balalı
/balalɯ/
1. having young, having offspring, having children, with a brood — Used of animals with young, such as a bitch with pups or a hen with chicks, and of people or families with children.
- balalı tawuq — a hen with chicks
- balalı gaji — a bitch with pups
- balalı kiştik — a cat with kittens
- balalı tawuq qawğalı bolur — a hen with chicks is quarrelsome
2. having many children — Typically describes a family or a house with many children.
- balalı üydegi — a family with many children
- balalı ana — a mother with many children
- balalı üy jarıq boladı — a house with children is cheerful
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | balalımaI am having offspring | balalısayou are having offspring | balalıdıhe is having offspring | balalıbızwe are having offspring | balalısızyou all are having offspring | balalıdılathey are having offspring |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden balalıdı — "compared to me, he is having offspring."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki balalıdımine is having offspring | seniki balalıdıyours is having offspring | anıqı balalıdıhis is having offspring | bizniki balalıdıours is having offspring | sizniki balalıdıyours (pl.) is having offspring | alanıqı balalıdıtheirs is having offspring |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile balalıdılamine are having offspring | senikile balalıdılayours are having offspring | anıqıla balalıdılahis are having offspring | biznikile balalıdılaours are having offspring | siznikile balalıdılayours (pl.) are having offspring | alanıqıla balalıdılatheirs are having offspring |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu balalıdı, bıla balalıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".