jamawat
/dʒamawat/ · plural jamawatla
1. society, the people, the population, community
- jamawat jıyıldı — the community gathered
- sıylı jamawat — respected community
- elni jamawatı — the village community
- jamawatnı onowu — the decision of the community
- jamawatnı sözü — the word of the people
2. public, social, communal — Used only before a noun. one source
- jamawat işle — public affairs
- jamawat iş — public work
- jamawat jıyılıw — a public meeting
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jamawatthe society | jamawatımmy society | jamawatıŋyour society | jamawatıhis society | jamawatıbızour society | jamawatığızyou all's society | jamawatlarıtheir societies |
| Genitive | jamawatnıthe society's | jamawatımımy society's | jamawatıŋıyour society's | jamawatınıhis society's | jamawatıbıznıour society's | jamawatığıznıyou all's society's | jamawatlarınıtheir societies' |
| Accusative | jamawatnıthe society (as the object) | jamawatımımy society (as the object) | jamawatıŋıyour society (as the object) | jamawatınhis society (as the object) | jamawatıbıznıour society (as the object) | jamawatığıznıyou all's society (as the object) | jamawatlarıntheir societies (as the object) |
| Dative | jamawathato the society | jamawatımato my society | jamawatıŋato your society | jamawatınato his society | jamawatıbızğato our society | jamawatığızğato you all's society | jamawatlarınato their societies |
| Locative | jamawatdain / at the society | jamawatımdain / at my society | jamawatıŋdain / at your society | jamawatındain / at his society | jamawatıbızdain / at our society | jamawatığızdain / at you all's society | jamawatlarındain / at their societies |
| Ablative | jamawatdanfrom the society | jamawatımdanfrom my society | jamawatıŋdanfrom your society | jamawatındanfrom his society | jamawatıbızdanfrom our society | jamawatığızdanfrom you all's society | jamawatlarındanfrom their societies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jamawatlathe societies | jamawatlarımmy societies | jamawatlarıŋyour societies | jamawatlarıhis societies | jamawatlarıbızour societies | jamawatlarığızyou all's societies | jamawatlarıtheir societies |
| Genitive | jamawatlanıthe societies' | jamawatlarımımy societies' | jamawatlarıŋıyour societies' | jamawatlarınıhis societies' | jamawatlarıbıznıour societies' | jamawatlarığıznıyou all's societies' | jamawatlarınıtheir societies' |
| Accusative | jamawatlanıthe societies (as the object) | jamawatlarımımy societies (as the object) | jamawatlarıŋıyour societies (as the object) | jamawatlarınhis societies (as the object) | jamawatlarıbıznıour societies (as the object) | jamawatlarığıznıyou all's societies (as the object) | jamawatlarıntheir societies (as the object) |
| Dative | jamawatlağato the societies | jamawatlarımato my societies | jamawatlarıŋato your societies | jamawatlarınato his societies | jamawatlarıbızğato our societies | jamawatlarığızğato you all's societies | jamawatlarınato their societies |
| Locative | jamawatladain / at the societies | jamawatlarımdain / at my societies | jamawatlarıŋdain / at your societies | jamawatlarındain / at his societies | jamawatlarıbızdain / at our societies | jamawatlarığızdain / at you all's societies | jamawatlarındain / at their societies |
| Ablative | jamawatladanfrom the societies | jamawatlarımdanfrom my societies | jamawatlarıŋdanfrom your societies | jamawatlarındanfrom his societies | jamawatlarıbızdanfrom our societies | jamawatlarığızdanfrom you all's societies | jamawatlarındanfrom their societies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jamawatları can mean "his / her societies", "their society", or "their societies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jamawatmaI am public | jamawatsayou are public | jamawatdıhe is public | jamawatbızwe are public | jamawatsızyou all are public | jamawatdılathey are public |
| comparative — more | jamawatıraqmaI am more public | jamawatıraqsayou are more public | jamawatıraqdıhe is more public | jamawatıraqbızwe are more public | jamawatıraqsızyou all are more public | jamawatıraqdılathey are more public |
| intensifier — very | bek jamawatmaI am very public | bek jamawatsayou are very public | bek jamawatdıhe is very public | bek jamawatbızwe are very public | bek jamawatsızyou all are very public | bek jamawatdılathey are very public |
| superlative — most | em jamawatmaI am the most public | em jamawatsayou are the most public | em jamawatdıhe is the most public | em jamawatbızwe are the most public | em jamawatsızyou all are the most public | em jamawatdılathey are the most public |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jamawatdı — "compared to me, he is public."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jamawatdımine is public | seniki jamawatdıyours is public | anıqı jamawatdıhis is public | bizniki jamawatdıours is public | sizniki jamawatdıyours (pl.) is public | alanıqı jamawatdıtheirs is public |
| comparative — more | meniki jamawatıraqdımine is more public | seniki jamawatıraqdıyours is more public | anıqı jamawatıraqdıhis is more public | bizniki jamawatıraqdıours is more public | sizniki jamawatıraqdıyours (pl.) is more public | alanıqı jamawatıraqdıtheirs is more public |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jamawatdımine is very public | seniki bek jamawatdıyours is very public | anıqı bek jamawatdıhis is very public | bizniki bek jamawatdıours is very public | sizniki bek jamawatdıyours (pl.) is very public | alanıqı bek jamawatdıtheirs is very public |
| superlative — most | meniki em jamawatdımine is the most public | seniki em jamawatdıyours is the most public | anıqı em jamawatdıhis is the most public | bizniki em jamawatdıours is the most public | sizniki em jamawatdıyours (pl.) is the most public | alanıqı em jamawatdıtheirs is the most public |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jamawatdılamine are public | senikile jamawatdılayours are public | anıqıla jamawatdılahis are public | biznikile jamawatdılaours are public | siznikile jamawatdılayours (pl.) are public | alanıqıla jamawatdılatheirs are public |
| comparative — more | menikile jamawatıraqdılamine are more public | senikile jamawatıraqdılayours are more public | anıqıla jamawatıraqdılahis are more public | biznikile jamawatıraqdılaours are more public | siznikile jamawatıraqdılayours (pl.) are more public | alanıqıla jamawatıraqdılatheirs are more public |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jamawatdılamine are very public | senikile bek jamawatdılayours are very public | anıqıla bek jamawatdılahis are very public | biznikile bek jamawatdılaours are very public | siznikile bek jamawatdılayours (pl.) are very public | alanıqıla bek jamawatdılatheirs are very public |
| superlative — most | menikile em jamawatdılamine are the most public | senikile em jamawatdılayours are the most public | anıqıla em jamawatdılahis are the most public | biznikile em jamawatdılaours are the most public | siznikile em jamawatdılayours (pl.) are the most public | alanıqıla em jamawatdılatheirs are the most public |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jamawatdı, bıla jamawatdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".