jelmawuz
/dʒelmawuz/ · plural jelmawuzla
1. dragon; man-eating monster; ogre — In folk belief this creature swallows the moon during an eclipse: ay tutulsa jelmawuz tutadı.
- ay tutulsa jelmawuz tutadı — when the moon is eclipsed, the dragon seizes it
- aynı jelmawuz tutadı — the dragon seizes the moon
- aynı tuthan jelmawuz — the dragon that seized the moon
- jelmawuznu üsünden tawruh — a legend about the dragon
- tawruhladağı jelmawuzla — the monsters of the legends
2. voracious person; glutton; frightful creature
- ol jelmawuzdu — he is a glutton
- jelmawuz adam — a voracious person
- jelmawuz kibik aşaydı — he eats like an ogre
- jelmawuz bolub qalğandı — he has turned into a monster
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelmawuzthe monster | jelmawuzummy monster | jelmawuzuŋyour monster | jelmawuzuhis monster | jelmawuzubuzour monster | jelmawuzuğuzyou all's monster | jelmawuzlarıtheir monsters |
| Genitive | jelmawuznuthe monster's | jelmawuzumumy monster's | jelmawuzuŋuyour monster's | jelmawuzunuhis monster's | jelmawuzubuznuour monster's | jelmawuzuğuznuyou all's monster's | jelmawuzlarınıtheir monsters' |
| Accusative | jelmawuznuthe monster (as the object) | jelmawuzumumy monster (as the object) | jelmawuzuŋuyour monster (as the object) | jelmawuzunhis monster (as the object) | jelmawuzubuznuour monster (as the object) | jelmawuzuğuznuyou all's monster (as the object) | jelmawuzlarıntheir monsters (as the object) |
| Dative | jelmawuzğato the monster | jelmawuzumato my monster | jelmawuzuŋato your monster | jelmawuzunato his monster | jelmawuzubuzğato our monster | jelmawuzuğuzğato you all's monster | jelmawuzlarınato their monsters |
| Locative | jelmawuzdain / at the monster | jelmawuzumdain / at my monster | jelmawuzuŋdain / at your monster | jelmawuzundain / at his monster | jelmawuzubuzdain / at our monster | jelmawuzuğuzdain / at you all's monster | jelmawuzlarındain / at their monsters |
| Ablative | jelmawuzdanfrom the monster | jelmawuzumdanfrom my monster | jelmawuzuŋdanfrom your monster | jelmawuzundanfrom his monster | jelmawuzubuzdanfrom our monster | jelmawuzuğuzdanfrom you all's monster | jelmawuzlarındanfrom their monsters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelmawuzlathe monsters | jelmawuzlarımmy monsters | jelmawuzlarıŋyour monsters | jelmawuzlarıhis monsters | jelmawuzlarıbızour monsters | jelmawuzlarığızyou all's monsters | jelmawuzlarıtheir monsters |
| Genitive | jelmawuzlanıthe monsters' | jelmawuzlarımımy monsters' | jelmawuzlarıŋıyour monsters' | jelmawuzlarınıhis monsters' | jelmawuzlarıbıznıour monsters' | jelmawuzlarığıznıyou all's monsters' | jelmawuzlarınıtheir monsters' |
| Accusative | jelmawuzlanıthe monsters (as the object) | jelmawuzlarımımy monsters (as the object) | jelmawuzlarıŋıyour monsters (as the object) | jelmawuzlarınhis monsters (as the object) | jelmawuzlarıbıznıour monsters (as the object) | jelmawuzlarığıznıyou all's monsters (as the object) | jelmawuzlarıntheir monsters (as the object) |
| Dative | jelmawuzlağato the monsters | jelmawuzlarımato my monsters | jelmawuzlarıŋato your monsters | jelmawuzlarınato his monsters | jelmawuzlarıbızğato our monsters | jelmawuzlarığızğato you all's monsters | jelmawuzlarınato their monsters |
| Locative | jelmawuzladain / at the monsters | jelmawuzlarımdain / at my monsters | jelmawuzlarıŋdain / at your monsters | jelmawuzlarındain / at his monsters | jelmawuzlarıbızdain / at our monsters | jelmawuzlarığızdain / at you all's monsters | jelmawuzlarındain / at their monsters |
| Ablative | jelmawuzladanfrom the monsters | jelmawuzlarımdanfrom my monsters | jelmawuzlarıŋdanfrom your monsters | jelmawuzlarındanfrom his monsters | jelmawuzlarıbızdanfrom our monsters | jelmawuzlarığızdanfrom you all's monsters | jelmawuzlarındanfrom their monsters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jelmawuzları can mean "his / her monsters", "their monster", or "their monsters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jelmawuznuquthe monster's one | jelmawuznuqulathe monster's ones | jelmawuzlanıqıthe monsters' one | jelmawuzlanıqılathe monsters' ones |
| Genitive | jelmawuznuqunuof the monster's one | jelmawuznuqulanıof the monster's ones | jelmawuzlanıqınıof the monsters' one | jelmawuzlanıqılanıof the monsters' ones |
| Accusative | jelmawuznuqunthe monster's one (as the object) | jelmawuznuqulanıthe monster's ones (as the object) | jelmawuzlanıqınthe monsters' one (as the object) | jelmawuzlanıqılanıthe monsters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jelmawuznuqunato the monster's one | jelmawuznuqulağato the monster's ones | jelmawuzlanıqınato the monsters' one | jelmawuzlanıqılağato the monsters' ones |
| Locative | jelmawuznuqundain / at the monster's one | jelmawuznuquladain / at the monster's ones | jelmawuzlanıqındain / at the monsters' one | jelmawuzlanıqıladain / at the monsters' ones |
| Ablative | jelmawuznuqundanfrom the monster's one | jelmawuznuquladanfrom the monster's ones | jelmawuzlanıqındanfrom the monsters' one | jelmawuzlanıqıladanfrom the monsters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.