jaya
/dʒaja/ · plural jayala
1. bow, a weapon for shooting arrows
- jaya baw — a bowstring
- Nartla jayağa usta bolğandıla — the Narts were skilled with the bow
- jayası bla oq atdı — he shot an arrow with his bow
- jayanı boşladı — he released the bow
2. wool bow, a bow-shaped tool for fluffing wool
- jün jaya — a wool bow
- jün çağıwçu jaya — a bow for fluffing wool
- ınna jaya bla jün çağadı — grandmother fluffs wool with a bow
- jaya bla jün çağarğa — to fluff wool with a bow
3. instrument bow, drawn across the strings of a fiddle — jaya qobuz is a kind of fiddle.
- jaya qobuz — a bowed qobuz, a kind of fiddle
- jayanı qoluna aldı — she took the bow in her hand
- jaya bla soğadı — he plays with a bow
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jayathe bow | jayammy bow | jayaŋyour bow | jayasıhis bow | jayabızour bow | jayağızyou all's bow | jayalarıtheir bows |
| Genitive | jayanıthe bow's | jayamımy bow's | jayaŋıyour bow's | jayasınıhis bow's | jayabıznıour bow's | jayağıznıyou all's bow's | jayalarınıtheir bows' |
| Accusative | jayanıthe bow (as the object) | jayamımy bow (as the object) | jayaŋıyour bow (as the object) | jayasınhis bow (as the object) | jayabıznıour bow (as the object) | jayağıznıyou all's bow (as the object) | jayalarıntheir bows (as the object) |
| Dative | jayağato the bow | jayamato my bow | jayaŋato your bow | jayasınato his bow | jayabızğato our bow | jayağızğato you all's bow | jayalarınato their bows |
| Locative | jayadain / at the bow | jayamdain / at my bow | jayaŋdain / at your bow | jayasındain / at his bow | jayabızdain / at our bow | jayağızdain / at you all's bow | jayalarındain / at their bows |
| Ablative | jayadanfrom the bow | jayamdanfrom my bow | jayaŋdanfrom your bow | jayasındanfrom his bow | jayabızdanfrom our bow | jayağızdanfrom you all's bow | jayalarındanfrom their bows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jayalathe bows | jayalarımmy bows | jayalarıŋyour bows | jayalarıhis bows | jayalarıbızour bows | jayalarığızyou all's bows | jayalarıtheir bows |
| Genitive | jayalanıthe bows' | jayalarımımy bows' | jayalarıŋıyour bows' | jayalarınıhis bows' | jayalarıbıznıour bows' | jayalarığıznıyou all's bows' | jayalarınıtheir bows' |
| Accusative | jayalanıthe bows (as the object) | jayalarımımy bows (as the object) | jayalarıŋıyour bows (as the object) | jayalarınhis bows (as the object) | jayalarıbıznıour bows (as the object) | jayalarığıznıyou all's bows (as the object) | jayalarıntheir bows (as the object) |
| Dative | jayalağato the bows | jayalarımato my bows | jayalarıŋato your bows | jayalarınato his bows | jayalarıbızğato our bows | jayalarığızğato you all's bows | jayalarınato their bows |
| Locative | jayaladain / at the bows | jayalarımdain / at my bows | jayalarıŋdain / at your bows | jayalarındain / at his bows | jayalarıbızdain / at our bows | jayalarığızdain / at you all's bows | jayalarındain / at their bows |
| Ablative | jayaladanfrom the bows | jayalarımdanfrom my bows | jayalarıŋdanfrom your bows | jayalarındanfrom his bows | jayalarıbızdanfrom our bows | jayalarığızdanfrom you all's bows | jayalarındanfrom their bows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jayaları can mean "his / her bows", "their bow", or "their bows" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.