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jabjynmak v. to snarl (at), bark. Güjük jabjyndy. The puppy snarled. jabjynyp jogap bermek to answer with a snarl.
jady [ja:dy] n. witchcraft, sorcery. ~ etmek to conjure, practise witchcraft/sorcery, bewitch.
jadygöy [ja:dygö:y] adj. magic, witchcraft. ~ nazar a bewitching look.
jahan adj. world. ~ urşy world war. ~a inmek to be born, enter the world.
~ ýagtylýar. Day is breaking.
jümle-jahan n. world.
jahankeşde n. traveller.
jahankeşdelik n. tourism.
1 • work of a traveller.
2 • tourism. ~ etmek to travel.
jahyl [ja:hy:l] n. young man; without knowledge or experience. ~ çykmak to reach manhood.
jahyllyk [ja:hy:llyk] n. youth. ~ ýyllarynda in one's youth.
jalbar n. 1 • trousers. Usage: Brit
2 • pants, slacks. Usage: Amer
jam [ja:m] n. serving dish, serving bowl, tureen. bir ~ süýt
jan [ja:n] n. 1 • soul, spirit, heart.
2 • life, body. ~ girmek to return to life. ~yňy gurban etmek to sacrifice oneself, lay down one's life. ~ bermek give up one's life.
3 • person, soul, head. ~ başyna per head, per capita.
4 • dear. ~ym meniň! My dear! ~ dost! Dear friend! Usage: for a cause
~ etmek to do one's best, do one's utmost.
~ çekmek to give one's all.
janyňy ýakmak to concern oneself with, worry about.
jana-jan [ja:na-ja:n] adj. 1 • faithful, loyal, reliable, devoted, staunch. ~ dost devoted/staunch friend.
2 • own. Ol meniň ~ doganym. He is my own brother.
janawar adj. poor thing (living thing), poor soul.
jandar [ja:nda:r] n. living being, creature, creatures. janly-jandarlar living beings. Öýde ~ ýokdy. There was not a living soul in the house.
janhowul [ja:nhowul] n. death-pangs.
janköýer [ja:nköýer] n. 1 • fanatic, fan, enthusiast. futbol ~i football fan.
2 • See: jana-jan.
janlanmak [ja:nlanmak] v. to become animated, come alive, rejuvenate oneself. Tebigat janlandy. The natural world has come alive.
janly [ja:nly] adv. active, lively; living.
adj. grazing animals; sheep and goats. ~ soýmak to kill a lamb, a sheep or a goat.
janly-jandar ~ ýöremek to walk quickly. janly-jandarlar living beings.
janpena [ja:npena] n. bodyguard.
jansyz [ja:nsyz] adj. 1 • dead, lifeless, inanimate, inorganic. ~ tebigat inanimate. ~ göwre dead body, corpse.
2 • slowly, limply, inertly. ~ işlemek to work lethergically.
jan-ten [ja:n-ten] n. heart and soul, body and soul. jan-teni bilen with all one's heart. See: jan; ten.
jaň n. 1 • bell. gapynyň ~y doorbell. ~ kakyldy The doorbell bell rang.
2 • call, ring. ~ etmek to telephone, ring, give a call. telefonyň ~y ringing of a telephone.
eňegine ~ kakylan ýaly geplemek Lit: to talk like a ringing chin to talk without ceasing.
jaňlaşmak v. to ring up. Jaňlaşarys! We'll speak on the phone!
jaňňyrdamak v. to ring. Jaň jaňňyrdady. A bell rang.
jar1 n. message. ~ çekmek to announce, cry out. ~ etmek to announce, cry out.
jar2 n. gully, ravine. ~dan geçmek to cross a ravine.
jarçy n. messenger, town crier, herald.
jarnama [jarna:ma] n. address, appeal.
jaý1 [ja:ý] n. 1 • building, house. ~ gurmak to build a house.
Usage: colloq 2 • place, room.
3 • establishment.
okuw ~y
jaý2 [ja:ý] n. 1 • correct. ~ jogap correct answer.
2 • appropriate. Bu ~ sorag. This question is to the point.
3 • accurate. ~ atmak to shoot accurately.
4 • comfortable. ~ bolmak to be comfortable. göwne ~ bolmak to be comfortable, be just right.
jaýdar [ja:ýda:r] adj. reliable, trustworthy. ~ ýerlerden alnan maglumatlar information received from reliable sources.
jaýlamak [ja:ýlamak] v. 1 • to put in place.
2 • to bury.
jaýlanmak [ja:ýlanmak] v. 1 • to be put in place.
2 • to be buried.
jaýlaşmak [ja:ýlaşmak] v. 1 • See: jaýlamak.
2 • to sit, settle, make oneself comfortable. Ol diwanyň üstünde jaýlaşyp oturdy. He made himself comfortable on the sofa.
3 • to make fit.[ja:ýlaşmak]
See: jaýlamak.
jebir n. 1 • oppression, yoke (of slavery or oppression). ~ çekmek to be oppressed. ~ bermek to oppress.
2 • suffering, affliction. ~ bermek to make somebody suffer. ~ çekmek to suffer. agyrydan ~ çekmek to be racked with pain. ~ çeken martyr.
jebir-jepa pain and suffering.
jebir-jepa:ly adj. agonizing, hard. ~ zähmet hard work.
jebir-sütem -. See: jebir; sütem. ~ etmek to oppress. ~ etmek to make somebody suffer, torture.
jebis adv. tightly. gapyny ~ ýapmak to close a door tightly, board a door.
jebisleşmek v. to join two things tightly together , to fix something firmly.
jedel n. 1 • quarrel, dispute, argument. Jedelleşmäň! Don't make a quarrel!
2 • bet. ~ etmek to bet.
jedelkeş n. quarrelsome, quarrel-maker.
jedelleşmek v. 1 • to argue, quarrel, dispute. Biz düýn ýygnakda köp jedeleşip oturdyk. Yesterday at the meeting we sat quarrelling for ages.
2 • to make a bet (on).
jedelli adj. questionable, debatable, disputed. ~ mesele moot point, vexed question.
jedelsiz adj. incontrovertible, without question.
jelegaý n. land, area, place, locality. Sen bu ~da näme işleýärsiň? What are you doing at this place?
jelep n. prostitute.
jellat [jella:t] n. hangman, executioner.
adj. ruthless, pitiless, relentless. ~dyr gara gözleriň. There is no mercy in your black eyes.
jem n. 1 • sum, total. ~ini çykarmak to sum up.
2 • all, whole. ~i önüm gross product. ~ bolmak to gather.
Usage: mathematics 3 • sum. iki goşulyjynyň ~i the sum of two parts.
jemagat [jema:gat] n. the people, the public; community. ~yň öňünde in public. ~ ony sylaýar. The public respects him.
jemgyýet n. society, organization, community.
jemgyýetçilik adj. public, social. ~ pikiri public opinion. ~ eýeçiligi public property, public ownership. ~ işi community work, social work.
jemi adj. amount of, number of, total number. puluň ~ amount of money. Bis ~ bäş adamdyk. There were five of us altogether.
jemlemek v. 1 • to gather; concentrate, focus. ünsi bir zada ~ to concentrate one's attention (on, upon).
2 • to sum up. netijeleri ~ to sum up the conclusions.
Usage: mathematics 3 • to add (up).
4 • to make a conclusion, conclude, finish. Ol ahyry sözüni jemledi. At last he came to the conclusion of his speech.
jemlenmek v. 1 • to be gathered, be concentrated, be focused.
2 • to be summed up.
Usage: mathematics 3 • to be added up.
4 • to be concluded.
jenap [jena:p] n. 1 • (title for a man) Mr., Sir, Lord. jenaplar we jenanlar ladies and gentlemen.
2 • Excellency. siziň aly jenabyňyz! Your Excellency!
jenaýat [jena:ýat] n. crime.
adj. criminal, felonious. ~ iş criminal case. ~ kodeksi criminal code.
jenaýatçy [jena:ýatçy] n. criminal, offender, felon. döwlet ~sy someone who has committed a crime against the state.
jenaýatçylyk [jena:ýatçylyk] n. 1 • crime (in general), felony.
2 • criminality.
jenaýatkär [jena:ýatkär] n. See: jenaýatçy.
jenjel n. 1 • quarrel, row. ~ etmek to make a row, quarrel.
2 • fuss, a lot of noise. ~ turuzmak to make a fuss.
jenjelleşmek v. to have a row, quarrel.
jennet n. 1 • paradise, heaven.
2 • Jennet - a girl's name.
jeň n. battle, fight, war. ~ meýdany battle field.
jeňňel n. jungle, thick forest.
jeňňellik n. thicket, course shrubs.
jepa [jepa:] n. 1 • suffering. köp ~lary başdan geçirmek to experience much/a lot of suffering. ~ çekmek to torture/torment to make so suffer torment.
2 • toil.
jeren n. gazelle, small antelope.
jerime [jeri:me] n. fine. ~ salmak to impose a fine (on), to fine someone. ~ tölemek to pay a fine. Kassa gidip, ~ tölörsiň! Go to a (state) bank and pay the fine!
jeset n. corpse, dead body.
jeýhun [je:ýhun] adj. storming, raging. ~ derýa storming river.
jeza [jeza:] n. punishment. ~ bermek to punish. ölüm ~sy death penalty. berk ~ strict/harsh punishment. ~ çekmek to bear/take punishment, pay the penalty, be punished. Ol adamlaryň günäsi üçin ~ çekdi. He suffered punishment for the sins of the people.
jezalandyrmak [jeza:landyrmak] v. to punish, have someone punished.
jähennem n. 1 • hell. Usage: religious ~e git! Go to hell!
2 • word expressing indifference. ~, näme bolsa bolsun! So be it!
~ etmek to lose; to hide.
janyny ~e ibermek to kill.
jähet aspect, perspective (per DG). See: jäht.
jäjek n. Usage: colloq toy.
jigi [jigi:] n. 1 • younger brother or sister. only Ahal-Teke men use jigi to refer to younger brothers. Other clans use it only to refer to younger sisters. gyz jigi younger sister.
2 • younger relative (via brother or father).
Usage: dial 3 • younger person. only Ahal-Teke men use jigi to refer to younger men. See: ini.
jigit n. lad. in the sense of 'the lads'.
jikme-jik [ji:kme-ji:k] adj. in detail. ~ gürrüň bermek to tell in detail.
jilt n. binding, book-cover. kitabyň jildi the cover of a book. ~ ussahanasy binders, bookbinder.
jinnek n. trace, grain, fragment, atom. Onuň ~ ýaly hem günäsi ýok. There isn't a trace of guilt in him.
jisim n. 1 • substance. gaty ~ a solid. ýumşak ~ a liquid.
2 • object.
Usage: star, planet, moon 3 • body. asman ~leri heavenly bodies.
jogap [joga:p] n. 1 • answer, reply, response. ~ bermek to answer, reply, respond. ~ soramak to ask a question.
2 • permission, consent. ~ bermek to give one's consent/permission, permit, be responsible (for). ~ soramak to ask for a permission.
Usage: mathematics 3 • answer. meseläniň jogaby the answer to a question.
jogapkär [joga:pkär] adj. responsible, important, crucial. ~ bolmak to be in charge (of), be responsible (for). ~ redaktor chief editor. ~ işgär executive. Ol jogapkär. He is responsible.
jogapkärçilik [joga:pkärçilik] n. responsibility. jogapkärçiligi öz üstüňe almak to take the responsibility (of).
jogapkärli [joga:pkärli] adj. important, serious, crucial. ~ wagt crucial moment.
jogapsyz [joga:psyz] adj. Usage: mathematics without an answer. ~ mesele unsolved problem.
jokrama adj. burning, scorching, blistering. ~ yssy scorching heat.
jomart [jo:ma:rt] adj. generous. ~ adam generous person.
jomartlyk [jo:ma:rtlyk] n. generosity, lavishness. ~ etmek to display generosity.
jora [jo:ra] n. (female) friend. used by a girl or woman of a female friend.
jorap [jora:p] n. sock, slipper-sock.
joşdurmak v. 1 • to make something overflow, cause something to overflow.
2 • to inspire, to quicken smb's spirit, to arouse, to stir up.
joşgun [jo:şgun] n. 1 • flood, overflow.
2 • enthusiasm, fervour, animation. uly ~ bilen geplemek to speak with great fervour.
joşgunly [jo:şgunly] adj. 1 • stormy, violent, raging, wild. ~ deňiz wild sea.
2 • animated, enthusiastic, fervent. ~ söz inspired speech.
joşmak [jo:şmak] v. 1 • to overflow.
2 • to be in full swing. Üş joşup başlady. The work is in full swing.
3 • to inspire. joşup zähmet çekmek to work with inspiration.
4 • to give something to somebody, fork out (colloq). bäş manat ~ to give somebody five manats, fork out five manats.
joýa [jo:ýa] n. row, furrow, groove. ~ çekmek to furrow. hyýary ~lap ekmek to plant cucumbers in furrows.
jögi [jö:gi] adj. 1 • feigned; affected. ~ adam pretender, sham.
2 • sly, crafty.
jöhit [jö:hit] n. 1 • Jew.
Usage: vulgar 2 • miser, skinflint.
jöwen n. maize, corn on the cob.
jöwenek n. hail. ~ ýagýar. It is hailing.
jöwher n. 1 • precious stone, jewel.
2 • Damascus steel. ~ gylyç sword/sabre of Damascus steel, Damascus blade.
jöwza [jöwza:] n. sultriness.
juda [juda:] adv. very, highly, too, very much. ~ köp okamak to read too much.
~ bolmasa if not, as a last resort, if all else fails.
jul n. 1 • sackcloth.
2 • cloth, dress. ~uňy täzelemek to buy a new dress.
~dan çykmak to lose everything.
juma [juma:] n. Friday. ~ güni Friday, on Friday.
juwan [juwa:n] adj. young, young person. ~ ýigit young man. iki ýaş juwaniň durmuş toýy the wedding of two young people.
jübi n. pocket. jübä salmak to put something into one's pocket.
Jübimde it uwlaýar. I am out of cash.
jübüt adj. 1 • even. Usage: mathematics ~ san even number. Turkmen buy an even no. of sweet things, an odd no. of savoury - strong or spicy things.
2 • pair, couple.
jülge n. ravine, gorge, canyon; valley. with water flowing at the bottom, therefore usually green either side.
jümle n. phrase; sentence.
jümle-jahan n. world.
jümmüş n. heart, depths, bowels. tokaýyň ~i the depths of the forest. ýeriň ~i bowels of the earth. halkyň ~inde in the midst of the people.
jüňk jump. Men erbet habar eşiden wagtym ýüregim jüňk boldy. When I heard the bad news my heart missed a beat.
jüp Usage: colloq
jür adj. neat, accurate, conscientious; honest. işine ~ adam conscientious person, accurate person.
jüýje n. chick, chicken; poultry. ~ guzlatmak to hatch chickens.
jüýjäni güýz sanaşarys don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Category: prov.
jygyldyk n. 1 • crowded place, crush, squash, scrum.
2 • flea market, bazaar.
jylaw n. reins. atyň ~yndan tutup itmek to lead a horse by the reins.
~yny eliňe almak to take the reins in one's hand.
~yňy bermek to be led by somebody.
jyn n. jinnee (pl: jinn). an intelligent being lower than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms, and having power over people.
Ony meniň jynym alanok. I don't like him/her.
Saňa näme ~ urdy? What's the matter with you?
~yň atlanmak to rage, be furious, be full of anger.
jynaza [jyna:za] n. last rites, prayer read before funeral.
jyns n. 1 • gender, sex.
2 • rock. dag ~ lary layers, rocks, beds, strata. gaty ~ solid layer.
3 • race. adamzat ~y human race.
jyňňyrdamak v. to ring. Telefon jyňňyrdaýar. The telephone is ringing.