jawhar
/dʒawxar/
Definition
a precious stone; a jewel
- altın bla jawhar — gold and jewels
- jawhar mınçaq — a string of jewel beads
- bağalı jawhar — a costly jewel
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jawharthe jewel | jawharlathe jewels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jawharnıthe jewel's | jawharlanıthe jewels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jawharnıthe jewel (as the object) | jawharlanıthe jewels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jawharğato the jewel | jawharlağato the jewels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jawhardaat / in the jewel | jawharladaat / in the jewels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jawhardanfrom the jewel | jawharladanfrom the jewels | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | jawharımmy jewel | jawharlarımmy jewels |
| your | jawharıngyour jewel | jawharlarıngyour jewels |
| his / her | jawharıhis / her jewel | jawharlarıhis / her jewels |
| our | jawharıbızour jewel | jawharlarıbızour jewels |
| you all's | jawharığızyou all's jewel | jawharlarığızyou all's jewels |
| their | jawharlarıtheir jewel | jawharlarıtheir jewels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jawharları can mean "his / her jewels", "their jewel", or "their jewels" — context decides.