şağıreyli
/ʃaʁɯrejli/
well connected, having many acquaintances, having connections — Common in şağıreyli adam "a person with connections, a person who knows many people".
- şağıreyli adam — a person with connections (acquaintances)
- ol şağıreylidi — he is well connected
- atam şağıreyli edi — my father was well connected
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şağıreylimeI am well connected | şağıreyliseyou are well connected | şağıreylidihe is well connected | şağıreylibizwe are well connected | şağıreylisizyou all are well connected | şağıreylidilethey are well connected |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şağıreylidi — "compared to me, he is well connected."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şağıreylidimine is well connected | seniki şağıreylidiyours is well connected | anıqı şağıreylidihis is well connected | bizniki şağıreylidiours is well connected | sizniki şağıreylidiyours (pl.) is well connected | alanıqı şağıreyliditheirs is well connected |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şağıreylidilemine are well connected | senikile şağıreylidileyours are well connected | anıqıla şağıreylidilehis are well connected | biznikile şağıreylidileours are well connected | siznikile şağıreylidileyours (pl.) are well connected | alanıqıla şağıreylidiletheirs are well connected |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şağıreylidi, bıla şağıreylidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".