akbar
/akbar/
great — Used in the religious exclamation Allah akbar! (“Allah is great!”), also written Allahu-akbar.
- Allah akbar! — Allah is great!
- men «Allah akbar!» dedim — I said, ‘Allah is great!’
- ol «Allah akbar!» dedi — he said, ‘Allah is great!’
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | akbarmaI am great | akbarsayou are great | akbardıhe is great | akbarbızwe are great | akbarsızyou all are great | akbardılathey are great |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden akbardı — "compared to me, he is great."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki akbardımine is great | seniki akbardıyours is great | anıqı akbardıhis is great | bizniki akbardıours is great | sizniki akbardıyours (pl.) is great | alanıqı akbardıtheirs is great |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile akbardılamine are great | senikile akbardılayours are great | anıqıla akbardılahis are great | biznikile akbardılaours are great | siznikile akbardılayours (pl.) are great | alanıqıla akbardılatheirs are great |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu akbardı, bıla akbardıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".