basdırıwlu
/basdɯrɯwlu/
thrifty, economical, frugal — Common in basdırıwlu adam "a thrifty person". Nevruz 1991 also glosses it as stingy.
- basdırıwlu adam — a thrifty person
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | basdırıwlumaI am thrifty | basdırıwlusayou are thrifty | basdırıwluduhe is thrifty | basdırıwlubuzwe are thrifty | basdırıwlusuzyou all are thrifty | basdırıwludulathey are thrifty |
| comparative — more | basdırıwluraqmaI am thriftier | basdırıwluraqsayou are thriftier | basdırıwluraqdıhe is thriftier | basdırıwluraqbızwe are thriftier | basdırıwluraqsızyou all are thriftier | basdırıwluraqdılathey are thriftier |
| intensifier — very | bek basdırıwlumaI am very thrifty | bek basdırıwlusayou are very thrifty | bek basdırıwluduhe is very thrifty | bek basdırıwlubuzwe are very thrifty | bek basdırıwlusuzyou all are very thrifty | bek basdırıwludulathey are very thrifty |
| superlative — most | em basdırıwlumaI am the thriftiest | em basdırıwlusayou are the thriftiest | em basdırıwluduhe is the thriftiest | em basdırıwlubuzwe are the thriftiest | em basdırıwlusuzyou all are the thriftiest | em basdırıwludulathey are the thriftiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden basdırıwludu — "compared to me, he is thrifty."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki basdırıwludumine is thrifty | seniki basdırıwluduyours is thrifty | anıqı basdırıwluduhis is thrifty | bizniki basdırıwluduours is thrifty | sizniki basdırıwluduyours (pl.) is thrifty | alanıqı basdırıwludutheirs is thrifty |
| comparative — more | meniki basdırıwluraqdımine is thriftier | seniki basdırıwluraqdıyours is thriftier | anıqı basdırıwluraqdıhis is thriftier | bizniki basdırıwluraqdıours is thriftier | sizniki basdırıwluraqdıyours (pl.) is thriftier | alanıqı basdırıwluraqdıtheirs is thriftier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek basdırıwludumine is very thrifty | seniki bek basdırıwluduyours is very thrifty | anıqı bek basdırıwluduhis is very thrifty | bizniki bek basdırıwluduours is very thrifty | sizniki bek basdırıwluduyours (pl.) is very thrifty | alanıqı bek basdırıwludutheirs is very thrifty |
| superlative — most | meniki em basdırıwludumine is the thriftiest | seniki em basdırıwluduyours is the thriftiest | anıqı em basdırıwluduhis is the thriftiest | bizniki em basdırıwluduours is the thriftiest | sizniki em basdırıwluduyours (pl.) is the thriftiest | alanıqı em basdırıwludutheirs is the thriftiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile basdırıwludulamine are thrifty | senikile basdırıwludulayours are thrifty | anıqıla basdırıwludulahis are thrifty | biznikile basdırıwludulaours are thrifty | siznikile basdırıwludulayours (pl.) are thrifty | alanıqıla basdırıwludulatheirs are thrifty |
| comparative — more | menikile basdırıwluraqdılamine are thriftier | senikile basdırıwluraqdılayours are thriftier | anıqıla basdırıwluraqdılahis are thriftier | biznikile basdırıwluraqdılaours are thriftier | siznikile basdırıwluraqdılayours (pl.) are thriftier | alanıqıla basdırıwluraqdılatheirs are thriftier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek basdırıwludulamine are very thrifty | senikile bek basdırıwludulayours are very thrifty | anıqıla bek basdırıwludulahis are very thrifty | biznikile bek basdırıwludulaours are very thrifty | siznikile bek basdırıwludulayours (pl.) are very thrifty | alanıqıla bek basdırıwludulatheirs are very thrifty |
| superlative — most | menikile em basdırıwludulamine are the thriftiest | senikile em basdırıwludulayours are the thriftiest | anıqıla em basdırıwludulahis are the thriftiest | biznikile em basdırıwludulaours are the thriftiest | siznikile em basdırıwludulayours (pl.) are the thriftiest | alanıqıla em basdırıwludulatheirs are the thriftiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu basdırıwludu, bıla basdırıwludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".