jalqa
/dʒalqa/ · plural jalqala
1. withers, crest of an animal's neck; nape — Usually said of a horse or another animal.
- atnı jalqası — the horse's withers
- atnı jalqasından tutdu — took hold of the horse's withers
- jalqa qayırırğa — to raise one's crest, bristle up
- jalqasına minerge — to sit on someone's neck
2. mane — Of a horse or foal, as in taynı jalqası "the foal's mane".
- taynı jalqası — the foal's mane
- jalqası qara at — a horse with a black mane
Expressions
- jalqasın qayırırğa — look askance at
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalqathe withers | jalqammy withers | jalqaŋyour withers | jalqasıhis withers | jalqabızour withers | jalqağızyou all's withers | jalqalarıtheir withers |
| Genitive | jalqanıthe withers' | jalqamımy withers' | jalqaŋıyour withers' | jalqasınıhis withers' | jalqabıznıour withers' | jalqağıznıyou all's withers' | jalqalarınıtheir withers' |
| Accusative | jalqanıthe withers (as the object) | jalqamımy withers (as the object) | jalqaŋıyour withers (as the object) | jalqasınhis withers (as the object) | jalqabıznıour withers (as the object) | jalqağıznıyou all's withers (as the object) | jalqalarıntheir withers (as the object) |
| Dative | jalqağato the withers | jalqamato my withers | jalqaŋato your withers | jalqasınato his withers | jalqabızğato our withers | jalqağızğato you all's withers | jalqalarınato their withers |
| Locative | jalqadain / at the withers | jalqamdain / at my withers | jalqaŋdain / at your withers | jalqasındain / at his withers | jalqabızdain / at our withers | jalqağızdain / at you all's withers | jalqalarındain / at their withers |
| Ablative | jalqadanfrom the withers | jalqamdanfrom my withers | jalqaŋdanfrom your withers | jalqasındanfrom his withers | jalqabızdanfrom our withers | jalqağızdanfrom you all's withers | jalqalarındanfrom their withers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jalqalathe withers | jalqalarımmy withers | jalqalarıŋyour withers | jalqalarıhis withers | jalqalarıbızour withers | jalqalarığızyou all's withers | jalqalarıtheir withers |
| Genitive | jalqalanıthe withers' | jalqalarımımy withers' | jalqalarıŋıyour withers' | jalqalarınıhis withers' | jalqalarıbıznıour withers' | jalqalarığıznıyou all's withers' | jalqalarınıtheir withers' |
| Accusative | jalqalanıthe withers (as the object) | jalqalarımımy withers (as the object) | jalqalarıŋıyour withers (as the object) | jalqalarınhis withers (as the object) | jalqalarıbıznıour withers (as the object) | jalqalarığıznıyou all's withers (as the object) | jalqalarıntheir withers (as the object) |
| Dative | jalqalağato the withers | jalqalarımato my withers | jalqalarıŋato your withers | jalqalarınato his withers | jalqalarıbızğato our withers | jalqalarığızğato you all's withers | jalqalarınato their withers |
| Locative | jalqaladain / at the withers | jalqalarımdain / at my withers | jalqalarıŋdain / at your withers | jalqalarındain / at his withers | jalqalarıbızdain / at our withers | jalqalarığızdain / at you all's withers | jalqalarındain / at their withers |
| Ablative | jalqaladanfrom the withers | jalqalarımdanfrom my withers | jalqalarıŋdanfrom your withers | jalqalarındanfrom his withers | jalqalarıbızdanfrom our withers | jalqalarığızdanfrom you all's withers | jalqalarındanfrom their withers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jalqaları can mean "his / her withers", "their withers", or "their withers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.