jır

/dʒɯr/ · plural jırla

Balkar spelling: zhır

1. (n.) song, a sung composition — Before another noun it means song or of songs, as in jır poeziya "song poetry".

2. (n.) the singing of birds, birdsong one source

qanatlılanı jırları — the singing of the birds
bulbulnu jırı tatlıdı — the nightingale's singing is sweet
çıpçıqlanı jırları eşitiledile — the small birds' singing can be heard
bulbul jırından ese tatlı — sweeter than a nightingale's singing
toq çıpçıqla tögerekni jırğa aylandırğandıla — the well-fed sparrows have filled the surroundings with song

Expressions

jırın jırlarğa — take someone's side (Idiom)
anasını jırın aytdırırğa — torment someone (Idiom)
apsatını jırımıdı — what I say counts (Idiom · Formula)
kimni arbasına minseŋ, anı jırın jırla — adapt to circumstances (Idiom · Proverb or saying)

Show 7 sources

Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 1
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 1
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meaning 1

Singular — cases of jır, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	jırthe song	jırımmy song	jırıŋyour song	jırıhis song	jırıbızour song	jırığızyou all's song	jırlarıtheir songs
Genitive	jırnıthe song's	jırımımy song's	jırıŋıyour song's	jırınıhis song's	jırıbıznıour song's	jırığıznıyou all's song's	jırlarınıtheir songs'
Accusative	jırnıthe song (as the object)	jırımımy song (as the object)	jırıŋıyour song (as the object)	jırınhis song (as the object)	jırıbıznıour song (as the object)	jırığıznıyou all's song (as the object)	jırlarıntheir songs (as the object)
Dative	jırğato the song	jırımato my song	jırıŋato your song	jırınato his song	jırıbızğato our song	jırığızğato you all's song	jırlarınato their songs
Locative	jırdain / at the song	jırımdain / at my song	jırıŋdain / at your song	jırındain / at his song	jırıbızdain / at our song	jırığızdain / at you all's song	jırlarındain / at their songs
Ablative	jırdanfrom the song	jırımdanfrom my song	jırıŋdanfrom your song	jırındanfrom his song	jırıbızdanfrom our song	jırığızdanfrom you all's song	jırlarındanfrom their songs

Plural — cases of jır, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	jırlathe songs	jırlarımmy songs	jırlarıŋyour songs	jırlarıhis songs	jırlarıbızour songs	jırlarığızyou all's songs	jırlarıtheir songs
Genitive	jırlanıthe songs'	jırlarımımy songs'	jırlarıŋıyour songs'	jırlarınıhis songs'	jırlarıbıznıour songs'	jırlarığıznıyou all's songs'	jırlarınıtheir songs'
Accusative	jırlanıthe songs (as the object)	jırlarımımy songs (as the object)	jırlarıŋıyour songs (as the object)	jırlarınhis songs (as the object)	jırlarıbıznıour songs (as the object)	jırlarığıznıyou all's songs (as the object)	jırlarıntheir songs (as the object)
Dative	jırlağato the songs	jırlarımato my songs	jırlarıŋato your songs	jırlarınato his songs	jırlarıbızğato our songs	jırlarığızğato you all's songs	jırlarınato their songs
Locative	jırladain / at the songs	jırlarımdain / at my songs	jırlarıŋdain / at your songs	jırlarındain / at his songs	jırlarıbızdain / at our songs	jırlarığızdain / at you all's songs	jırlarındain / at their songs
Ablative	jırladanfrom the songs	jırlarımdanfrom my songs	jırlarıŋdanfrom your songs	jırlarındanfrom his songs	jırlarıbızdanfrom our songs	jırlarığızdanfrom you all's songs	jırlarındanfrom their songs

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jırları can mean "his / her songs", "their song", or "their songs" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.