ayawsuz
/ajawsuz/
1. merciless, pitiless, ruthless, cruel; fierce — Also used of fighting or criticism, meaning fierce or severe: ayawsuz küreşiw "a fierce struggle".
- ayawsuz küreşiw — a fierce struggle
- ayawsuz adam — a pitiless man
- ayawsuz uruş — a merciless fight
- ayawsuz kritika — merciless criticism
- atnı ayawsuz eterge — to ride a horse into the ground
2. mercilessly, without pity, ruthlessly
- arbaçı atlanı ayawsuz quwadı — the carter drives the horses mercilessly
- Ashatnı ayawsuz tüydü — he beat Askhat without pity
- ayawsuz urdula — they struck without pity
- uruçunu tuthandıla da ayawsuz tüygendile — they caught the thief and beat him mercilessly
- jawnu ayawsuz uwatıw — the ruthless crushing of the enemy
- ayawsuz söleşirge — to speak without mercy
3. unsparing, wasteful, extravagant; spent without restraint — Typically of wealth or property: ayawsuz ırıshı "wealth spent without restraint".
- ayawsuz ırıshı — wealth spent without restraint
- ayawsuz mülk — property spent without restraint
- açhanı ayawsuz eterge — to throw money about
4. in plenty, to the full, more than enough; utterly, desperately — An intensifier: ayawsuz toyduq "we ate our fill".
- ayawsuz toyduq — we ate our fill
- ayawsuz jeterikdi — it will be more than enough
5. carelessly, heedlessly, without sparing oneself
- ayawsuz aytdı — he spoke heedlessly
- kesiŋi ayawsuz jürütseŋ qıynalırsa — if you drive yourself without sparing, you will suffer
- qartlığında kesin asırı ayawsuz etgen — one who spares himself too little in old age
- ayawsuz işlerge — to work without care
6. everyday, workaday, not for best — Of clothes: ayawsuz kostüm "an everyday suit".
- ayawsuz kiyim — everyday clothes
- ayawsuz çuruq — everyday boots
- Seyit eki ayawsuz kostüm alğandı — Seyit bought two everyday suits
- anı ayawsuzğa ayırğanbız — we have set it aside for everyday wear
- ayawsuzğa kiyilgen kiyim — clothes worn for every day
- ayawsuz ton — a workaday coat
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ayawsuzmaI am merciless | ayawsuzsayou are merciless | ayawsuzduhe is merciless | ayawsuzbuzwe are merciless | ayawsuzsuzyou all are merciless | ayawsuzdulathey are merciless |
| comparative — more | ayawsuzuraqmaI am more merciless | ayawsuzuraqsayou are more merciless | ayawsuzuraqdıhe is more merciless | ayawsuzuraqbızwe are more merciless | ayawsuzuraqsızyou all are more merciless | ayawsuzuraqdılathey are more merciless |
| intensifier — very | bek ayawsuzmaI am very merciless | bek ayawsuzsayou are very merciless | bek ayawsuzduhe is very merciless | bek ayawsuzbuzwe are very merciless | bek ayawsuzsuzyou all are very merciless | bek ayawsuzdulathey are very merciless |
| superlative — most | em ayawsuzmaI am the most merciless | em ayawsuzsayou are the most merciless | em ayawsuzduhe is the most merciless | em ayawsuzbuzwe are the most merciless | em ayawsuzsuzyou all are the most merciless | em ayawsuzdulathey are the most merciless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ayawsuzdu — "compared to me, he is merciless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ayawsuzdumine is merciless | seniki ayawsuzduyours is merciless | anıqı ayawsuzduhis is merciless | bizniki ayawsuzduours is merciless | sizniki ayawsuzduyours (pl.) is merciless | alanıqı ayawsuzdutheirs is merciless |
| comparative — more | meniki ayawsuzuraqdımine is more merciless | seniki ayawsuzuraqdıyours is more merciless | anıqı ayawsuzuraqdıhis is more merciless | bizniki ayawsuzuraqdıours is more merciless | sizniki ayawsuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is more merciless | alanıqı ayawsuzuraqdıtheirs is more merciless |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ayawsuzdumine is very merciless | seniki bek ayawsuzduyours is very merciless | anıqı bek ayawsuzduhis is very merciless | bizniki bek ayawsuzduours is very merciless | sizniki bek ayawsuzduyours (pl.) is very merciless | alanıqı bek ayawsuzdutheirs is very merciless |
| superlative — most | meniki em ayawsuzdumine is the most merciless | seniki em ayawsuzduyours is the most merciless | anıqı em ayawsuzduhis is the most merciless | bizniki em ayawsuzduours is the most merciless | sizniki em ayawsuzduyours (pl.) is the most merciless | alanıqı em ayawsuzdutheirs is the most merciless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ayawsuzdulamine are merciless | senikile ayawsuzdulayours are merciless | anıqıla ayawsuzdulahis are merciless | biznikile ayawsuzdulaours are merciless | siznikile ayawsuzdulayours (pl.) are merciless | alanıqıla ayawsuzdulatheirs are merciless |
| comparative — more | menikile ayawsuzuraqdılamine are more merciless | senikile ayawsuzuraqdılayours are more merciless | anıqıla ayawsuzuraqdılahis are more merciless | biznikile ayawsuzuraqdılaours are more merciless | siznikile ayawsuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are more merciless | alanıqıla ayawsuzuraqdılatheirs are more merciless |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ayawsuzdulamine are very merciless | senikile bek ayawsuzdulayours are very merciless | anıqıla bek ayawsuzdulahis are very merciless | biznikile bek ayawsuzdulaours are very merciless | siznikile bek ayawsuzdulayours (pl.) are very merciless | alanıqıla bek ayawsuzdulatheirs are very merciless |
| superlative — most | menikile em ayawsuzdulamine are the most merciless | senikile em ayawsuzdulayours are the most merciless | anıqıla em ayawsuzdulahis are the most merciless | biznikile em ayawsuzdulaours are the most merciless | siznikile em ayawsuzdulayours (pl.) are the most merciless | alanıqıla em ayawsuzdulatheirs are the most merciless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ayawsuzdu, bıla ayawsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".