jurt
/dʒurt/ · plural jurtla
1. homeland, native land — With ata it means fatherland; before another noun this phrase means patriotic or of the fatherland.
- ata jurt — the fatherland
- ata jurtubuz türlenŋendi — our fatherland has changed
- ata jurtubuz üçün küreşgendile — they fought for our fatherland
- jurtun süygen alğa urur — he who loves his homeland pushes it forward
- jurtun sathan betin satar — he who sells his homeland sells his honor
- jurtundan ayırılğan jeti jıl jılar — he who is parted from his homeland weeps for seven years
- jurt qoruğan ozar — he whom the homeland protects wins
2. land, region, locality, place
- bu jurtlada — in these parts
- men aylanŋan jurtlada — in the places where I have been
- bu jurtlada qış uzun boladı — in these parts the winter is long
- uzaq jurtlağa ketdi — he went off to distant lands
3. home, dwelling
- tardı ansı aman jurt tüldü — it is cramped, but it is not a bad home
- jurtla işleybiz — we build houses
- alamat jurtla işlenŋen edile — fine dwellings had been built
- naratnı jurtha, qayınnı otha — the pine for the house, the birch for the fire
4. village, settlement — Names an inhabited settlement rather than a single house.
- biz jaşağan jurtda — in the village where we live
- jurt taw etegindedi — the village is at the foot of the mountain
- bu jurtda jüz üydegi jaşaydı — a hundred households live in this village
- jurtnu adamları barı da jıyıldıla — all the people of the village gathered
Expressions
- quru jurtda qalırğa — left empty-handed
- quru jurtha qararğa — be left destitute
- quru jurtha qarathan — who ruined someone
- ata jurt — homeland
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jurtthe homeland | jurtummy homeland | jurtuŋyour homeland | jurtuhis homeland | jurtubuzour homeland | jurtuğuzyou all's homeland | jurtlarıtheir homelands |
| Genitive | jurtnuthe homeland's | jurtumumy homeland's | jurtuŋuyour homeland's | jurtunuhis homeland's | jurtubuznuour homeland's | jurtuğuznuyou all's homeland's | jurtlarınıtheir homelands' |
| Accusative | jurtnuthe homeland (as the object) | jurtumumy homeland (as the object) | jurtuŋuyour homeland (as the object) | jurtunhis homeland (as the object) | jurtubuznuour homeland (as the object) | jurtuğuznuyou all's homeland (as the object) | jurtlarıntheir homelands (as the object) |
| Dative | jurthato the homeland | jurtumato my homeland | jurtuŋato your homeland | jurtunato his homeland | jurtubuzğato our homeland | jurtuğuzğato you all's homeland | jurtlarınato their homelands |
| Locative | jurtdain / at the homeland | jurtumdain / at my homeland | jurtuŋdain / at your homeland | jurtundain / at his homeland | jurtubuzdain / at our homeland | jurtuğuzdain / at you all's homeland | jurtlarındain / at their homelands |
| Ablative | jurtdanfrom the homeland | jurtumdanfrom my homeland | jurtuŋdanfrom your homeland | jurtundanfrom his homeland | jurtubuzdanfrom our homeland | jurtuğuzdanfrom you all's homeland | jurtlarındanfrom their homelands |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jurtlathe homelands | jurtlarımmy homelands | jurtlarıŋyour homelands | jurtlarıhis homelands | jurtlarıbızour homelands | jurtlarığızyou all's homelands | jurtlarıtheir homelands |
| Genitive | jurtlanıthe homelands' | jurtlarımımy homelands' | jurtlarıŋıyour homelands' | jurtlarınıhis homelands' | jurtlarıbıznıour homelands' | jurtlarığıznıyou all's homelands' | jurtlarınıtheir homelands' |
| Accusative | jurtlanıthe homelands (as the object) | jurtlarımımy homelands (as the object) | jurtlarıŋıyour homelands (as the object) | jurtlarınhis homelands (as the object) | jurtlarıbıznıour homelands (as the object) | jurtlarığıznıyou all's homelands (as the object) | jurtlarıntheir homelands (as the object) |
| Dative | jurtlağato the homelands | jurtlarımato my homelands | jurtlarıŋato your homelands | jurtlarınato his homelands | jurtlarıbızğato our homelands | jurtlarığızğato you all's homelands | jurtlarınato their homelands |
| Locative | jurtladain / at the homelands | jurtlarımdain / at my homelands | jurtlarıŋdain / at your homelands | jurtlarındain / at his homelands | jurtlarıbızdain / at our homelands | jurtlarığızdain / at you all's homelands | jurtlarındain / at their homelands |
| Ablative | jurtladanfrom the homelands | jurtlarımdanfrom my homelands | jurtlarıŋdanfrom your homelands | jurtlarındanfrom his homelands | jurtlarıbızdanfrom our homelands | jurtlarığızdanfrom you all's homelands | jurtlarındanfrom their homelands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jurtları can mean "his / her homelands", "their homeland", or "their homelands" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jurtnuquthe homeland's one | jurtnuqulathe homeland's ones | jurtlanıqıthe homelands' one | jurtlanıqılathe homelands' ones |
| Genitive | jurtnuqunuof the homeland's one | jurtnuqulanıof the homeland's ones | jurtlanıqınıof the homelands' one | jurtlanıqılanıof the homelands' ones |
| Accusative | jurtnuqunthe homeland's one (as the object) | jurtnuqulanıthe homeland's ones (as the object) | jurtlanıqınthe homelands' one (as the object) | jurtlanıqılanıthe homelands' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | jurtnuqunato the homeland's one | jurtnuqulağato the homeland's ones | jurtlanıqınato the homelands' one | jurtlanıqılağato the homelands' ones |
| Locative | jurtnuqundain / at the homeland's one | jurtnuquladain / at the homeland's ones | jurtlanıqındain / at the homelands' one | jurtlanıqıladain / at the homelands' ones |
| Ablative | jurtnuqundanfrom the homeland's one | jurtnuquladanfrom the homeland's ones | jurtlanıqındanfrom the homelands' one | jurtlanıqıladanfrom the homelands' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.