janıw
/dʒanɯw/ · plural janıwla
1. catching fire, burning, ignition, combustion
- ağaçnı janıwu — the burning of the wood
- kök çartlağannı qızıw janıwu — the fierce blaze of the lightning
- alay janıw qıyındı — but burning is hard
- otnu janıwun körebiz — we see the fire burning
- janıwu uzaqğa barmadı — its burning did not last long
2. a shine, glitter (of the eyes) one source
- közlerini janıwu — the shine of her eyes
3. sharpening, whetting, honing (of a scythe, knife, etc.)
- bıçaqğa janıw et — sharpen the knife
- çalqısına janıw etedi — he whets his scythe
- janıwğa tutarğa — to give it a whetting
- çalqını janıwu bitdi — the whetting of the scythe is finished
4. a threat, abuse
- üsüne janıw — threats against him
- jawla janıwu — the threats of enemies
- anı janıwundan qorqmayma — I do not fear his threats
- janıw söz jan qıyar — a sharp word wounds the soul
5. a tributary (of a river), a side branch — Chiefly in janıw suw 'tributary'.
- janıw suw — a tributary
- Qobannı janıw suwları — the tributaries of the Kuban
- barğan suwğa janıw suw — a tributary to a flowing river (said of something superfluous, a fifth wheel)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janıwthe catching fire | janıwummy catching fire | janıwuŋyour catching fire | janıwuhis catching fire | janıwubuzour catching fire | janıwuğuzyou all's catching fire | janıwlarıtheir catching fires |
| Genitive | janıwnuthe catching fire's | janıwumumy catching fire's | janıwuŋuyour catching fire's | janıwunuhis catching fire's | janıwubuznuour catching fire's | janıwuğuznuyou all's catching fire's | janıwlarınıtheir catching fires' |
| Accusative | janıwnuthe catching fire (as the object) | janıwumumy catching fire (as the object) | janıwuŋuyour catching fire (as the object) | janıwunhis catching fire (as the object) | janıwubuznuour catching fire (as the object) | janıwuğuznuyou all's catching fire (as the object) | janıwlarıntheir catching fires (as the object) |
| Dative | janıwğato the catching fire | janıwumato my catching fire | janıwuŋato your catching fire | janıwunato his catching fire | janıwubuzğato our catching fire | janıwuğuzğato you all's catching fire | janıwlarınato their catching fires |
| Locative | janıwdain / at the catching fire | janıwumdain / at my catching fire | janıwuŋdain / at your catching fire | janıwundain / at his catching fire | janıwubuzdain / at our catching fire | janıwuğuzdain / at you all's catching fire | janıwlarındain / at their catching fires |
| Ablative | janıwdanfrom the catching fire | janıwumdanfrom my catching fire | janıwuŋdanfrom your catching fire | janıwundanfrom his catching fire | janıwubuzdanfrom our catching fire | janıwuğuzdanfrom you all's catching fire | janıwlarındanfrom their catching fires |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janıwlathe catching fires | janıwlarımmy catching fires | janıwlarıŋyour catching fires | janıwlarıhis catching fires | janıwlarıbızour catching fires | janıwlarığızyou all's catching fires | janıwlarıtheir catching fires |
| Genitive | janıwlanıthe catching fires' | janıwlarımımy catching fires' | janıwlarıŋıyour catching fires' | janıwlarınıhis catching fires' | janıwlarıbıznıour catching fires' | janıwlarığıznıyou all's catching fires' | janıwlarınıtheir catching fires' |
| Accusative | janıwlanıthe catching fires (as the object) | janıwlarımımy catching fires (as the object) | janıwlarıŋıyour catching fires (as the object) | janıwlarınhis catching fires (as the object) | janıwlarıbıznıour catching fires (as the object) | janıwlarığıznıyou all's catching fires (as the object) | janıwlarıntheir catching fires (as the object) |
| Dative | janıwlağato the catching fires | janıwlarımato my catching fires | janıwlarıŋato your catching fires | janıwlarınato his catching fires | janıwlarıbızğato our catching fires | janıwlarığızğato you all's catching fires | janıwlarınato their catching fires |
| Locative | janıwladain / at the catching fires | janıwlarımdain / at my catching fires | janıwlarıŋdain / at your catching fires | janıwlarındain / at his catching fires | janıwlarıbızdain / at our catching fires | janıwlarığızdain / at you all's catching fires | janıwlarındain / at their catching fires |
| Ablative | janıwladanfrom the catching fires | janıwlarımdanfrom my catching fires | janıwlarıŋdanfrom your catching fires | janıwlarındanfrom his catching fires | janıwlarıbızdanfrom our catching fires | janıwlarığızdanfrom you all's catching fires | janıwlarındanfrom their catching fires |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janıwları can mean "his / her catching fires", "their catching fire", or "their catching fires" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janıwthe sharpening | janıwummy sharpening | janıwuŋyour sharpening | janıwuhis sharpening | janıwubuzour sharpening | janıwuğuzyou all's sharpening | janıwlarıtheir sharpenings |
| Genitive | janıwnuthe sharpening's | janıwumumy sharpening's | janıwuŋuyour sharpening's | janıwunuhis sharpening's | janıwubuznuour sharpening's | janıwuğuznuyou all's sharpening's | janıwlarınıtheir sharpenings' |
| Accusative | janıwnuthe sharpening (as the object) | janıwumumy sharpening (as the object) | janıwuŋuyour sharpening (as the object) | janıwunhis sharpening (as the object) | janıwubuznuour sharpening (as the object) | janıwuğuznuyou all's sharpening (as the object) | janıwlarıntheir sharpenings (as the object) |
| Dative | janıwğato the sharpening | janıwumato my sharpening | janıwuŋato your sharpening | janıwunato his sharpening | janıwubuzğato our sharpening | janıwuğuzğato you all's sharpening | janıwlarınato their sharpenings |
| Locative | janıwdain / at the sharpening | janıwumdain / at my sharpening | janıwuŋdain / at your sharpening | janıwundain / at his sharpening | janıwubuzdain / at our sharpening | janıwuğuzdain / at you all's sharpening | janıwlarındain / at their sharpenings |
| Ablative | janıwdanfrom the sharpening | janıwumdanfrom my sharpening | janıwuŋdanfrom your sharpening | janıwundanfrom his sharpening | janıwubuzdanfrom our sharpening | janıwuğuzdanfrom you all's sharpening | janıwlarındanfrom their sharpenings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | janıwlathe sharpenings | janıwlarımmy sharpenings | janıwlarıŋyour sharpenings | janıwlarıhis sharpenings | janıwlarıbızour sharpenings | janıwlarığızyou all's sharpenings | janıwlarıtheir sharpenings |
| Genitive | janıwlanıthe sharpenings' | janıwlarımımy sharpenings' | janıwlarıŋıyour sharpenings' | janıwlarınıhis sharpenings' | janıwlarıbıznıour sharpenings' | janıwlarığıznıyou all's sharpenings' | janıwlarınıtheir sharpenings' |
| Accusative | janıwlanıthe sharpenings (as the object) | janıwlarımımy sharpenings (as the object) | janıwlarıŋıyour sharpenings (as the object) | janıwlarınhis sharpenings (as the object) | janıwlarıbıznıour sharpenings (as the object) | janıwlarığıznıyou all's sharpenings (as the object) | janıwlarıntheir sharpenings (as the object) |
| Dative | janıwlağato the sharpenings | janıwlarımato my sharpenings | janıwlarıŋato your sharpenings | janıwlarınato his sharpenings | janıwlarıbızğato our sharpenings | janıwlarığızğato you all's sharpenings | janıwlarınato their sharpenings |
| Locative | janıwladain / at the sharpenings | janıwlarımdain / at my sharpenings | janıwlarıŋdain / at your sharpenings | janıwlarındain / at his sharpenings | janıwlarıbızdain / at our sharpenings | janıwlarığızdain / at you all's sharpenings | janıwlarındain / at their sharpenings |
| Ablative | janıwladanfrom the sharpenings | janıwlarımdanfrom my sharpenings | janıwlarıŋdanfrom your sharpenings | janıwlarındanfrom his sharpenings | janıwlarıbızdanfrom our sharpenings | janıwlarığızdanfrom you all's sharpenings | janıwlarındanfrom their sharpenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: janıwları can mean "his / her sharpenings", "their sharpening", or "their sharpenings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.