ayamlı
/ajamlɯ/
polite, courteous — Also used as an adverb meaning politely: ayamlı söleşdi "he spoke very politely".
- ayamlı söleşdi — he spoke very politely
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ayamlımaI am polite | ayamlısayou are polite | ayamlıdıhe is polite | ayamlıbızwe are polite | ayamlısızyou all are polite | ayamlıdılathey are polite |
| comparative — more | ayamlıraqmaI am more polite | ayamlıraqsayou are more polite | ayamlıraqdıhe is more polite | ayamlıraqbızwe are more polite | ayamlıraqsızyou all are more polite | ayamlıraqdılathey are more polite |
| intensifier — very | bek ayamlımaI am very polite | bek ayamlısayou are very polite | bek ayamlıdıhe is very polite | bek ayamlıbızwe are very polite | bek ayamlısızyou all are very polite | bek ayamlıdılathey are very polite |
| superlative — most | em ayamlımaI am the most polite | em ayamlısayou are the most polite | em ayamlıdıhe is the most polite | em ayamlıbızwe are the most polite | em ayamlısızyou all are the most polite | em ayamlıdılathey are the most polite |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ayamlıdı — "compared to me, he is polite."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ayamlıdımine is polite | seniki ayamlıdıyours is polite | anıqı ayamlıdıhis is polite | bizniki ayamlıdıours is polite | sizniki ayamlıdıyours (pl.) is polite | alanıqı ayamlıdıtheirs is polite |
| comparative — more | meniki ayamlıraqdımine is more polite | seniki ayamlıraqdıyours is more polite | anıqı ayamlıraqdıhis is more polite | bizniki ayamlıraqdıours is more polite | sizniki ayamlıraqdıyours (pl.) is more polite | alanıqı ayamlıraqdıtheirs is more polite |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ayamlıdımine is very polite | seniki bek ayamlıdıyours is very polite | anıqı bek ayamlıdıhis is very polite | bizniki bek ayamlıdıours is very polite | sizniki bek ayamlıdıyours (pl.) is very polite | alanıqı bek ayamlıdıtheirs is very polite |
| superlative — most | meniki em ayamlıdımine is the most polite | seniki em ayamlıdıyours is the most polite | anıqı em ayamlıdıhis is the most polite | bizniki em ayamlıdıours is the most polite | sizniki em ayamlıdıyours (pl.) is the most polite | alanıqı em ayamlıdıtheirs is the most polite |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ayamlıdılamine are polite | senikile ayamlıdılayours are polite | anıqıla ayamlıdılahis are polite | biznikile ayamlıdılaours are polite | siznikile ayamlıdılayours (pl.) are polite | alanıqıla ayamlıdılatheirs are polite |
| comparative — more | menikile ayamlıraqdılamine are more polite | senikile ayamlıraqdılayours are more polite | anıqıla ayamlıraqdılahis are more polite | biznikile ayamlıraqdılaours are more polite | siznikile ayamlıraqdılayours (pl.) are more polite | alanıqıla ayamlıraqdılatheirs are more polite |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ayamlıdılamine are very polite | senikile bek ayamlıdılayours are very polite | anıqıla bek ayamlıdılahis are very polite | biznikile bek ayamlıdılaours are very polite | siznikile bek ayamlıdılayours (pl.) are very polite | alanıqıla bek ayamlıdılatheirs are very polite |
| superlative — most | menikile em ayamlıdılamine are the most polite | senikile em ayamlıdılayours are the most polite | anıqıla em ayamlıdılahis are the most polite | biznikile em ayamlıdılaours are the most polite | siznikile em ayamlıdılayours (pl.) are the most polite | alanıqıla em ayamlıdılatheirs are the most polite |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ayamlıdı, bıla ayamlıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".