maymul
/majmul/ · plural maymulla
1. monkey, ape
- maymulla tropiklede jaşaydıla — monkeys live in the tropics
- maymul adamğa uşaydı — the monkey resembles a man
- maymulçuqnu körüb quwandı — she was glad to see the little monkey
- adam maymulnu da üyretedi — a man trains even a monkey
- maymul küzgüge qarağança — like a monkey looking in a mirror
- körgen maymul da etedi — even a monkey does what it has seen
2. very ugly person — An insulting comparison of a person to a monkey.
- tükburun maymul — a snub-nosed monkey
- ne aytırıqdı tükburun maymul — what will the snub-nosed monkey say
- maymul deb qoydu — he simply called him a monkey
- maymul deb aytma adamğa — do not call a person a monkey
3. ridge-post, carved support of a roof ridge
- üynü maymulu — the ridge-post of the house
- ağaç maymul — a wooden ridge-post
- maymulğa oyuw salğandıla — they carved a pattern on the ridge-post
Expressions
- maymul jıl — monkey year
- maymul aqıllı — foolish, wrong-headed
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maymulthe monkey | maymulummy monkey | maymuluŋyour monkey | maymuluhis monkey | maymulubuzour monkey | maymuluğuzyou all's monkey | maymullarıtheir monkeys |
| Genitive | maymulnuthe monkey's | maymulumumy monkey's | maymuluŋuyour monkey's | maymulunuhis monkey's | maymulubuznuour monkey's | maymuluğuznuyou all's monkey's | maymullarınıtheir monkeys' |
| Accusative | maymulnuthe monkey (as the object) | maymulumumy monkey (as the object) | maymuluŋuyour monkey (as the object) | maymulunhis monkey (as the object) | maymulubuznuour monkey (as the object) | maymuluğuznuyou all's monkey (as the object) | maymullarıntheir monkeys (as the object) |
| Dative | maymulğato the monkey | maymulumato my monkey | maymuluŋato your monkey | maymulunato his monkey | maymulubuzğato our monkey | maymuluğuzğato you all's monkey | maymullarınato their monkeys |
| Locative | maymuldain / at the monkey | maymulumdain / at my monkey | maymuluŋdain / at your monkey | maymulundain / at his monkey | maymulubuzdain / at our monkey | maymuluğuzdain / at you all's monkey | maymullarındain / at their monkeys |
| Ablative | maymuldanfrom the monkey | maymulumdanfrom my monkey | maymuluŋdanfrom your monkey | maymulundanfrom his monkey | maymulubuzdanfrom our monkey | maymuluğuzdanfrom you all's monkey | maymullarındanfrom their monkeys |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maymullathe monkeys | maymullarımmy monkeys | maymullarıŋyour monkeys | maymullarıhis monkeys | maymullarıbızour monkeys | maymullarığızyou all's monkeys | maymullarıtheir monkeys |
| Genitive | maymullanıthe monkeys' | maymullarımımy monkeys' | maymullarıŋıyour monkeys' | maymullarınıhis monkeys' | maymullarıbıznıour monkeys' | maymullarığıznıyou all's monkeys' | maymullarınıtheir monkeys' |
| Accusative | maymullanıthe monkeys (as the object) | maymullarımımy monkeys (as the object) | maymullarıŋıyour monkeys (as the object) | maymullarınhis monkeys (as the object) | maymullarıbıznıour monkeys (as the object) | maymullarığıznıyou all's monkeys (as the object) | maymullarıntheir monkeys (as the object) |
| Dative | maymullağato the monkeys | maymullarımato my monkeys | maymullarıŋato your monkeys | maymullarınato his monkeys | maymullarıbızğato our monkeys | maymullarığızğato you all's monkeys | maymullarınato their monkeys |
| Locative | maymulladain / at the monkeys | maymullarımdain / at my monkeys | maymullarıŋdain / at your monkeys | maymullarındain / at his monkeys | maymullarıbızdain / at our monkeys | maymullarığızdain / at you all's monkeys | maymullarındain / at their monkeys |
| Ablative | maymulladanfrom the monkeys | maymullarımdanfrom my monkeys | maymullarıŋdanfrom your monkeys | maymullarındanfrom his monkeys | maymullarıbızdanfrom our monkeys | maymullarığızdanfrom you all's monkeys | maymullarındanfrom their monkeys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: maymulları can mean "his / her monkeys", "their monkey", or "their monkeys" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maymulnuquthe monkey's one | maymulnuqulathe monkey's ones | maymullanıqıthe monkeys' one | maymullanıqılathe monkeys' ones |
| Genitive | maymulnuqunuof the monkey's one | maymulnuqulanıof the monkey's ones | maymullanıqınıof the monkeys' one | maymullanıqılanıof the monkeys' ones |
| Accusative | maymulnuqunthe monkey's one (as the object) | maymulnuqulanıthe monkey's ones (as the object) | maymullanıqınthe monkeys' one (as the object) | maymullanıqılanıthe monkeys' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | maymulnuqunato the monkey's one | maymulnuqulağato the monkey's ones | maymullanıqınato the monkeys' one | maymullanıqılağato the monkeys' ones |
| Locative | maymulnuqundain / at the monkey's one | maymulnuquladain / at the monkey's ones | maymullanıqındain / at the monkeys' one | maymullanıqıladain / at the monkeys' ones |
| Ablative | maymulnuqundanfrom the monkey's one | maymulnuquladanfrom the monkey's ones | maymullanıqındanfrom the monkeys' one | maymullanıqıladanfrom the monkeys' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.