japhaq
/dʒapxaq/ · plural japhaqla
shoulder blade; shoulder of a slaughtered animal, the foreleg cut — As a cut of meat it means the whole upper part of the foreleg, above the knee, as in qoynu japhağı "shoulder of mutton". Of a person it is the shoulder blade.
- qoynu japhağı — the shoulder of a sheep
- qoyannı japhağı — the shoulder of a hare
- japhaqnı qazanŋa saldım — I put the shoulder in the pot
- japhaqnı qonaqğa berdile — they gave the shoulder to the guest
- meni japhağım awruydu — my shoulder blade hurts
Expressions
- eçki japhaq kibik — scrawny good-for-nothing
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | japhaqthe shoulder blade | japhağımmy shoulder blade | japhağıŋyour shoulder blade | japhağıhis shoulder blade | japhağıbızour shoulder blade | japhağığızyou all's shoulder blade | japhaqlarıtheir shoulder blades |
| Genitive | japhaqnıthe shoulder blade's | japhağımımy shoulder blade's | japhağıŋıyour shoulder blade's | japhağınıhis shoulder blade's | japhağıbıznıour shoulder blade's | japhağığıznıyou all's shoulder blade's | japhaqlarınıtheir shoulder blades' |
| Accusative | japhaqnıthe shoulder blade (as the object) | japhağımımy shoulder blade (as the object) | japhağıŋıyour shoulder blade (as the object) | japhağınhis shoulder blade (as the object) | japhağıbıznıour shoulder blade (as the object) | japhağığıznıyou all's shoulder blade (as the object) | japhaqlarıntheir shoulder blades (as the object) |
| Dative | japhaqğato the shoulder blade | japhağımato my shoulder blade | japhağıŋato your shoulder blade | japhağınato his shoulder blade | japhağıbızğato our shoulder blade | japhağığızğato you all's shoulder blade | japhaqlarınato their shoulder blades |
| Locative | japhaqdain / at the shoulder blade | japhağımdain / at my shoulder blade | japhağıŋdain / at your shoulder blade | japhağındain / at his shoulder blade | japhağıbızdain / at our shoulder blade | japhağığızdain / at you all's shoulder blade | japhaqlarındain / at their shoulder blades |
| Ablative | japhaqdanfrom the shoulder blade | japhağımdanfrom my shoulder blade | japhağıŋdanfrom your shoulder blade | japhağındanfrom his shoulder blade | japhağıbızdanfrom our shoulder blade | japhağığızdanfrom you all's shoulder blade | japhaqlarındanfrom their shoulder blades |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | japhaqlathe shoulder blades | japhaqlarımmy shoulder blades | japhaqlarıŋyour shoulder blades | japhaqlarıhis shoulder blades | japhaqlarıbızour shoulder blades | japhaqlarığızyou all's shoulder blades | japhaqlarıtheir shoulder blades |
| Genitive | japhaqlanıthe shoulder blades' | japhaqlarımımy shoulder blades' | japhaqlarıŋıyour shoulder blades' | japhaqlarınıhis shoulder blades' | japhaqlarıbıznıour shoulder blades' | japhaqlarığıznıyou all's shoulder blades' | japhaqlarınıtheir shoulder blades' |
| Accusative | japhaqlanıthe shoulder blades (as the object) | japhaqlarımımy shoulder blades (as the object) | japhaqlarıŋıyour shoulder blades (as the object) | japhaqlarınhis shoulder blades (as the object) | japhaqlarıbıznıour shoulder blades (as the object) | japhaqlarığıznıyou all's shoulder blades (as the object) | japhaqlarıntheir shoulder blades (as the object) |
| Dative | japhaqlağato the shoulder blades | japhaqlarımato my shoulder blades | japhaqlarıŋato your shoulder blades | japhaqlarınato his shoulder blades | japhaqlarıbızğato our shoulder blades | japhaqlarığızğato you all's shoulder blades | japhaqlarınato their shoulder blades |
| Locative | japhaqladain / at the shoulder blades | japhaqlarımdain / at my shoulder blades | japhaqlarıŋdain / at your shoulder blades | japhaqlarındain / at his shoulder blades | japhaqlarıbızdain / at our shoulder blades | japhaqlarığızdain / at you all's shoulder blades | japhaqlarındain / at their shoulder blades |
| Ablative | japhaqladanfrom the shoulder blades | japhaqlarımdanfrom my shoulder blades | japhaqlarıŋdanfrom your shoulder blades | japhaqlarındanfrom his shoulder blades | japhaqlarıbızdanfrom our shoulder blades | japhaqlarığızdanfrom you all's shoulder blades | japhaqlarındanfrom their shoulder blades |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: japhaqları can mean "his / her shoulder blades", "their shoulder blade", or "their shoulder blades" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.