jarathan
/dʒaratxan/ · plural jarathanla
1. the Creator, God — Often in jarathan allah "God the Creator"; meni jarathan allah is an exclamation, "my God!"
- jarathan Allah — God the Creator
- ay jarathan Allah! — oh God!
- jarathan Allah barı da biledi — Allah the Creator knows everything
- jarathanŋa şukur etebiz — we give thanks to the Creator
- meni jarathan Allah! — Allah who created me!
2. having created, having made; one who created
- nazmunu jarathan adam — the person who created the poem
- bu jırnı jarathan adam belgilidi — the person who created this song is well known
- jaŋı amal jarathan usta — a master who devised a new method
3. liked, favorite, cherished — Modifies the person or thing that someone likes.
- Baraq jarathan ajir — the stallion Barak liked
- meni jarathan jırım — my favorite song
- bek jarathan aşım — my very favorite food
- jarathan işin etedi — he does the work he likes
4. fond of someone, well-disposed toward someone — Describes the person who does the liking, as in birewnu jarathan "fond of someone". Compare the sense "liked", which describes the person or thing that is liked.
- işni jarathan — fond of work
- futbolnu jarathanla — those fond of football, football fans
- sabiyleni jarathan ustaz — a teacher fond of children
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jarathanthe Creator | jarathanımmy Creator | jarathanıŋyour Creator | jarathanıhis Creator | jarathanıbızour Creator | jarathanığızyou all's Creator | jarathanlarıtheir Creators |
| Genitive | jarathannıthe Creator's | jarathanımımy Creator's | jarathanıŋıyour Creator's | jarathanınıhis Creator's | jarathanıbıznıour Creator's | jarathanığıznıyou all's Creator's | jarathanlarınıtheir Creators' |
| Accusative | jarathannıthe Creator (as the object) | jarathanımımy Creator (as the object) | jarathanıŋıyour Creator (as the object) | jarathanınhis Creator (as the object) | jarathanıbıznıour Creator (as the object) | jarathanığıznıyou all's Creator (as the object) | jarathanlarıntheir Creators (as the object) |
| Dative | jarathanŋato the Creator | jarathanımato my Creator | jarathanıŋato your Creator | jarathanınato his Creator | jarathanıbızğato our Creator | jarathanığızğato you all's Creator | jarathanlarınato their Creators |
| Locative | jarathandain / at the Creator | jarathanımdain / at my Creator | jarathanıŋdain / at your Creator | jarathanındain / at his Creator | jarathanıbızdain / at our Creator | jarathanığızdain / at you all's Creator | jarathanlarındain / at their Creators |
| Ablative | jarathandanfrom the Creator | jarathanımdanfrom my Creator | jarathanıŋdanfrom your Creator | jarathanındanfrom his Creator | jarathanıbızdanfrom our Creator | jarathanığızdanfrom you all's Creator | jarathanlarındanfrom their Creators |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jarathanlathe Creators | jarathanlarımmy Creators | jarathanlarıŋyour Creators | jarathanlarıhis Creators | jarathanlarıbızour Creators | jarathanlarığızyou all's Creators | jarathanlarıtheir Creators |
| Genitive | jarathanlanıthe Creators' | jarathanlarımımy Creators' | jarathanlarıŋıyour Creators' | jarathanlarınıhis Creators' | jarathanlarıbıznıour Creators' | jarathanlarığıznıyou all's Creators' | jarathanlarınıtheir Creators' |
| Accusative | jarathanlanıthe Creators (as the object) | jarathanlarımımy Creators (as the object) | jarathanlarıŋıyour Creators (as the object) | jarathanlarınhis Creators (as the object) | jarathanlarıbıznıour Creators (as the object) | jarathanlarığıznıyou all's Creators (as the object) | jarathanlarıntheir Creators (as the object) |
| Dative | jarathanlağato the Creators | jarathanlarımato my Creators | jarathanlarıŋato your Creators | jarathanlarınato his Creators | jarathanlarıbızğato our Creators | jarathanlarığızğato you all's Creators | jarathanlarınato their Creators |
| Locative | jarathanladain / at the Creators | jarathanlarımdain / at my Creators | jarathanlarıŋdain / at your Creators | jarathanlarındain / at his Creators | jarathanlarıbızdain / at our Creators | jarathanlarığızdain / at you all's Creators | jarathanlarındain / at their Creators |
| Ablative | jarathanladanfrom the Creators | jarathanlarımdanfrom my Creators | jarathanlarıŋdanfrom your Creators | jarathanlarındanfrom his Creators | jarathanlarıbızdanfrom our Creators | jarathanlarığızdanfrom you all's Creators | jarathanlarındanfrom their Creators |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jarathanları can mean "his / her Creators", "their Creator", or "their Creators" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jarathannıqıthe Creator's one | jarathannıqılathe Creator's ones | jarathanlanıqıthe Creators' one | jarathanlanıqılathe Creators' ones |
| Genitive | jarathannıqınıof the Creator's one | jarathannıqılanıof the Creator's ones | jarathanlanıqınıof the Creators' one | jarathanlanıqılanıof the Creators' ones |
| Accusative | jarathannıqınthe Creator's one (as the object) | jarathannıqılanıthe Creator's ones (as the object) | jarathanlanıqınthe Creators' one (as the object) | jarathanlanıqılanıthe Creators' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jarathannıqınato the Creator's one | jarathannıqılağato the Creator's ones | jarathanlanıqınato the Creators' one | jarathanlanıqılağato the Creators' ones |
| Locative | jarathannıqındain / at the Creator's one | jarathannıqıladain / at the Creator's ones | jarathanlanıqındain / at the Creators' one | jarathanlanıqıladain / at the Creators' ones |
| Ablative | jarathannıqındanfrom the Creator's one | jarathannıqıladanfrom the Creator's ones | jarathanlanıqındanfrom the Creators' one | jarathanlanıqıladanfrom the Creators' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.