amallı
/amallɯ/
1. resourceful, inventive, enterprising, practical
- bu qız amallıdı — this girl is resourceful
- atam amallı edi — my father was resourceful
- adam adargı bolsa da amallıdı — though a person may be small, he is resourceful
- amallı adamla amal tabadıla — resourceful people find a way
2. clever, artful, wily
- amallı tülkü — a wily fox
- ol bek amallı adamdı — he is a very clever person
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | amallımaI am resourceful | amallısayou are resourceful | amallıdıhe is resourceful | amallıbızwe are resourceful | amallısızyou all are resourceful | amallıdılathey are resourceful |
| comparative — more | amallıraqmaI am more resourceful | amallıraqsayou are more resourceful | amallıraqdıhe is more resourceful | amallıraqbızwe are more resourceful | amallıraqsızyou all are more resourceful | amallıraqdılathey are more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | bek amallımaI am very resourceful | bek amallısayou are very resourceful | bek amallıdıhe is very resourceful | bek amallıbızwe are very resourceful | bek amallısızyou all are very resourceful | bek amallıdılathey are very resourceful |
| superlative — most | em amallımaI am the most resourceful | em amallısayou are the most resourceful | em amallıdıhe is the most resourceful | em amallıbızwe are the most resourceful | em amallısızyou all are the most resourceful | em amallıdılathey are the most resourceful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden amallıdı — "compared to me, he is resourceful."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki amallıdımine is resourceful | seniki amallıdıyours is resourceful | anıqı amallıdıhis is resourceful | bizniki amallıdıours is resourceful | sizniki amallıdıyours (pl.) is resourceful | alanıqı amallıdıtheirs is resourceful |
| comparative — more | meniki amallıraqdımine is more resourceful | seniki amallıraqdıyours is more resourceful | anıqı amallıraqdıhis is more resourceful | bizniki amallıraqdıours is more resourceful | sizniki amallıraqdıyours (pl.) is more resourceful | alanıqı amallıraqdıtheirs is more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek amallıdımine is very resourceful | seniki bek amallıdıyours is very resourceful | anıqı bek amallıdıhis is very resourceful | bizniki bek amallıdıours is very resourceful | sizniki bek amallıdıyours (pl.) is very resourceful | alanıqı bek amallıdıtheirs is very resourceful |
| superlative — most | meniki em amallıdımine is the most resourceful | seniki em amallıdıyours is the most resourceful | anıqı em amallıdıhis is the most resourceful | bizniki em amallıdıours is the most resourceful | sizniki em amallıdıyours (pl.) is the most resourceful | alanıqı em amallıdıtheirs is the most resourceful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile amallıdılamine are resourceful | senikile amallıdılayours are resourceful | anıqıla amallıdılahis are resourceful | biznikile amallıdılaours are resourceful | siznikile amallıdılayours (pl.) are resourceful | alanıqıla amallıdılatheirs are resourceful |
| comparative — more | menikile amallıraqdılamine are more resourceful | senikile amallıraqdılayours are more resourceful | anıqıla amallıraqdılahis are more resourceful | biznikile amallıraqdılaours are more resourceful | siznikile amallıraqdılayours (pl.) are more resourceful | alanıqıla amallıraqdılatheirs are more resourceful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek amallıdılamine are very resourceful | senikile bek amallıdılayours are very resourceful | anıqıla bek amallıdılahis are very resourceful | biznikile bek amallıdılaours are very resourceful | siznikile bek amallıdılayours (pl.) are very resourceful | alanıqıla bek amallıdılatheirs are very resourceful |
| superlative — most | menikile em amallıdılamine are the most resourceful | senikile em amallıdılayours are the most resourceful | anıqıla em amallıdılahis are the most resourceful | biznikile em amallıdılaours are the most resourceful | siznikile em amallıdılayours (pl.) are the most resourceful | alanıqıla em amallıdılatheirs are the most resourceful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu amallıdı, bıla amallıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".