jay
/dʒaj/ · plural jayla
1. summer, the summer season — Before another noun it means summer, of summer: jay keçele "summer nights", jay kanikulla "summer vacation".
- jay keldi — summer has come
- jay ketdi — summer has passed
- jay bolsa — when summer comes
- qızıw jay — a hot summer
- jawumlu jay — a rainy summer
- jaynı ortasında — in the middle of summer
- jaynı ahır ayı — the last month of summer
- jaynı künü bek jılı boladı — a summer day is very warm
- jay – jarlını anası — summer is the mother of the poor
2. in summer, during the summertime
- ol jay kellikdi — he will come in summer
- ketgen jay — last summer
- bu jay — this summer
- qış azığıŋı jay jıy — gather your winter food in summer
- jay işlegen qış tişler — who works in summer eats in winter
- jay qıynalğan qış solur — who toils in summer rests in winter
- jay taw jaylıqda mal küterbiz — in summer we pasture cattle on mountain meadows
Expressions
- tişirıw jay — Indian summer
- jay çille — high summer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jaythe summer | jayımmy summer | jayıŋyour summer | jayıhis summer | jayıbızour summer | jayığızyou all's summer | jaylarıtheir summers |
| Genitive | jaynıthe summer's | jayımımy summer's | jayıŋıyour summer's | jayınıhis summer's | jayıbıznıour summer's | jayığıznıyou all's summer's | jaylarınıtheir summers' |
| Accusative | jaynıthe summer (as the object) | jayımımy summer (as the object) | jayıŋıyour summer (as the object) | jayınhis summer (as the object) | jayıbıznıour summer (as the object) | jayığıznıyou all's summer (as the object) | jaylarıntheir summers (as the object) |
| Dative | jayğato the summer | jayımato my summer | jayıŋato your summer | jayınato his summer | jayıbızğato our summer | jayığızğato you all's summer | jaylarınato their summers |
| Locative | jaydain / at the summer | jayımdain / at my summer | jayıŋdain / at your summer | jayındain / at his summer | jayıbızdain / at our summer | jayığızdain / at you all's summer | jaylarındain / at their summers |
| Ablative | jaydanfrom the summer | jayımdanfrom my summer | jayıŋdanfrom your summer | jayındanfrom his summer | jayıbızdanfrom our summer | jayığızdanfrom you all's summer | jaylarındanfrom their summers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jaylathe summers | jaylarımmy summers | jaylarıŋyour summers | jaylarıhis summers | jaylarıbızour summers | jaylarığızyou all's summers | jaylarıtheir summers |
| Genitive | jaylanıthe summers' | jaylarımımy summers' | jaylarıŋıyour summers' | jaylarınıhis summers' | jaylarıbıznıour summers' | jaylarığıznıyou all's summers' | jaylarınıtheir summers' |
| Accusative | jaylanıthe summers (as the object) | jaylarımımy summers (as the object) | jaylarıŋıyour summers (as the object) | jaylarınhis summers (as the object) | jaylarıbıznıour summers (as the object) | jaylarığıznıyou all's summers (as the object) | jaylarıntheir summers (as the object) |
| Dative | jaylağato the summers | jaylarımato my summers | jaylarıŋato your summers | jaylarınato his summers | jaylarıbızğato our summers | jaylarığızğato you all's summers | jaylarınato their summers |
| Locative | jayladain / at the summers | jaylarımdain / at my summers | jaylarıŋdain / at your summers | jaylarındain / at his summers | jaylarıbızdain / at our summers | jaylarığızdain / at you all's summers | jaylarındain / at their summers |
| Ablative | jayladanfrom the summers | jaylarımdanfrom my summers | jaylarıŋdanfrom your summers | jaylarındanfrom his summers | jaylarıbızdanfrom our summers | jaylarığızdanfrom you all's summers | jaylarındanfrom their summers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jayları can mean "his / her summers", "their summer", or "their summers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.