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azim

/azim/

(adj.) great (Ar.)
  • azim adam — a great person
  • sen azim adamsa — you are a great person
  • ol azim iş etdi — he did a great deed

Degrees and persons

DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formazimmeI am greatazimseyou are greatazimdihe is greatazimbizwe are greatazimsizyou all are greatazimdilethey are great
comparative — moreazimirekmeI am greaterazimirekseyou are greaterazimirekdihe is greaterazimirekbizwe are greaterazimireksizyou all are greaterazimirekdilethey are greater
intensifier — verybek azimmeI am very greatbek azimseyou are very greatbek azimdihe is very greatbek azimbizwe are very greatbek azimsizyou all are very greatbek azimdilethey are very great
superlative — mostem azimmeI am the greatestem azimseyou are the greatestem azimdihe is the greatestem azimbizwe are the greatestem azimsizyou all are the greatestem azimdilethey are the greatest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden azimdi — "compared to me, he is great."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki azimdimine is greatseniki azimdiyours is greatanıqı azimdihis is greatbizniki azimdiours is greatsizniki azimdiyours (pl.) is greatalanıqı azimditheirs is great
comparative — moremeniki azimirekdimine is greaterseniki azimirekdiyours is greateranıqı azimirekdihis is greaterbizniki azimirekdiours is greatersizniki azimirekdiyours (pl.) is greateralanıqı azimirekditheirs is greater
intensifier — verymeniki bek azimdimine is very greatseniki bek azimdiyours is very greatanıqı bek azimdihis is very greatbizniki bek azimdiours is very greatsizniki bek azimdiyours (pl.) is very greatalanıqı bek azimditheirs is very great
superlative — mostmeniki em azimdimine is the greatestseniki em azimdiyours is the greatestanıqı em azimdihis is the greatestbizniki em azimdiours is the greatestsizniki em azimdiyours (pl.) is the greatestalanıqı em azimditheirs is the greatest

Several things

Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile azimdilemine are greatsenikile azimdileyours are greatanıqıla azimdilehis are greatbiznikile azimdileours are greatsiznikile azimdileyours (pl.) are greatalanıqıla azimdiletheirs are great
comparative — moremenikile azimirekdilemine are greatersenikile azimirekdileyours are greateranıqıla azimirekdilehis are greaterbiznikile azimirekdileours are greatersiznikile azimirekdileyours (pl.) are greateralanıqıla azimirekdiletheirs are greater
intensifier — verymenikile bek azimdilemine are very greatsenikile bek azimdileyours are very greatanıqıla bek azimdilehis are very greatbiznikile bek azimdileours are very greatsiznikile bek azimdileyours (pl.) are very greatalanıqıla bek azimdiletheirs are very great
superlative — mostmenikile em azimdilemine are the greatestsenikile em azimdileyours are the greatestanıqıla em azimdilehis are the greatestbiznikile em azimdileours are the greatestsiznikile em azimdileyours (pl.) are the greatestalanıqıla em azimdiletheirs are the greatest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu azimdi, bıla azimdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".