jummaq
/dʒummaq/
Definitions
1. lump, ball, clod of a soft substance pressed together
- qar jummaq — a snowball
- qar jummaq oynarğa — to play snowballs
- jummaq eterge — to work into lumps
2. a rounded portion of filling of cheese, potato or the like, put inside a pie
- bişlaq jummaq — a ball of cheese filling
- hıçınnı jummağı — the pie's ball of filling
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jummaqthe lump | jummaqlathe lumps | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | jummaqnıthe lump's | jummaqlanıthe lumps' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | jummaqnıthe lump (as the object) | jummaqlanıthe lumps (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | jummaqğato the lump | jummaqlağato the lumps | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | jummaqdaat / in the lump | jummaqladaat / in the lumps | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | jummaqdanfrom the lump | jummaqladanfrom the lumps | 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 | jummağımmy lump | jummaqlarımmy lumps |
| your | jummağıngyour lump | jummaqlarıngyour lumps |
| his / her | jummağıhis / her lump | jummaqlarıhis / her lumps |
| our | jummağıbızour lump | jummaqlarıbızour lumps |
| you all's | jummağığızyou all's lump | jummaqlarığızyou all's lumps |
| their | jummaqlarıtheir lump | jummaqlarıtheir lumps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jummaqları can mean "his / her lumps", "their lump", or "their lumps" — context decides.