jubanç
/dʒubantʃ/ · plural jubançla
1. amusement, entertainment, fun, a pastime — The plural sabiy jubançla means children's games and amusements.
- sabiy jubançla — children's amusements
- sabiylege jubanç kerekdi — the children need some amusement
- bu oyun jaşlağa jubançdı — this game is fun for the boys
2. comfort, consolation, solace, joy, delight — Often said of a child as its parents' joy: jubançıbız ol sabiydi means "that child is our joy".
- jubançıbız ol sabiydi — that child is our joy
- jüregimi quwançı, jaşawumu jubançı — the joy of my heart, the comfort of my life
- sensiz duniyada jubanç joq menŋe — without you there is no joy in the world for me
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jubançthe amusement | jubançımmy amusement | jubançıŋyour amusement | jubançıhis amusement | jubançıbızour amusement | jubançığızyou all's amusement | jubançlarıtheir amusements |
| Genitive | jubançnıthe amusement's | jubançımımy amusement's | jubançıŋıyour amusement's | jubançınıhis amusement's | jubançıbıznıour amusement's | jubançığıznıyou all's amusement's | jubançlarınıtheir amusements' |
| Accusative | jubançnıthe amusement (as the object) | jubançımımy amusement (as the object) | jubançıŋıyour amusement (as the object) | jubançınhis amusement (as the object) | jubançıbıznıour amusement (as the object) | jubançığıznıyou all's amusement (as the object) | jubançlarıntheir amusements (as the object) |
| Dative | jubançhato the amusement | jubançımato my amusement | jubançıŋato your amusement | jubançınato his amusement | jubançıbızğato our amusement | jubançığızğato you all's amusement | jubançlarınato their amusements |
| Locative | jubançdain / at the amusement | jubançımdain / at my amusement | jubançıŋdain / at your amusement | jubançındain / at his amusement | jubançıbızdain / at our amusement | jubançığızdain / at you all's amusement | jubançlarındain / at their amusements |
| Ablative | jubançdanfrom the amusement | jubançımdanfrom my amusement | jubançıŋdanfrom your amusement | jubançındanfrom his amusement | jubançıbızdanfrom our amusement | jubançığızdanfrom you all's amusement | jubançlarındanfrom their amusements |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jubançlathe amusements | jubançlarımmy amusements | jubançlarıŋyour amusements | jubançlarıhis amusements | jubançlarıbızour amusements | jubançlarığızyou all's amusements | jubançlarıtheir amusements |
| Genitive | jubançlanıthe amusements' | jubançlarımımy amusements' | jubançlarıŋıyour amusements' | jubançlarınıhis amusements' | jubançlarıbıznıour amusements' | jubançlarığıznıyou all's amusements' | jubançlarınıtheir amusements' |
| Accusative | jubançlanıthe amusements (as the object) | jubançlarımımy amusements (as the object) | jubançlarıŋıyour amusements (as the object) | jubançlarınhis amusements (as the object) | jubançlarıbıznıour amusements (as the object) | jubançlarığıznıyou all's amusements (as the object) | jubançlarıntheir amusements (as the object) |
| Dative | jubançlağato the amusements | jubançlarımato my amusements | jubançlarıŋato your amusements | jubançlarınato his amusements | jubançlarıbızğato our amusements | jubançlarığızğato you all's amusements | jubançlarınato their amusements |
| Locative | jubançladain / at the amusements | jubançlarımdain / at my amusements | jubançlarıŋdain / at your amusements | jubançlarındain / at his amusements | jubançlarıbızdain / at our amusements | jubançlarığızdain / at you all's amusements | jubançlarındain / at their amusements |
| Ablative | jubançladanfrom the amusements | jubançlarımdanfrom my amusements | jubançlarıŋdanfrom your amusements | jubançlarındanfrom his amusements | jubançlarıbızdanfrom our amusements | jubançlarığızdanfrom you all's amusements | jubançlarındanfrom their amusements |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jubançları can mean "his / her amusements", "their amusement", or "their amusements" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.