jik
/dʒik/ · plural jikle
1. joint (of the body), phalanx; the bend of a limb — barmaqnı jikleri the finger joints; boyun jik the neck joint; çınanı jigi the bend of the elbow.
- barmaqnı jikleri — the joints of a finger
- boyun jik — the neck joint
- çınanı jigi — the bend of the elbow
- az qımıldağan jik — a joint that moves little
- barmağımı jigi awruydu — the joint of my finger hurts
2. node (of a plant stem, as of corn or reed) — nartüh qabuqnu jikleri the nodes of a corn stalk.
- nartüh sabaqnı jikleri — the nodes of a corn stalk
- qamişni jikleri — the nodes of a reed
- bek alğa jiginden sınadı — it breaks first of all at the node
- bu nartühnü jikleri köbdü — this corn has many nodes
- çöbnü jigi — a node of the grass stalk
- nartühnü jikleri — the nodes of the corn
3. detail, particular, fine point — jigine deri or jik jigine deri down to the finest detail.
- jik jigine deri aytırğa — to tell down to the smallest detail
- jigine deri tinterge — to examine down to the last detail
- jigine deri aŋılatdı — explained it down to the last detail
- işni jiklerin bilmeyme — I do not know the details of the matter
4. ground, reason, pretext (for an action) — Marked as Karachay usage.
- qutulur jigiŋ joqdu — you have no pretext to get out of it
- menŋe ullu söleşir jigi joqdu — he has no grounds to speak haughtily to me
Expressions
- arqa jikleri qaltırarğa — be terrified
- jawda jik izlegen — hard to please
- jigin jiginden ayırırğa — gossip about someone
- jigine deri bilirge — know in detail
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jikthe joint | jigimmy joint | jigiŋyour joint | jigihis joint | jigibizour joint | jigigizyou all's joint | jikleritheir joints |
| Genitive | jiknithe joint's | jigimimy joint's | jigiŋiyour joint's | jiginihis joint's | jigibizniour joint's | jigigizniyou all's joint's | jiklerinitheir joints' |
| Accusative | jiknithe joint (as the object) | jigimimy joint (as the object) | jigiŋiyour joint (as the object) | jiginhis joint (as the object) | jigibizniour joint (as the object) | jigigizniyou all's joint (as the object) | jiklerintheir joints (as the object) |
| Dative | jikgeto the joint | jigimeto my joint | jigiŋeto your joint | jigineto his joint | jigibizgeto our joint | jigigizgeto you all's joint | jiklerineto their joints |
| Locative | jikdein / at the joint | jigimdein / at my joint | jigiŋdein / at your joint | jigindein / at his joint | jigibizdein / at our joint | jigigizdein / at you all's joint | jiklerindein / at their joints |
| Ablative | jikdenfrom the joint | jigimdenfrom my joint | jigiŋdenfrom your joint | jigindenfrom his joint | jigibizdenfrom our joint | jigigizdenfrom you all's joint | jiklerindenfrom their joints |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jiklethe joints | jiklerimmy joints | jikleriŋyour joints | jiklerihis joints | jikleribizour joints | jiklerigizyou all's joints | jikleritheir joints |
| Genitive | jiklenithe joints' | jiklerimimy joints' | jikleriŋiyour joints' | jiklerinihis joints' | jikleribizniour joints' | jiklerigizniyou all's joints' | jiklerinitheir joints' |
| Accusative | jiklenithe joints (as the object) | jiklerimimy joints (as the object) | jikleriŋiyour joints (as the object) | jiklerinhis joints (as the object) | jikleribizniour joints (as the object) | jiklerigizniyou all's joints (as the object) | jiklerintheir joints (as the object) |
| Dative | jiklegeto the joints | jiklerimeto my joints | jikleriŋeto your joints | jiklerineto his joints | jikleribizgeto our joints | jiklerigizgeto you all's joints | jiklerineto their joints |
| Locative | jikledein / at the joints | jiklerimdein / at my joints | jikleriŋdein / at your joints | jiklerindein / at his joints | jikleribizdein / at our joints | jiklerigizdein / at you all's joints | jiklerindein / at their joints |
| Ablative | jikledenfrom the joints | jiklerimdenfrom my joints | jikleriŋdenfrom your joints | jiklerindenfrom his joints | jikleribizdenfrom our joints | jiklerigizdenfrom you all's joints | jiklerindenfrom their joints |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jikleri can mean "his / her joints", "their joint", or "their joints" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.