ajayıb
/adʒajɯb/
astonishing, remarkable, striking, interesting
- ajayıb adam — a remarkable person
- ajayıb hapar — a remarkable story
- ajayıb iş — a remarkable deed
- bu ajayıb — this is astonishing
- bu ajayıb, bu tamaşa — this is astonishing, this is a marvel
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ajayıbdımine is astonishing | seniki ajayıbdıyours is astonishing | anıqı ajayıbdıhis is astonishing | bizniki ajayıbdıours is astonishing | sizniki ajayıbdıyours (pl.) is astonishing | alanıqı ajayıbdıtheirs is astonishing |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ajayıbdılamine are astonishing | senikile ajayıbdılayours are astonishing | anıqıla ajayıbdılahis are astonishing | biznikile ajayıbdılaours are astonishing | siznikile ajayıbdılayours (pl.) are astonishing | alanıqıla ajayıbdılatheirs are astonishing |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ajayıbdı, bıla ajayıbdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".