janlı
/dʒanlɯ/ · plural janlıla
1. living creature, living being, animate being
- har janlı da jılıwnu süedi — every living creature loves warmth
- suwda jaşağan janlıla — the creatures that live in water
- qarıwsuz janlıla — weak creatures
- janı bolğan har janlı — every being that has a soul
2. beast of prey, predator — In folk usage it especially refers to the wolf; see the next sense.
- aç janlı — a hungry beast
- ağaç janlısız bolmaydı — a forest is never without predators
- janlı köb bolğan jer — a place where there are many predators
- qoylanı janlı sürgendi — a predator has driven off the sheep
3. wolf
- qançıq janlı — a she-wolf
- qazaq janlı — a lone wolf
- jıyın janlı — a pack of wolves
- jarsığanŋa janlı çabar — the wolf attacks the one who worries
4. supporter, adherent, partisan of a cause; fan of a team
- rahatlıq janlıla — supporters of peace
- rahatlıq janlı bolurğa — to stand for peace
- birew janlı bolurğa — to take someone's side
- bir janlı bolurğa — to be on the same side
- tüzlük janlı söleşdi — he spoke in favor of justice
5. having a side or sides; -sided, as in two-sided or three-sided
- eki janlı kelişiw — a two-sided agreement
- bir janlı onow — a one-sided decision
- börknü bir janlı kierge — to wear one's hat cocked to one side
6. living, alive, animate
- janlı zat — a living thing
- janlı em jansız zatla — living and nonliving things
Expressions
- janlı bolurğa — take someone's side
- aman janlı — predatory beast
- anı-munu janlı bolurğa — take someone's side
- bizni janlı — on our side
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janlıthe living being | janlımmy living being | janlıŋyour living being | janlısıhis living being | janlıbızour living being | janlığızyou all's living being | janlılarıtheir living beings |
| Genitive | janlınıthe living being's | janlımımy living being's | janlıŋıyour living being's | janlısınıhis living being's | janlıbıznıour living being's | janlığıznıyou all's living being's | janlılarınıtheir living beings' |
| Accusative | janlınıthe living being (as the object) | janlımımy living being (as the object) | janlıŋıyour living being (as the object) | janlısınhis living being (as the object) | janlıbıznıour living being (as the object) | janlığıznıyou all's living being (as the object) | janlılarıntheir living beings (as the object) |
| Dative | janlığato the living being | janlımato my living being | janlıŋato your living being | janlısınato his living being | janlıbızğato our living being | janlığızğato you all's living being | janlılarınato their living beings |
| Locative | janlıdain / at the living being | janlımdain / at my living being | janlıŋdain / at your living being | janlısındain / at his living being | janlıbızdain / at our living being | janlığızdain / at you all's living being | janlılarındain / at their living beings |
| Ablative | janlıdanfrom the living being | janlımdanfrom my living being | janlıŋdanfrom your living being | janlısındanfrom his living being | janlıbızdanfrom our living being | janlığızdanfrom you all's living being | janlılarındanfrom their living beings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janlılathe living beings | janlılarımmy living beings | janlılarıŋyour living beings | janlılarıhis living beings | janlılarıbızour living beings | janlılarığızyou all's living beings | janlılarıtheir living beings |
| Genitive | janlılanıthe living beings' | janlılarımımy living beings' | janlılarıŋıyour living beings' | janlılarınıhis living beings' | janlılarıbıznıour living beings' | janlılarığıznıyou all's living beings' | janlılarınıtheir living beings' |
| Accusative | janlılanıthe living beings (as the object) | janlılarımımy living beings (as the object) | janlılarıŋıyour living beings (as the object) | janlılarınhis living beings (as the object) | janlılarıbıznıour living beings (as the object) | janlılarığıznıyou all's living beings (as the object) | janlılarıntheir living beings (as the object) |
| Dative | janlılağato the living beings | janlılarımato my living beings | janlılarıŋato your living beings | janlılarınato his living beings | janlılarıbızğato our living beings | janlılarığızğato you all's living beings | janlılarınato their living beings |
| Locative | janlıladain / at the living beings | janlılarımdain / at my living beings | janlılarıŋdain / at your living beings | janlılarındain / at his living beings | janlılarıbızdain / at our living beings | janlılarığızdain / at you all's living beings | janlılarındain / at their living beings |
| Ablative | janlıladanfrom the living beings | janlılarımdanfrom my living beings | janlılarıŋdanfrom your living beings | janlılarındanfrom his living beings | janlılarıbızdanfrom our living beings | janlılarığızdanfrom you all's living beings | janlılarındanfrom their living beings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janlıları can mean "his / her living beings", "their living being", or "their living beings" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janlınıqıthe living being's one | janlınıqılathe living being's ones | janlılanıqıthe living beings' one | janlılanıqılathe living beings' ones |
| Genitive | janlınıqınıof the living being's one | janlınıqılanıof the living being's ones | janlılanıqınıof the living beings' one | janlılanıqılanıof the living beings' ones |
| Accusative | janlınıqınthe living being's one (as the object) | janlınıqılanıthe living being's ones (as the object) | janlılanıqınthe living beings' one (as the object) | janlılanıqılanıthe living beings' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | janlınıqınato the living being's one | janlınıqılağato the living being's ones | janlılanıqınato the living beings' one | janlılanıqılağato the living beings' ones |
| Locative | janlınıqındain / at the living being's one | janlınıqıladain / at the living being's ones | janlılanıqındain / at the living beings' one | janlılanıqıladain / at the living beings' ones |
| Ablative | janlınıqındanfrom the living being's one | janlınıqıladanfrom the living being's ones | janlılanıqındanfrom the living beings' one | janlılanıqıladanfrom the living beings' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki janlıdımine is one-sided | seniki janlıdıyours is one-sided | anıqı janlıdıhis is one-sided | bizniki janlıdıours is one-sided | sizniki janlıdıyours (pl.) is one-sided | alanıqı janlıdıtheirs is one-sided |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile janlıdılamine are one-sided | senikile janlıdılayours are one-sided | anıqıla janlıdılahis are one-sided | biznikile janlıdılaours are one-sided | siznikile janlıdılayours (pl.) are one-sided | alanıqıla janlıdılatheirs are one-sided |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu janlıdı, bıla janlıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".