belqaw
/belqaw/
1. crooked, bent, not straight — Usually of something bent in the middle, such as a ridge, a tree or a wall.
- belqaw terek — a crooked tree
- belqaw sırt — a crooked ridge
- belqaw qabırğa — a crooked wall
- belqaw terek da ariw körünür — even a crooked tree will look beautiful
- belqaw tayaq — a crooked stick
2. swaybacked, with a sagging back — Said mainly of animals, especially horses, oxen and donkeys.
- belqaw mal — a swaybacked animal
- belqaw at — a swaybacked horse
- belqaw ögüz — a swaybacked ox
- belqaw eşek — a swaybacked donkey
- bu atnı sırtı belqawdu — this horse's back is sagging
3. crookedly, out of true
- qabırğanı belqaw qalab barasız — you are laying the wall crookedly
- terezeni belqaw salğandıla — they set the window crookedly
- ağaçnı belqaw kesgendi — he cut the wood crookedly
- belqaw işlenŋen üy — a house built crookedly
- qabırğanı belqaw qalab — laying the wall crookedly
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | belqawmaI am crooked | belqawsayou are crooked | belqawduhe is crooked | belqawbuzwe are crooked | belqawsuzyou all are crooked | belqawdulathey are crooked |
| comparative — more | belqawraqmaI am more crooked | belqawraqsayou are more crooked | belqawraqdıhe is more crooked | belqawraqbızwe are more crooked | belqawraqsızyou all are more crooked | belqawraqdılathey are more crooked |
| intensifier — very | bek belqawmaI am very crooked | bek belqawsayou are very crooked | bek belqawduhe is very crooked | bek belqawbuzwe are very crooked | bek belqawsuzyou all are very crooked | bek belqawdulathey are very crooked |
| superlative — most | em belqawmaI am the most crooked | em belqawsayou are the most crooked | em belqawduhe is the most crooked | em belqawbuzwe are the most crooked | em belqawsuzyou all are the most crooked | em belqawdulathey are the most crooked |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden belqawdu — "compared to me, he is crooked."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki belqawdumine is crooked | seniki belqawduyours is crooked | anıqı belqawduhis is crooked | bizniki belqawduours is crooked | sizniki belqawduyours (pl.) is crooked | alanıqı belqawdutheirs is crooked |
| comparative — more | meniki belqawraqdımine is more crooked | seniki belqawraqdıyours is more crooked | anıqı belqawraqdıhis is more crooked | bizniki belqawraqdıours is more crooked | sizniki belqawraqdıyours (pl.) is more crooked | alanıqı belqawraqdıtheirs is more crooked |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek belqawdumine is very crooked | seniki bek belqawduyours is very crooked | anıqı bek belqawduhis is very crooked | bizniki bek belqawduours is very crooked | sizniki bek belqawduyours (pl.) is very crooked | alanıqı bek belqawdutheirs is very crooked |
| superlative — most | meniki em belqawdumine is the most crooked | seniki em belqawduyours is the most crooked | anıqı em belqawduhis is the most crooked | bizniki em belqawduours is the most crooked | sizniki em belqawduyours (pl.) is the most crooked | alanıqı em belqawdutheirs is the most crooked |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile belqawdulamine are crooked | senikile belqawdulayours are crooked | anıqıla belqawdulahis are crooked | biznikile belqawdulaours are crooked | siznikile belqawdulayours (pl.) are crooked | alanıqıla belqawdulatheirs are crooked |
| comparative — more | menikile belqawraqdılamine are more crooked | senikile belqawraqdılayours are more crooked | anıqıla belqawraqdılahis are more crooked | biznikile belqawraqdılaours are more crooked | siznikile belqawraqdılayours (pl.) are more crooked | alanıqıla belqawraqdılatheirs are more crooked |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek belqawdulamine are very crooked | senikile bek belqawdulayours are very crooked | anıqıla bek belqawdulahis are very crooked | biznikile bek belqawdulaours are very crooked | siznikile bek belqawdulayours (pl.) are very crooked | alanıqıla bek belqawdulatheirs are very crooked |
| superlative — most | menikile em belqawdulamine are the most crooked | senikile em belqawdulayours are the most crooked | anıqıla em belqawdulahis are the most crooked | biznikile em belqawdulaours are the most crooked | siznikile em belqawdulayours (pl.) are the most crooked | alanıqıla em belqawdulatheirs are the most crooked |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu belqawdu, bıla belqawdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".