jamçı
/dʒamtʃɯ/
Definition
felt cloak, burka, the wide felt shoulder mantle of Caucasian dress
- jamçı taraq — the comb for raising the nap of a felt cloak
- qara jamçı suwuqdan qorçalar — a black felt cloak keeps off the cold
- atlı jamçısın jıydı — the rider gathered up his felt cloak
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jamçıthe felt cloak | jamçılathe felt cloaks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jamçınıthe felt cloak's | jamçılanıthe felt cloaks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jamçınıthe felt cloak (as the object) | jamçılanıthe felt cloaks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jamçığato the felt cloak | jamçılağato the felt cloaks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jamçıdaat / in the felt cloak | jamçıladaat / in the felt cloaks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jamçıdanfrom the felt cloak | jamçıladanfrom the felt cloaks | 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 | jamçımmy felt cloak | jamçılarımmy felt cloaks |
| your | jamçıngyour felt cloak | jamçılarıngyour felt cloaks |
| his / her | jamçısıhis / her felt cloak | jamçılarıhis / her felt cloaks |
| our | jamçıbızour felt cloak | jamçılarıbızour felt cloaks |
| you all's | jamçığızyou all's felt cloak | jamçılarığızyou all's felt cloaks |
| their | jamçılarıtheir felt cloak | jamçılarıtheir 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.