çohbaş
/tʃoxbaʃ/
in a headscarf knotted on top of the head — Usually said of a woman, often disparagingly, when her headscarf is tied carelessly.
- çohbaş qatınnı atın — the name of the woman in the knotted headscarf
- çohbaş qatın keldi — a woman in a knotted headscarf came
- ol çohbaş tişirıwdu — she is a woman in a knotted headscarf
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çohbaşmaI am wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | çohbaşsayou are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | çohbaşdıhe is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | çohbaşbızwe are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | çohbaşsızyou all are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | çohbaşdılathey are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çohbaşdı — "compared to me, he is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çohbaşdımine is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | seniki çohbaşdıyours is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | anıqı çohbaşdıhis is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | bizniki çohbaşdıours is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | sizniki çohbaşdıyours (pl.) is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | alanıqı çohbaşdıtheirs is wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çohbaşdılamine are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | senikile çohbaşdılayours are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | anıqıla çohbaşdılahis are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | biznikile çohbaşdılaours are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | siznikile çohbaşdılayours (pl.) are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head | alanıqıla çohbaşdılatheirs are wearing a headscarf knotted at the crown of the head |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çohbaşdı, bıla çohbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".