jelke
/dʒelke/ · plural jelkele
nape, nape of the neck, back of the neck, scruff
- jelke tübü — the scruff of the neck
- jelke çuŋur — the hollow at the nape
- Azret jelkesin qaşıdı — Azret scratched the back of his neck
- jelkesi qızardı — the back of his neck went red
- jelkeŋi qaşırğa — to scratch your nape (to regret something)
Expressions
- jelkesin qaşırğa — regret it; be at a loss
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelkethe nape | jelkemmy nape | jelkeŋyour nape | jelkesihis nape | jelkebizour nape | jelkegizyou all's nape | jelkeleritheir napes |
| Genitive | jelkenithe nape's | jelkemimy nape's | jelkeŋiyour nape's | jelkesinihis nape's | jelkebizniour nape's | jelkegizniyou all's nape's | jelkelerinitheir napes' |
| Accusative | jelkenithe nape (as the object) | jelkemimy nape (as the object) | jelkeŋiyour nape (as the object) | jelkesinhis nape (as the object) | jelkebizniour nape (as the object) | jelkegizniyou all's nape (as the object) | jelkelerintheir napes (as the object) |
| Dative | jelkegeto the nape | jelkemeto my nape | jelkeŋeto your nape | jelkesineto his nape | jelkebizgeto our nape | jelkegizgeto you all's nape | jelkelerineto their napes |
| Locative | jelkedein / at the nape | jelkemdein / at my nape | jelkeŋdein / at your nape | jelkesindein / at his nape | jelkebizdein / at our nape | jelkegizdein / at you all's nape | jelkelerindein / at their napes |
| Ablative | jelkedenfrom the nape | jelkemdenfrom my nape | jelkeŋdenfrom your nape | jelkesindenfrom his nape | jelkebizdenfrom our nape | jelkegizdenfrom you all's nape | jelkelerindenfrom their napes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelkelethe napes | jelkelerimmy napes | jelkeleriŋyour napes | jelkelerihis napes | jelkeleribizour napes | jelkelerigizyou all's napes | jelkeleritheir napes |
| Genitive | jelkelenithe napes' | jelkelerimimy napes' | jelkeleriŋiyour napes' | jelkelerinihis napes' | jelkeleribizniour napes' | jelkelerigizniyou all's napes' | jelkelerinitheir napes' |
| Accusative | jelkelenithe napes (as the object) | jelkelerimimy napes (as the object) | jelkeleriŋiyour napes (as the object) | jelkelerinhis napes (as the object) | jelkeleribizniour napes (as the object) | jelkelerigizniyou all's napes (as the object) | jelkelerintheir napes (as the object) |
| Dative | jelkelegeto the napes | jelkelerimeto my napes | jelkeleriŋeto your napes | jelkelerineto his napes | jelkeleribizgeto our napes | jelkelerigizgeto you all's napes | jelkelerineto their napes |
| Locative | jelkeledein / at the napes | jelkelerimdein / at my napes | jelkeleriŋdein / at your napes | jelkelerindein / at his napes | jelkeleribizdein / at our napes | jelkelerigizdein / at you all's napes | jelkelerindein / at their napes |
| Ablative | jelkeledenfrom the napes | jelkelerimdenfrom my napes | jelkeleriŋdenfrom your napes | jelkelerindenfrom his napes | jelkeleribizdenfrom our napes | jelkelerigizdenfrom you all's napes | jelkelerindenfrom their napes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jelkeleri can mean "his / her napes", "their nape", or "their napes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.