlerigizdenfrom you all's hells | jahanimlerindenfrom their hells |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jahanimleri can mean "his / her hells", "their hell", or "their hells" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.