begigen
/beɡiɡen/
1. settled, established, firmly rooted, ingrained, stable
- begigen adet — an established custom
- begigen joruq — an established rule
- begigen qılıq — an ingrained habit
- begigen onow — a settled decision
2. stopped up, sealed, closed off
- başı begigen şışa — a bottle sealed at the neck
- begigen teşik — a stopped-up hole
- begigen jol — a road that is closed off
3. fortified, strengthened
- begigen qala — a fortified stronghold
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | begigensettled |
| comparative — more | begigenirekmore settled |
| intensifier — very | bek begigenvery settled |
| superlative — most | em begigenthe most settled |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki begigendimine is settled | seniki begigendiyours is settled | anıqı begigendihis is settled | bizniki begigendiours is settled | sizniki begigendiyours (pl.) is settled | alanıqı begigenditheirs is settled |
| comparative — more | meniki begigenirekdimine is more settled | seniki begigenirekdiyours is more settled | anıqı begigenirekdihis is more settled | bizniki begigenirekdiours is more settled | sizniki begigenirekdiyours (pl.) is more settled | alanıqı begigenirekditheirs is more settled |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek begigendimine is very settled | seniki bek begigendiyours is very settled | anıqı bek begigendihis is very settled | bizniki bek begigendiours is very settled | sizniki bek begigendiyours (pl.) is very settled | alanıqı bek begigenditheirs is very settled |
| superlative — most | meniki em begigendimine is the most settled | seniki em begigendiyours is the most settled | anıqı em begigendihis is the most settled | bizniki em begigendiours is the most settled | sizniki em begigendiyours (pl.) is the most settled | alanıqı em begigenditheirs is the most settled |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile begigendilemine are settled | senikile begigendileyours are settled | anıqıla begigendilehis are settled | biznikile begigendileours are settled | siznikile begigendileyours (pl.) are settled | alanıqıla begigendiletheirs are settled |
| comparative — more | menikile begigenirekdilemine are more settled | senikile begigenirekdileyours are more settled | anıqıla begigenirekdilehis are more settled | biznikile begigenirekdileours are more settled | siznikile begigenirekdileyours (pl.) are more settled | alanıqıla begigenirekdiletheirs are more settled |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek begigendilemine are very settled | senikile bek begigendileyours are very settled | anıqıla bek begigendilehis are very settled | biznikile bek begigendileours are very settled | siznikile bek begigendileyours (pl.) are very settled | alanıqıla bek begigendiletheirs are very settled |
| superlative — most | menikile em begigendilemine are the most settled | senikile em begigendileyours are the most settled | anıqıla em begigendilehis are the most settled | biznikile em begigendileours are the most settled | siznikile em begigendileyours (pl.) are the most settled | alanıqıla em begigendiletheirs are the most settled |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu begigendi, bıla begigendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".