azıraq
/azɯraq/
1. rather little, not quite enough, somewhat too few
- qumaç azıraqdı — there is rather little cloth
- bügün iş azıraqdı — there is not quite enough work today
- suw azıraq boldu — the water became rather scarce
- közüme azıraq körünedi — it seems rather little to me
2. less, to a lesser degree — The thing compared takes the ablative.
- azıraq eterge — to make less, to reduce
- azıraq bolurğa — to grow less, to diminish
- men andan azıraq aldım — I took less than he did
- eki aydan azıraq — less than two months
- ne qadar azıraq — as little as possible
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki azıraqdımine is rather little | seniki azıraqdıyours is rather little | anıqı azıraqdıhis is rather little | bizniki azıraqdıours is rather little | sizniki azıraqdıyours (pl.) is rather little | alanıqı azıraqdıtheirs is rather little |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile azıraqdılamine are rather little | senikile azıraqdılayours are rather little | anıqıla azıraqdılahis are rather little | biznikile azıraqdılaours are rather little | siznikile azıraqdılayours (pl.) are rather little | alanıqıla azıraqdılatheirs are rather little |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu azıraqdı, bıla azıraqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".