jelmawuz
/dʒelmawuz/
Definitions
1. a monster of folklore: a dragon or man-eating creature
- ay tutulsa jelmawuz tutadı — when the moon is eclipsed the monster seizes it
- jelmawuznu üsünden tawruh — a legend about the dragon
- tawruhladağı jelmawuzla — the monsters of the legends
2. a frightful or rapacious person
- ol jelmawuzdu — he is a monster
- jelmawuz adam — a monstrous person
- jelmawuz bolub qalğandı — he has turned into a monster
Related
emegensame classEmegen, mythical giant cyclops and monster in the Nart epic
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jelmawuzthe monster | jelmawuzlathe monsters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jelmawuznuthe monster's | jelmawuzlanıthe monsters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jelmawuznuthe monster (as the object) | jelmawuzlanıthe monsters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jelmawuzğato the monster | jelmawuzlağato the monsters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jelmawuzdaat / in the monster | jelmawuzladaat / in the monsters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jelmawuzdanfrom the monster | jelmawuzladanfrom the monsters | 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 | jelmawuzummy monster | jelmawuzlarımmy monsters |
| your | jelmawuzungyour monster | jelmawuzlarıngyour monsters |
| his / her | jelmawuzuhis / her monster | jelmawuzlarıhis / her monsters |
| our | jelmawuzubuzour monster | jelmawuzlarıbızour monsters |
| you all's | jelmawuzuğuzyou all's monster | jelmawuzlarığızyou all's monsters |
| their | jelmawuzlarıtheir monster | jelmawuzlarıtheir 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.