çalbaş
/tʃalbaʃ/
1. gray-haired, gray-headed, white-haired
- çalbaş qart — a gray-headed old man
- ol çalbaş kimdi? — who is that gray-haired one?
- çalbaş kapitan — a gray-haired captain
- onowların etgendile çalbaşla — the gray-haired ones have made their decisions
- çalbaş eseŋ da çalqıŋı taşlama — even if you are gray-headed, do not put down your scythe
2. gray-capped, white-topped — Said of a mountain or peak whose top looks white or gray.
- çalbaş taw — a white-topped mountain
- çalbaş tawnu qabırğası — the slope of the white-topped mountain
- çalbaş Miŋi taw — white-topped Elbrus
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çalbaşmaI am gray-haired | çalbaşsayou are gray-haired | çalbaşdıhe is gray-haired | çalbaşbızwe are gray-haired | çalbaşsızyou all are gray-haired | çalbaşdılathey are gray-haired |
| comparative — more | çalbaşıraqmaI am more gray-haired | çalbaşıraqsayou are more gray-haired | çalbaşıraqdıhe is more gray-haired | çalbaşıraqbızwe are more gray-haired | çalbaşıraqsızyou all are more gray-haired | çalbaşıraqdılathey are more gray-haired |
| intensifier — very | bek çalbaşmaI am very gray-haired | bek çalbaşsayou are very gray-haired | bek çalbaşdıhe is very gray-haired | bek çalbaşbızwe are very gray-haired | bek çalbaşsızyou all are very gray-haired | bek çalbaşdılathey are very gray-haired |
| superlative — most | em çalbaşmaI am the most gray-haired | em çalbaşsayou are the most gray-haired | em çalbaşdıhe is the most gray-haired | em çalbaşbızwe are the most gray-haired | em çalbaşsızyou all are the most gray-haired | em çalbaşdılathey are the most gray-haired |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çalbaşdı — "compared to me, he is gray-haired."