janjürek
/dʒandʒyrek/ · plural janjürekle
1. valerian, a medicinal mountain plant (Valeriana officinalis) — A mountain plant with reddish flowers. A medicine for heart complaints is made from its root.
- Tawda janjürek ösedi — valerian grows in the mountains
- janjürek darman hansdı — valerian is a medicinal herb
- Sabiyle janjürekle jıyıb kelgendile — the children have gathered valerian and brought it back
- janjürekni tamırı — the root of valerian
2. sincerity, heartfelt feeling; one's whole heart — Used with bla to mean "wholeheartedly": janjüregim bla aytama "I say it with all my heart". one source
- Janjüregim bla aytama — I say it with all my heart
- Seni janjüregim bla süeme — I love you with all my heart
- Ala janjürekleri bla boluşdula — they helped with all their hearts
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janjürekthe valerian | janjüregimmy valerian | janjüregiŋyour valerian | janjüregihis valerian | janjüregibizour valerian | janjüregigizyou all's valerian | janjürekleritheir valerians |
| Genitive | janjüreknithe valerian's | janjüregimimy valerian's | janjüregiŋiyour valerian's | janjüreginihis valerian's | janjüregibizniour valerian's | janjüregigizniyou all's valerian's | janjüreklerinitheir valerians' |
| Accusative | janjüreknithe valerian (as the object) | janjüregimimy valerian (as the object) | janjüregiŋiyour valerian (as the object) | janjüreginhis valerian (as the object) | janjüregibizniour valerian (as the object) | janjüregigizniyou all's valerian (as the object) | janjüreklerintheir valerians (as the object) |
| Dative | janjürekgeto the valerian | janjüregimeto my valerian | janjüregiŋeto your valerian | janjüregineto his valerian | janjüregibizgeto our valerian | janjüregigizgeto you all's valerian | janjüreklerineto their valerians |
| Locative | janjürekdein / at the valerian | janjüregimdein / at my valerian | janjüregiŋdein / at your valerian | janjüregindein / at his valerian | janjüregibizdein / at our valerian | janjüregigizdein / at you all's valerian | janjüreklerindein / at their valerians |
| Ablative | janjürekdenfrom the valerian | janjüregimdenfrom my valerian | janjüregiŋdenfrom your valerian | janjüregindenfrom his valerian | janjüregibizdenfrom our valerian | janjüregigizdenfrom you all's valerian | janjüreklerindenfrom their valerians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janjüreklethe valerians | janjüreklerimmy valerians | janjürekleriŋyour valerians | janjüreklerihis valerians | janjürekleribizour valerians | janjüreklerigizyou all's valerians | janjürekleritheir valerians |
| Genitive | janjüreklenithe valerians' | janjüreklerimimy valerians' | janjürekleriŋiyour valerians' | janjüreklerinihis valerians' | janjürekleribizniour valerians' | janjüreklerigizniyou all's valerians' | janjüreklerinitheir valerians' |
| Accusative | janjüreklenithe valerians (as the object) | janjüreklerimimy valerians (as the object) | janjürekleriŋiyour valerians (as the object) | janjüreklerinhis valerians (as the object) | janjürekleribizniour valerians (as the object) | janjüreklerigizniyou all's valerians (as the object) | janjüreklerintheir valerians (as the object) |
| Dative | janjüreklegeto the valerians | janjüreklerimeto my valerians | janjürekleriŋeto your valerians | janjüreklerineto his valerians | janjürekleribizgeto our valerians | janjüreklerigizgeto you all's valerians | janjüreklerineto their valerians |
| Locative | janjürekledein / at the valerians | janjüreklerimdein / at my valerians | janjürekleriŋdein / at your valerians | janjüreklerindein / at his valerians | janjürekleribizdein / at our valerians | janjüreklerigizdein / at you all's valerians | janjüreklerindein / at their valerians |
| Ablative | janjürekledenfrom the valerians | janjüreklerimdenfrom my valerians | janjürekleriŋdenfrom your valerians | janjüreklerindenfrom his valerians | janjürekleribizdenfrom our valerians | janjüreklerigizdenfrom you all's valerians | janjüreklerindenfrom their valerians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janjürekleri can mean "his / her valerians", "their valerian", or "their valerians" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.