jamçı
/dʒamtʃɯ/ · plural jamçıla
felt cloak, burka — The wide sleeveless felt cloak worn over the shoulders in traditional Caucasian dress.
- atam jamçısın kiydi — my father put on his felt cloak
- qara jamçı suwuqdan saqlaydı — a black felt cloak protects from the cold
- jamçı taraq — the comb for raising the nap of a felt cloak
- quşnu jamçı kibik qanatları — the eagle's wings, like a felt cloak
- jamçı kiygen kelir — he who went in a felt cloak will return
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jamçıthe felt cloak | jamçımmy felt cloak | jamçıŋyour felt cloak | jamçısıhis felt cloak | jamçıbızour felt cloak | jamçığızyou all's felt cloak | jamçılarıtheir felt cloaks |
| Genitive | jamçınıthe felt cloak's | jamçımımy felt cloak's | jamçıŋıyour felt cloak's | jamçısınıhis felt cloak's | jamçıbıznıour felt cloak's | jamçığıznıyou all's felt cloak's | jamçılarınıtheir felt cloaks' |
| Accusative | jamçınıthe felt cloak (as the object) | jamçımımy felt cloak (as the object) | jamçıŋıyour felt cloak (as the object) | jamçısınhis felt cloak (as the object) | jamçıbıznıour felt cloak (as the object) | jamçığıznıyou all's felt cloak (as the object) | jamçılarıntheir felt cloaks (as the object) |
| Dative | jamçığato the felt cloak | jamçımato my felt cloak | jamçıŋato your felt cloak | jamçısınato his felt cloak | jamçıbızğato our felt cloak | jamçığızğato you all's felt cloak | jamçılarınato their felt cloaks |
| Locative | jamçıdain / at the felt cloak | jamçımdain / at my felt cloak | jamçıŋdain / at your felt cloak | jamçısındain / at his felt cloak | jamçıbızdain / at our felt cloak | jamçığızdain / at you all's felt cloak | jamçılarındain / at their felt cloaks |
| Ablative | jamçıdanfrom the felt cloak | jamçımdanfrom my felt cloak | jamçıŋdanfrom your felt cloak | jamçısındanfrom his felt cloak | jamçıbızdanfrom our felt cloak | jamçığızdanfrom you all's felt cloak | jamçılarındanfrom their felt cloaks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jamçılathe felt cloaks | jamçılarımmy felt cloaks | jamçılarıŋyour felt cloaks | jamçılarıhis felt cloaks | jamçılarıbızour felt cloaks | jamçılarığızyou all's felt cloaks | jamçılarıtheir felt cloaks |
| Genitive | jamçılanıthe felt cloaks' | jamçılarımımy felt cloaks' | jamçılarıŋıyour felt cloaks' | jamçılarınıhis felt cloaks' | jamçılarıbıznıour felt cloaks' | jamçılarığıznıyou all's felt cloaks' | jamçılarınıtheir felt cloaks' |
| Accusative | jamçılanıthe felt cloaks (as the object) | jamçılarımımy felt cloaks (as the object) | jamçılarıŋıyour felt cloaks (as the object) | jamçılarınhis felt cloaks (as the object) | jamçılarıbıznıour felt cloaks (as the object) | jamçılarığıznıyou all's felt cloaks (as the object) | jamçılarıntheir felt cloaks (as the object) |
| Dative | jamçılağato the felt cloaks | jamçılarımato my felt cloaks | jamçılarıŋato your felt cloaks | jamçılarınato his felt cloaks | jamçılarıbızğato our felt cloaks | jamçılarığızğato you all's felt cloaks | jamçılarınato their felt cloaks |
| Locative | jamçıladain / at the felt cloaks | jamçılarımdain / at my felt cloaks | jamçılarıŋdain / at your felt cloaks | jamçılarındain / at his felt cloaks | jamçılarıbızdain / at our felt cloaks | jamçılarığızdain / at you all's felt cloaks | jamçılarındain / at their felt cloaks |
| Ablative | jamçıladanfrom the felt cloaks | jamçılarımdanfrom my felt cloaks | jamçılarıŋdanfrom your felt cloaks | jamçılarındanfrom his felt cloaks | jamçılarıbızdanfrom our felt cloaks | jamçılarığızdanfrom you all's felt cloaks | jamçılarındanfrom their felt cloaks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jamçıları can mean "his / her felt cloaks", "their felt cloak", or "their felt cloaks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.