öhtemli
/øxtemli/
1. proud
- öhtemli adam — a proud person
- öhtemli jaş — a proud young man
- men öhtemlime — I am proud
- ol öhtemli edi — he was proud
2. majestic, stately
- öhtemli taw — a majestic mountain
- taw suw öhtemli baradı — the mountain river flows majestically
- Qoban suw öhtemli baradı — the Kuban River flows majestically
- qala öhtemli edi — the fortress was stately
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | öhtemlimeI am proud | öhtemliseyou are proud | öhtemlidihe is proud | öhtemlibizwe are proud | öhtemlisizyou all are proud | öhtemlidilethey are proud |
| comparative — more | öhtemlirekmeI am prouder | öhtemlirekseyou are prouder | öhtemlirekdihe is prouder | öhtemlirekbizwe are prouder | öhtemlireksizyou all are prouder | öhtemlirekdilethey are prouder |
| intensifier — very | bek öhtemlimeI am very proud | bek öhtemliseyou are very proud | bek öhtemlidihe is very proud | bek öhtemlibizwe are very proud | bek öhtemlisizyou all are very proud | bek öhtemlidilethey are very proud |
| superlative — most | em öhtemlimeI am the proudest | em öhtemliseyou are the proudest | em öhtemlidihe is the proudest | em öhtemlibizwe are the proudest | em öhtemlisizyou all are the proudest | em öhtemlidilethey are the proudest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden öhtemlidi — "compared to me, he is proud."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki öhtemlidimine is proud | seniki öhtemlidiyours is proud | anıqı öhtemlidihis is proud | bizniki öhtemlidiours is proud | sizniki öhtemlidiyours (pl.) is proud | alanıqı öhtemliditheirs is proud |
| comparative — more | meniki öhtemlirekdimine is prouder | seniki öhtemlirekdiyours is prouder | anıqı öhtemlirekdihis is prouder | bizniki öhtemlirekdiours is prouder | sizniki öhtemlirekdiyours (pl.) is prouder | alanıqı öhtemlirekditheirs is prouder |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek öhtemlidimine is very proud | seniki bek öhtemlidiyours is very proud | anıqı bek öhtemlidihis is very proud | bizniki bek öhtemlidiours is very proud | sizniki bek öhtemlidiyours (pl.) is very proud | alanıqı bek öhtemliditheirs is very proud |
| superlative — most | meniki em öhtemlidimine is the proudest | seniki em öhtemlidiyours is the proudest | anıqı em öhtemlidihis is the proudest | bizniki em öhtemlidiours is the proudest | sizniki em öhtemlidiyours (pl.) is the proudest | alanıqı em öhtemliditheirs is the proudest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile öhtemlidilemine are proud | senikile öhtemlidileyours are proud | anıqıla öhtemlidilehis are proud | biznikile öhtemlidileours are proud | siznikile öhtemlidileyours (pl.) are proud | alanıqıla öhtemlidiletheirs are proud |
| comparative — more | menikile öhtemlirekdilemine are prouder | senikile öhtemlirekdileyours are prouder | anıqıla öhtemlirekdilehis are prouder | biznikile öhtemlirekdileours are prouder | siznikile öhtemlirekdileyours (pl.) are prouder | alanıqıla öhtemlirekdiletheirs are prouder |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek öhtemlidilemine are very proud | senikile bek öhtemlidileyours are very proud | anıqıla bek öhtemlidilehis are very proud | biznikile bek öhtemlidileours are very proud | siznikile bek öhtemlidileyours (pl.) are very proud | alanıqıla bek öhtemlidiletheirs are very proud |
| superlative — most | menikile em öhtemlidilemine are the proudest | senikile em öhtemlidileyours are the proudest | anıqıla em öhtemlidilehis are the proudest | biznikile em öhtemlidileours are the proudest | siznikile em öhtemlidileyours (pl.) are the proudest | alanıqıla em öhtemlidiletheirs are the proudest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu öhtemlidi, bıla öhtemlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".