jalamiş
/dʒalamiʃ/
Definitions
1. greedy; unable to be satisfied, grasping at whatever is within reach
- jalamiş adam — a greedy man
- jalamiş bolma — do not be greedy
- jalamiş köz — a greedy eye
2. miser; one who hoards money and begrudges every expense
- jalamişni qolu — the miser's hand
- jalamişle baradıla — the grasping ones go along
- jalamişni açhası — the miser's money
3. a taker of bribes
- jalamişge açha berirge — to give money to a bribe-taker
- jalamişni açıqlarğa — to expose a taker of bribes
- jalamişle südge tüşgendile — the takers of bribes were brought before the court
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or .As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | men jalamişmeI am greedy | biz jalamişbizwe are greedy |
| 2nd person | sen jalamişseyou are greedy | siz jalamişsizyou all are greedy |
| 3rd person | ol jalamişdihe / she / it is greedy | ala jalamişdilethey are greedy |
As a noun
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jalamişthe miser | jalamişlethe misers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jalamişnithe miser's | jalamişlenithe misers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jalamişnithe miser (as the object) | jalamişlenithe misers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jalamişgeto the miser | jalamişlegeto the misers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jalamişdeat / in the miser | jalamişledeat / in the misers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jalamişdenfrom the miser | jalamişledenfrom the misers | 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 | jalamişimmy miser | jalamişlerimmy misers |
| your | jalamişingyour miser | jalamişleringyour misers |
| his / her | jalamişihis / her miser | jalamişlerihis / her misers |
| our | jalamişibizour miser | jalamişleribizour misers |
| you all's | jalamişigizyou all's miser | jalamişlerigizyou all's misers |
| their | jalamişleritheir miser | jalamişleritheir misers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jalamişleri can mean "his / her misers", "their miser", or "their misers" — context decides.