altıhır
/altɯxɯr/
crafty, wily, slippery, pushy — Said of a person who is always turning up wherever there is something to gain. Same as altayaq. In the phrase tamam altıhır it means "a real piece of work". one source
- altıhır adam — a crafty man
- altıhır jaş — a wily young man
- altıhır qatın — a crafty woman
- ol bek altıhır adamdı — he is a very crafty man
- altıhır adamğa iynanma — don't trust a crafty person
- ol tamam altıhırdı — he is a real piece of work
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | altıhırmaI am crafty | altıhırsayou are crafty | altıhırdıhe is crafty | altıhırbızwe are crafty | altıhırsızyou all are crafty | altıhırdılathey are crafty |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden altıhırdı — "compared to me, he is crafty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki altıhırdımine is crafty | seniki altıhırdıyours is crafty | anıqı altıhırdıhis is crafty | bizniki altıhırdıours is crafty | sizniki altıhırdıyours (pl.) is crafty | alanıqı altıhırdıtheirs is crafty |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile altıhırdılamine are crafty | senikile altıhırdılayours are crafty | anıqıla altıhırdılahis are crafty | biznikile altıhırdılaours are crafty | siznikile altıhırdılayours (pl.) are crafty | alanıqıla altıhırdılatheirs are crafty |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu altıhırdı, bıla altıhırdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".