betli
/betli/
1. colored, tinted, of a certain color — Usually follows a noun naming the color.
- kırdık betli — grass-colored, green
- bal betli — honey-colored, brown
- kök betli — blue-colored
- bir betli — of one color, plain
- qoşun betli — brick-colored
- kırdık betli jawluq aldım — I bought a grass-colored kerchief
- qızıl betli alma tatlı bolur — a red-colored apple will be sweet
- aq betli qaya kökge baqğandı — the white-colored cliff faces the sky
2. faced, having a face of a given kind — Usually comes after a word describing the face, as in bir betli "alike in face". For eki betli "two-faced", see the expression.
- tolu betli — full-faced
- jarıq betli qonaq keldi — a cheerful-faced guest came
- açıwlu betli adam söleşdi — an angry-faced man spoke
- ariw betli jaş törge çıqdı — the fair-faced lad went up to the seat of honor
Expressions
- aman betli bolurğa — be disgraced
- eki betli — two-faced
- jarıq betli — cheerful, pleased
- jer betli — drab gray
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | betlimeI am colored | betliseyou are colored | betlidihe is colored | betlibizwe are colored | betlisizyou all are colored | betlidilethey are colored |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden betlidi — "compared to me, he is colored."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki betlidimine is colored | seniki betlidiyours is colored | anıqı betlidihis is colored | bizniki betlidiours is colored | sizniki betlidiyours (pl.) is colored | alanıqı betliditheirs is colored |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile betlidilemine are colored | senikile betlidileyours are colored | anıqıla betlidilehis are colored | biznikile betlidileours are colored | siznikile betlidileyours (pl.) are colored | alanıqıla betlidiletheirs are colored |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu betlidi, bıla betlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".