aybat
/ajbat/
1. handsome, good-looking, pretty, beautiful, charming
- aybat tişirıw — a charming woman
- aybat qız — a pretty girl
- aybat jaş — a handsome lad
2. smartly dressed, finely turned out; beautifully adorned, decorated — Of people, said of their clothes; of places and things, said of their decoration (aybat oramla).
- aybat kiyim — fine clothes, Sunday best
- aybat bolurğa — to get dressed up
- aybat eterge — to dress up, to decorate
- Nalçik şaharnı aybat oramlarında — in the adorned streets of the city of Nalchik
3. fine, showy, lavish (especially of clothes)
- aybat üy — a fine house
- aybat kölekle — fine dresses
- qızlanı üslerinde bağalı aybat tonlarına — at the expensive, showy fur coats on the girls
- aybat mal — a well-fed beast
4. outwardly attractive, embellished, ornate (of speech); for show — Mostly of speech, as in aybat sözle, fine words that are empty or insincere.
- aybat sözle — fine-sounding, empty words
- aybat sözlege kesimi aldatıwçuladan tülme — I am not one to let myself be fooled by fine words
- Nege kerek aybat sözle, tilekle? — What need is there for fine words and pleas?
- aybat söleşedi — he speaks ornately
- aybat söz — an ornate word
5. decorative, ornamental (of plants)
- aybat bitimle — ornamental plants
- aybat terekle — ornamental trees
6. beautifully, smartly; in a fine, showy way
- qızla aybat kiyinŋendile — the girls are beautifully dressed
- aybat kiyinŋendi — he is smartly dressed
- aybat jasalğan otow — a beautifully decorated room
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | aybatmaI am handsome | aybatsayou are handsome | aybatdıhe is handsome | aybatbızwe are handsome | aybatsızyou all are handsome | aybatdılathey are handsome |
| comparative — more | aybatıraqmaI am more handsome | aybatıraqsayou are more handsome | aybatıraqdıhe is more handsome | aybatıraqbızwe are more handsome | aybatıraqsızyou all are more handsome | aybatıraqdılathey are more handsome |
| intensifier — very | bek aybatmaI am very handsome | bek aybatsayou are very handsome | bek aybatdıhe is very handsome | bek aybatbızwe are very handsome | bek aybatsızyou all are very handsome | bek aybatdılathey are very handsome |
| superlative — most | em aybatmaI am the most handsome | em aybatsayou are the most handsome | em aybatdıhe is the most handsome | em aybatbızwe are the most handsome | em aybatsızyou all are the most handsome | em aybatdılathey are the most handsome |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aybatdı — "compared to me, he is handsome."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aybatdımine is handsome | seniki aybatdıyours is handsome | anıqı aybatdıhis is handsome | bizniki aybatdıours is handsome | sizniki aybatdıyours (pl.) is handsome | alanıqı aybatdıtheirs is handsome |
| comparative — more | meniki aybatıraqdımine is more handsome | seniki aybatıraqdıyours is more handsome | anıqı aybatıraqdıhis is more handsome | bizniki aybatıraqdıours is more handsome | sizniki aybatıraqdıyours (pl.) is more handsome | alanıqı aybatıraqdıtheirs is more handsome |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek aybatdımine is very handsome | seniki bek aybatdıyours is very handsome | anıqı bek aybatdıhis is very handsome | bizniki bek aybatdıours is very handsome | sizniki bek aybatdıyours (pl.) is very handsome | alanıqı bek aybatdıtheirs is very handsome |
| superlative — most | meniki em aybatdımine is the most handsome | seniki em aybatdıyours is the most handsome | anıqı em aybatdıhis is the most handsome | bizniki em aybatdıours is the most handsome | sizniki em aybatdıyours (pl.) is the most handsome | alanıqı em aybatdıtheirs is the most handsome |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aybatdılamine are handsome | senikile aybatdılayours are handsome | anıqıla aybatdılahis are handsome | biznikile aybatdılaours are handsome | siznikile aybatdılayours (pl.) are handsome | alanıqıla aybatdılatheirs are handsome |
| comparative — more | menikile aybatıraqdılamine are more handsome | senikile aybatıraqdılayours are more handsome | anıqıla aybatıraqdılahis are more handsome | biznikile aybatıraqdılaours are more handsome | siznikile aybatıraqdılayours (pl.) are more handsome | alanıqıla aybatıraqdılatheirs are more handsome |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek aybatdılamine are very handsome | senikile bek aybatdılayours are very handsome | anıqıla bek aybatdılahis are very handsome | biznikile bek aybatdılaours are very handsome | siznikile bek aybatdılayours (pl.) are very handsome | alanıqıla bek aybatdılatheirs are very handsome |
| superlative — most | menikile em aybatdılamine are the most handsome | senikile em aybatdılayours are the most handsome | anıqıla em aybatdılahis are the most handsome | biznikile em aybatdılaours are the most handsome | siznikile em aybatdılayours (pl.) are the most handsome | alanıqıla em aybatdılatheirs are the most handsome |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aybatdı, bıla aybatdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".