alamat
/alamat/
1. wonderful, excellent, marvelous, splendid, magnificent, superb
- ol alamat adamdı — he is a wonderful person
- alamat üy — a magnificent house
- alamat qız — a wonderful girl
- alamat kün — wonderful weather
- qalay alamatdı! — how wonderful!
- işiŋ alamat boldu, sawbol! — your work turned out wonderful, thank you!
- alamat jır jırlandı toyda — a splendid song was sung at the feast
2. amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable; interesting, fascinating, entertaining — Close in meaning to seyirlik and seyir.
- alamat pahmu — an extraordinary talent
- alamat hapar — interesting news
3. wonderfully, excellently, splendidly, superbly; amazingly — For example ol alamat jırlaydı "she sings wonderfully".
- ol alamat jırlaydı — she sings wonderfully
- alamat etilgendi — it has been done splendidly
- kesin alamat jürüte biledi — he knows how to conduct himself splendidly
- qoluna alğan işin alamat bişiredi — she does the work she takes on superbly
4. very, extremely, greatly — Used before an adjective, as in alamat ariw "very beautiful".
- alamat ariw qız — a very beautiful girl
- alamat ariw jır — a very beautiful song
- alamat igi işleydile — they work extremely well
- bizde tabiğat alamat ariwdu! — nature is very beautiful where we live!
Expressions
- ne alamat, ne seyir — how astonishing
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | alamatmaI am wonderful | alamatsayou are wonderful | alamatdıhe is wonderful | alamatbızwe are wonderful | alamatsızyou all are wonderful | alamatdılathey are wonderful |
| comparative — more | alamatıraqmaI am more wonderful | alamatıraqsayou are more wonderful | alamatıraqdıhe is more wonderful | alamatıraqbızwe are more wonderful | alamatıraqsızyou all are more wonderful | alamatıraqdılathey are more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | bek alamatmaI am very wonderful | bek alamatsayou are very wonderful | bek alamatdıhe is very wonderful | bek alamatbızwe are very wonderful | bek alamatsızyou all are very wonderful | bek alamatdılathey are very wonderful |
| superlative — most | em alamatmaI am the most wonderful | em alamatsayou are the most wonderful | em alamatdıhe is the most wonderful | em alamatbızwe are the most wonderful | em alamatsızyou all are the most wonderful | em alamatdılathey are the most wonderful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden alamatdı — "compared to me, he is wonderful."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki alamatdımine is wonderful | seniki alamatdıyours is wonderful | anıqı alamatdıhis is wonderful | bizniki alamatdıours is wonderful | sizniki alamatdıyours (pl.) is wonderful | alanıqı alamatdıtheirs is wonderful |
| comparative — more | meniki alamatıraqdımine is more wonderful | seniki alamatıraqdıyours is more wonderful | anıqı alamatıraqdıhis is more wonderful | bizniki alamatıraqdıours is more wonderful | sizniki alamatıraqdıyours (pl.) is more wonderful | alanıqı alamatıraqdıtheirs is more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek alamatdımine is very wonderful | seniki bek alamatdıyours is very wonderful | anıqı bek alamatdıhis is very wonderful | bizniki bek alamatdıours is very wonderful | sizniki bek alamatdıyours (pl.) is very wonderful | alanıqı bek alamatdıtheirs is very wonderful |
| superlative — most | meniki em alamatdımine is the most wonderful | seniki em alamatdıyours is the most wonderful | anıqı em alamatdıhis is the most wonderful | bizniki em alamatdıours is the most wonderful | sizniki em alamatdıyours (pl.) is the most wonderful | alanıqı em alamatdıtheirs is the most wonderful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile alamatdılamine are wonderful | senikile alamatdılayours are wonderful | anıqıla alamatdılahis are wonderful | biznikile alamatdılaours are wonderful | siznikile alamatdılayours (pl.) are wonderful | alanıqıla alamatdılatheirs are wonderful |
| comparative — more | menikile alamatıraqdılamine are more wonderful | senikile alamatıraqdılayours are more wonderful | anıqıla alamatıraqdılahis are more wonderful | biznikile alamatıraqdılaours are more wonderful | siznikile alamatıraqdılayours (pl.) are more wonderful | alanıqıla alamatıraqdılatheirs are more wonderful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek alamatdılamine are very wonderful | senikile bek alamatdılayours are very wonderful | anıqıla bek alamatdılahis are very wonderful | biznikile bek alamatdılaours are very wonderful | siznikile bek alamatdılayours (pl.) are very wonderful | alanıqıla bek alamatdılatheirs are very wonderful |
| superlative — most | menikile em alamatdılamine are the most wonderful | senikile em alamatdılayours are the most wonderful | anıqıla em alamatdılahis are the most wonderful | biznikile em alamatdılaours are the most wonderful | siznikile em alamatdılayours (pl.) are the most wonderful | alanıqıla em alamatdılatheirs are the most wonderful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu alamatdı, bıla alamatdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".