jaya
/dʒaja/
Definitions
1. bow, a weapon of bent wood that shoots arrows
- jaya baw — a bowstring
- jaya bla oq atdı — he shot an arrow with a bow
- uwçu jayası bla kiyikni urdu — the hunter struck the game with his bow
2. the strung stick drawn across the strings of a musical instrument
- jaya qobuz — a bowed instrument
- qobuznu jayası — the qobuz's bow
- jaya bla ariw maqam çığardı — with the bow he drew out a fine melody
3. a bow-shaped implement used for teasing wool
- jün jaya — a wool-teasing bow
- jün jaya bla jün taraydıla — with the wool bow they card the wool
- jaya jünnü jumuşaq etedi — the bow makes the wool soft
Related
sadaqcounterpartthe pointed shaft shot from a bow, an arrow; the bent stave and cord from which such a shaft is shot, a bow
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jayathe bow | jayalathe bows | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jayanıthe bow's | jayalanıthe bows' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jayanıthe bow (as the object) | jayalanıthe bows (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jayağato the bow | jayalağato the bows | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jayadaat / in the bow | jayaladaat / in the bows | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jayadanfrom the bow | jayaladanfrom the bows | 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 | jayammy bow | jayalarımmy bows |
| your | jayangyour bow | jayalarıngyour bows |
| his / her | jayasıhis / her bow | jayalarıhis / her bows |
| our | jayabızour bow | jayalarıbızour bows |
| you all's | jayağızyou all's bow | jayalarığızyou all's bows |
| their | jayalarıtheir bow | jayalarıtheir 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.