başha-başha
/baʃxa-baʃxa/
1. different, various, not alike — Usually describes a plural noun: several things that are each different from the others.
- başha-başha adamla keldile — different people came
- ala başha-başha ellede jaşaydıla — they live in different villages
- başha-başha jerleden keldile — they came from different places
- mında başha-başha kitabla bardı — there are various books here
- başha-başha oramlada jaşa — live on different streets
2. separately, apart, one by one, scattered
- qarnaşla başha-başha jaşaydıla — the brothers live apart
- sabiyle başha-başha ketdile — the children left separately
- bizni başha-başha çaqırdıla — they called us in separately
- başha-başha alıb kelib — bringing them separately
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | başha-başhamaI am different | başha-başhasayou are different | başha-başhadıhe is different | başha-başhabızwe are different | başha-başhasızyou all are different | başha-başhadılathey are different |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden başha-başhadı — "compared to me, he is different."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki başha-başhadımine is different | seniki başha-başhadıyours is different | anıqı başha-başhadıhis is different | bizniki başha-başhadıours is different | sizniki başha-başhadıyours (pl.) is different | alanıqı başha-başhadıtheirs is different |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile başha-başhadılamine are different | senikile başha-başhadılayours are different | anıqıla başha-başhadılahis are different | biznikile başha-başhadılaours are different | siznikile başha-başhadılayours (pl.) are different | alanıqıla başha-başhadılatheirs are different |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu başha-başhadı, bıla başha-başhadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".