ahmadiy
/axmadij/
silly, a bit foolish — Also used on its own for a person, a silly fool: seniça ahmadiyge söleşirge da süymeyme "I don't even want to talk to a fool like you". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it rare.
- bu jaş bir kesek ahmadiydi — this boy is a bit silly
- seniça ahmadiyge söleşirge da süymeyme — I don't even want to talk to a fool like you
- köremise ol ahmadiyni aythanın! — do you see what that fool said!
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ahmadiymeI am silly | ahmadiyseyou are silly | ahmadiydihe is silly | ahmadiybizwe are silly | ahmadiysizyou all are silly | ahmadiydilethey are silly |
| comparative — more | ahmadiyirekmeI am sillier | ahmadiyirekseyou are sillier | ahmadiyirekdihe is sillier | ahmadiyirekbizwe are sillier | ahmadiyireksizyou all are sillier | ahmadiyirekdilethey are sillier |
| intensifier — very | bek ahmadiymeI am very silly | bek ahmadiyseyou are very silly | bek ahmadiydihe is very silly | bek ahmadiybizwe are very silly | bek ahmadiysizyou all are very silly | bek ahmadiydilethey are very silly |
| superlative — most | em ahmadiymeI am the silliest | em ahmadiyseyou are the silliest | em ahmadiydihe is the silliest | em ahmadiybizwe are the silliest | em ahmadiysizyou all are the silliest | em ahmadiydilethey are the silliest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ahmadiydi — "compared to me, he is silly."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ahmadiydimine is silly | seniki ahmadiydiyours is silly | anıqı ahmadiydihis is silly | bizniki ahmadiydiours is silly | sizniki ahmadiydiyours (pl.) is silly | alanıqı ahmadiyditheirs is silly |
| comparative — more | meniki ahmadiyirekdimine is sillier | seniki ahmadiyirekdiyours is sillier | anıqı ahmadiyirekdihis is sillier | bizniki ahmadiyirekdiours is sillier | sizniki ahmadiyirekdiyours (pl.) is sillier | alanıqı ahmadiyirekditheirs is sillier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ahmadiydimine is very silly | seniki bek ahmadiydiyours is very silly | anıqı bek ahmadiydihis is very silly | bizniki bek ahmadiydiours is very silly | sizniki bek ahmadiydiyours (pl.) is very silly | alanıqı bek ahmadiyditheirs is very silly |
| superlative — most | meniki em ahmadiydimine is the silliest | seniki em ahmadiydiyours is the silliest | anıqı em ahmadiydihis is the silliest | bizniki em ahmadiydiours is the silliest | sizniki em ahmadiydiyours (pl.) is the silliest | alanıqı em ahmadiyditheirs is the silliest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ahmadiydilemine are silly | senikile ahmadiydileyours are silly | anıqıla ahmadiydilehis are silly | biznikile ahmadiydileours are silly | siznikile ahmadiydileyours (pl.) are silly | alanıqıla ahmadiydiletheirs are silly |
| comparative — more | menikile ahmadiyirekdilemine are sillier | senikile ahmadiyirekdileyours are sillier | anıqıla ahmadiyirekdilehis are sillier | biznikile ahmadiyirekdileours are sillier | siznikile ahmadiyirekdileyours (pl.) are sillier | alanıqıla ahmadiyirekdiletheirs are sillier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ahmadiydilemine are very silly | senikile bek ahmadiydileyours are very silly | anıqıla bek ahmadiydilehis are very silly | biznikile bek ahmadiydileours are very silly | siznikile bek ahmadiydileyours (pl.) are very silly | alanıqıla bek ahmadiydiletheirs are very silly |
| superlative — most | menikile em ahmadiydilemine are the silliest | senikile em ahmadiydileyours are the silliest | anıqıla em ahmadiydilehis are the silliest | biznikile em ahmadiydileours are the silliest | siznikile em ahmadiydileyours (pl.) are the silliest | alanıqıla em ahmadiydiletheirs are the silliest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ahmadiydi, bıla ahmadiydile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".