jalamiş
/dʒalamiʃ/ · plural jalamişle
1. greedy, insatiable
- jalamiş adam — a greedy man
- jalamiş köz — a greedy eye
- jalamiş bolma — don't be greedy
2. miser, skinflint
- jalamişni açhası — the miser's money
- jalamişni qolu — the miser's hand
- jalamişden zat tileme — don't ask a miser for anything
- jalamişle baradıla — the misers are going along
3. bribe taker
- jalamişge açha berirge — to give money to a bribe taker
- jalamişni açıqlarğa — to expose a bribe taker
- jalamişle südge tüşgendile — the bribe takers ended up in court
4. sponger, hanger-on one source
- ol jalamiş işlemeydi — that sponger doesn't work
- jalamişge aşarıq berme — don't give food to the sponger
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jalamişmeI am greedy | jalamişseyou are greedy | jalamişdihe is greedy | jalamişbizwe are greedy | jalamişsizyou all are greedy | jalamişdilethey are greedy |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jalamişdi — "compared to me, he is greedy."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalamişthe miser | jalamişimmy miser | jalamişiŋyour miser | jalamişihis miser | jalamişibizour miser | jalamişigizyou all's miser | jalamişleritheir misers |
| Genitive | jalamişnithe miser's | jalamişimimy miser's | jalamişiŋiyour miser's | jalamişinihis miser's | jalamişibizniour miser's | jalamişigizniyou all's miser's | jalamişlerinitheir misers' |
| Accusative | jalamişnithe miser (as the object) | jalamişimimy miser (as the object) | jalamişiŋiyour miser (as the object) | jalamişinhis miser (as the object) | jalamişibizniour miser (as the object) | jalamişigizniyou all's miser (as the object) | jalamişlerintheir misers (as the object) |
| Dative | jalamişgeto the miser | jalamişimeto my miser | jalamişiŋeto your miser | jalamişineto his miser | jalamişibizgeto our miser | jalamişigizgeto you all's miser | jalamişlerineto their misers |
| Locative | jalamişdein / at the miser | jalamişimdein / at my miser | jalamişiŋdein / at your miser | jalamişindein / at his miser | jalamişibizdein / at our miser | jalamişigizdein / at you all's miser | jalamişlerindein / at their misers |
| Ablative | jalamişdenfrom the miser | jalamişimdenfrom my miser | jalamişiŋdenfrom your miser | jalamişindenfrom his miser | jalamişibizdenfrom our miser | jalamişigizdenfrom you all's miser | jalamişlerindenfrom their misers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalamişlethe misers | jalamişlerimmy misers | jalamişleriŋyour misers | jalamişlerihis misers | jalamişleribizour misers | jalamişlerigizyou all's misers | jalamişleritheir misers |
| Genitive | jalamişlenithe misers' | jalamişlerimimy misers' | jalamişleriŋiyour misers' | jalamişlerinihis misers' | jalamişleribizniour misers' | jalamişlerigizniyou all's misers' | jalamişlerinitheir misers' |
| Accusative | jalamişlenithe misers (as the object) | jalamişlerimimy misers (as the object) | jalamişleriŋiyour misers (as the object) | jalamişlerinhis misers (as the object) | jalamişleribizniour misers (as the object) | jalamişlerigizniyou all's misers (as the object) | jalamişlerintheir misers (as the object) |
| Dative | jalamişlegeto the misers | jalamişlerimeto my misers | jalamişleriŋeto your misers | jalamişlerineto his misers | jalamişleribizgeto our misers | jalamişlerigizgeto you all's misers | jalamişlerineto their misers |
| Locative | jalamişledein / at the misers | jalamişlerimdein / at my misers | jalamişleriŋdein / at your misers | jalamişlerindein / at his misers | jalamişleribizdein / at our misers | jalamişlerigizdein / at you all's misers | jalamişlerindein / at their misers |
| Ablative | jalamişledenfrom the misers | jalamişlerimdenfrom my misers | jalamişleriŋdenfrom your misers | jalamişlerindenfrom his misers | jalamişleribizdenfrom our misers | jalamişlerigizdenfrom you all's misers | jalamişlerindenfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalamişnikithe miser's one | jalamişnikilethe miser's ones | jalamişlenikithe misers' one | jalamişlenikilethe misers' ones |
| Genitive | jalamişnikiniof the miser's one | jalamişnikileniof the miser's ones | jalamişlenikiniof the misers' one | jalamişlenikileniof the misers' ones |
| Accusative | jalamişnikinthe miser's one (as the object) | jalamişnikilenithe miser's ones (as the object) | jalamişlenikinthe misers' one (as the object) | jalamişlenikilenithe misers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jalamişnikineto the miser's one | jalamişnikilegeto the miser's ones | jalamişlenikineto the misers' one | jalamişlenikilegeto the misers' ones |
| Locative | jalamişnikindein / at the miser's one | jalamişnikiledein / at the miser's ones | jalamişlenikindein / at the misers' one | jalamişlenikiledein / at the misers' ones |
| Ablative | jalamişnikindenfrom the miser's one | jalamişnikiledenfrom the miser's ones | jalamişlenikindenfrom the misers' one | jalamişlenikiledenfrom the misers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.