bıllay

/bɯllaj/

(adj.) such, like this, of this sort — In exclamations it means what a, and bıllay bir means so much or to such a degree. Also used on its own for such a one or such things: bıllayla etme 'don't do such things'.

bıllay adam — such a person
bıllay ariw kün — such a beautiful day
bıllay iş — such a thing
bıllay qartla — such elders
bıllay ariw qız! — what a beautiful girl!
bıllay bir nek qıynaldıŋ? — why did you get so upset?
bıllay zatlanı men köre turğanma — I have seen such things
bıllaydan qorqmaz — is not afraid of such a one
bıllayla etme — don't do such things
bıllayğa jararğa — to please such a one
bıllayla tübeşmeydile — such ones are not encountered

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — bıllay
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	bıllaymaI am such	bıllaysayou are such	bıllaydıhe is such	bıllaybızwe are such	bıllaysızyou all are such	bıllaydılathey are such

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — bıllay
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki bıllaydımine is such	seniki bıllaydıyours is such	anıqı bıllaydıhis is such	bizniki bıllaydıours is such	sizniki bıllaydıyours (pl.) is such	alanıqı bıllaydıtheirs is such

Several things

Several things — bıllay
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile bıllaydılamine are such	senikile bıllaydılayours are such	anıqıla bıllaydılahis are such	biznikile bıllaydılaours are such	siznikile bıllaydılayours (pl.) are such	alanıqıla bıllaydılatheirs are such

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