şinli
/ʃinli/
shapely, well-formed, of good appearance — Used of a person's appearance, chiefly the face and coloring. It often follows a color word: qara şinli dark-haired, brunet; sarı şinli fair-haired, blond.
- şinli jaş — a well-built young man
- ol bek şinli qızdı — she is a very shapely girl
- qara şinli qız — a dark-haired girl
- sarı şinli jaşçıq — a fair-haired little boy
- qara şinli, subay qız — a dark-haired, slender girl
- sarı şinli, kök közlüdü — is fair-haired and blue-eyed
Expressions
- qara şinli — dark-complexioned
- sarı şinli — fair-complexioned
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şinlimeI am shapely | şinliseyou are shapely | şinlidihe is shapely | şinlibizwe are shapely | şinlisizyou all are shapely | şinlidilethey are shapely |
| comparative — more | şinlirekmeI am more shapely | şinlirekseyou are more shapely | şinlirekdihe is more shapely | şinlirekbizwe are more shapely | şinlireksizyou all are more shapely | şinlirekdilethey are more shapely |
| intensifier — very | bek şinlimeI am very shapely | bek şinliseyou are very shapely | bek şinlidihe is very shapely | bek şinlibizwe are very shapely | bek şinlisizyou all are very shapely | bek şinlidilethey are very shapely |
| superlative — most | em şinlimeI am the most shapely | em şinliseyou are the most shapely | em şinlidihe is the most shapely | em şinlibizwe are the most shapely | em şinlisizyou all are the most shapely | em şinlidilethey are the most shapely |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şinlidi — "compared to me, he is shapely."