ojaq
/odʒaq/ · plural ojaqla
1. chimney, smoke flue
- ojaq ariwlarğa — to clean the chimney
- ojaq ariwlawçu — chimney sweep
- ojaqdan tütün çığadı — smoke comes out of the chimney
- ojaqdan tütün burulub çığadı — smoke billows out of the chimney
- ojaqnı qurum bekleb qoyğandı — soot has clogged the chimney
- ojaqdan qararğa — to look out through the chimney
- ojaqdan tüşerge — to get into the house down the chimney
2. home, household, family hearth
- ata ojaq — the ancestral hearth
- ol ata ojaqğa qaytdı — he returned to the ancestral home
- ojaqnı otu — the fire of the hearth
3. hearth, fireplace
- ojaqda ot janadı — a fire is burning in the hearth
- ojaqğa otun salığız — put firewood in the hearth
Expressions
- ojaqdan tüşerge — disgrace a household
- ojaqdan tütün çığarırğa — have one's own household
- odjaqdan qurum tüşgença — suddenly
- ojaq tütünleri qoşula — live next door
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ojaqthe chimney | ojağımmy chimney | ojağıŋyour chimney | ojağıhis chimney | ojağıbızour chimney | ojağığızyou all's chimney | ojaqlarıtheir chimneys |
| Genitive | ojaqnıthe chimney's | ojağımımy chimney's | ojağıŋıyour chimney's | ojağınıhis chimney's | ojağıbıznıour chimney's | ojağığıznıyou all's chimney's | ojaqlarınıtheir chimneys' |
| Accusative | ojaqnıthe chimney (as the object) | ojağımımy chimney (as the object) | ojağıŋıyour chimney (as the object) | ojağınhis chimney (as the object) | ojağıbıznıour chimney (as the object) | ojağığıznıyou all's chimney (as the object) | ojaqlarıntheir chimneys (as the object) |
| Dative | ojaqğato the chimney | ojağımato my chimney | ojağıŋato your chimney | ojağınato his chimney | ojağıbızğato our chimney | ojağığızğato you all's chimney | ojaqlarınato their chimneys |
| Locative | ojaqdain / at the chimney | ojağımdain / at my chimney | ojağıŋdain / at your chimney | ojağındain / at his chimney | ojağıbızdain / at our chimney | ojağığızdain / at you all's chimney | ojaqlarındain / at their chimneys |
| Ablative | ojaqdanfrom the chimney | ojağımdanfrom my chimney | ojağıŋdanfrom your chimney | ojağındanfrom his chimney | ojağıbızdanfrom our chimney | ojağığızdanfrom you all's chimney | ojaqlarındanfrom their chimneys |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ojaqlathe chimneys | ojaqlarımmy chimneys | ojaqlarıŋyour chimneys | ojaqlarıhis chimneys | ojaqlarıbızour chimneys | ojaqlarığızyou all's chimneys | ojaqlarıtheir chimneys |
| Genitive | ojaqlanıthe chimneys' | ojaqlarımımy chimneys' | ojaqlarıŋıyour chimneys' | ojaqlarınıhis chimneys' | ojaqlarıbıznıour chimneys' | ojaqlarığıznıyou all's chimneys' | ojaqlarınıtheir chimneys' |
| Accusative | ojaqlanıthe chimneys (as the object) | ojaqlarımımy chimneys (as the object) | ojaqlarıŋıyour chimneys (as the object) | ojaqlarınhis chimneys (as the object) | ojaqlarıbıznıour chimneys (as the object) | ojaqlarığıznıyou all's chimneys (as the object) | ojaqlarıntheir chimneys (as the object) |
| Dative | ojaqlağato the chimneys | ojaqlarımato my chimneys | ojaqlarıŋato your chimneys | ojaqlarınato his chimneys | ojaqlarıbızğato our chimneys | ojaqlarığızğato you all's chimneys | ojaqlarınato their chimneys |
| Locative | ojaqladain / at the chimneys | ojaqlarımdain / at my chimneys | ojaqlarıŋdain / at your chimneys | ojaqlarındain / at his chimneys | ojaqlarıbızdain / at our chimneys | ojaqlarığızdain / at you all's chimneys | ojaqlarındain / at their chimneys |
| Ablative | ojaqladanfrom the chimneys | ojaqlarımdanfrom my chimneys | ojaqlarıŋdanfrom your chimneys | ojaqlarındanfrom his chimneys | ojaqlarıbızdanfrom our chimneys | ojaqlarığızdanfrom you all's chimneys | ojaqlarındanfrom their chimneys |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ojaqları can mean "his / her chimneys", "their chimney", or "their chimneys" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.