jek
/dʒek/ · plural jekle
evil spirit, demon, devil — Often paired with şaytan (şaytan jek) and with jin. In the Nart tales jeks can be helpful as well as harmful.
- jer jarılıb jek çıqdı — the earth split open and a demon came out
- şaytan jek — devils and demons
- jekden qorqama — I am afraid of the devil
- ol jekge iynanadı — he believes in the devil
- jek anı aldadı — the devil deceived him
- jekle bla qorquturğa — to frighten someone with demons
- jekden juwuq qoymaydı — he will not hear of it, he flatly refuses
Expressions
- awrumağan şaytandı, jekdi — everyone falls ill
- jekden juwuq qoymazğa — flatly refuse
- şaytanmısa, jekmise — who are you
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jekthe evil spirit | jegimmy evil spirit | jegiŋyour evil spirit | jegihis evil spirit | jegibizour evil spirit | jegigizyou all's evil spirit | jekleritheir evil spirits |
| Genitive | jeknithe evil spirit's | jegimimy evil spirit's | jegiŋiyour evil spirit's | jeginihis evil spirit's | jegibizniour evil spirit's | jegigizniyou all's evil spirit's | jeklerinitheir evil spirits' |
| Accusative | jeknithe evil spirit (as the object) | jegimimy evil spirit (as the object) | jegiŋiyour evil spirit (as the object) | jeginhis evil spirit (as the object) | jegibizniour evil spirit (as the object) | jegigizniyou all's evil spirit (as the object) | jeklerintheir evil spirits (as the object) |
| Dative | jekgeto the evil spirit | jegimeto my evil spirit | jegiŋeto your evil spirit | jegineto his evil spirit | jegibizgeto our evil spirit | jegigizgeto you all's evil spirit | jeklerineto their evil spirits |
| Locative | jekdein / at the evil spirit | jegimdein / at my evil spirit | jegiŋdein / at your evil spirit | jegindein / at his evil spirit | jegibizdein / at our evil spirit | jegigizdein / at you all's evil spirit | jeklerindein / at their evil spirits |
| Ablative | jekdenfrom the evil spirit | jegimdenfrom my evil spirit | jegiŋdenfrom your evil spirit | jegindenfrom his evil spirit | jegibizdenfrom our evil spirit | jegigizdenfrom you all's evil spirit | jeklerindenfrom their evil spirits |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jeklethe evil spirits | jeklerimmy evil spirits | jekleriŋyour evil spirits | jeklerihis evil spirits | jekleribizour evil spirits | jeklerigizyou all's evil spirits | jekleritheir evil spirits |
| Genitive | jeklenithe evil spirits' | jeklerimimy evil spirits' | jekleriŋiyour evil spirits' | jeklerinihis evil spirits' | jekleribizniour evil spirits' | jeklerigizniyou all's evil spirits' | jeklerinitheir evil spirits' |
| Accusative | jeklenithe evil spirits (as the object) | jeklerimimy evil spirits (as the object) | jekleriŋiyour evil spirits (as the object) | jeklerinhis evil spirits (as the object) | jekleribizniour evil spirits (as the object) | jeklerigizniyou all's evil spirits (as the object) | jeklerintheir evil spirits (as the object) |
| Dative | jeklegeto the evil spirits | jeklerimeto my evil spirits | jekleriŋeto your evil spirits | jeklerineto his evil spirits | jekleribizgeto our evil spirits | jeklerigizgeto you all's evil spirits | jeklerineto their evil spirits |
| Locative | jekledein / at the evil spirits | jeklerimdein / at my evil spirits | jekleriŋdein / at your evil spirits | jeklerindein / at his evil spirits | jekleribizdein / at our evil spirits | jeklerigizdein / at you all's evil spirits | jeklerindein / at their evil spirits |
| Ablative | jekledenfrom the evil spirits | jeklerimdenfrom my evil spirits | jekleriŋdenfrom your evil spirits | jeklerindenfrom his evil spirits | jekleribizdenfrom our evil spirits | jeklerigizdenfrom you all's evil spirits | jeklerindenfrom their evil spirits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jekleri can mean "his / her evil spirits", "their evil spirit", or "their evil spirits" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jeknikithe evil spirit's one | jeknikilethe evil spirit's ones | jeklenikithe evil spirits' one | jeklenikilethe evil spirits' ones |
| Genitive | jeknikiniof the evil spirit's one | jeknikileniof the evil spirit's ones | jeklenikiniof the evil spirits' one | jeklenikileniof the evil spirits' ones |
| Accusative | jeknikinthe evil spirit's one (as the object) | jeknikilenithe evil spirit's ones (as the object) | jeklenikinthe evil spirits' one (as the object) | jeklenikilenithe evil spirits' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jeknikineto the evil spirit's one | jeknikilegeto the evil spirit's ones | jeklenikineto the evil spirits' one | jeklenikilegeto the evil spirits' ones |
| Locative | jeknikindein / at the evil spirit's one | jeknikiledein / at the evil spirit's ones | jeklenikindein / at the evil spirits' one | jeklenikiledein / at the evil spirits' ones |
| Ablative | jeknikindenfrom the evil spirit's one | jeknikiledenfrom the evil spirit's ones | jeklenikindenfrom the evil spirits' one | jeklenikiledenfrom the evil spirits' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.