borbaylı
/borbajlɯ/
1. strong, healthy, robust
- borbaylı jaş — a strong young man
- borbaylı jaşla — strong young men
- borbaylı kişi — a robust man
- ol borbaylı adamdı — he is a strong person
- borbaylı bolurğa — to grow strong
2. well-to-do, prosperous, wealthy
- borbaylı üy — a well-to-do household
- borbaylı üyürle — well-to-do families
- borbaylı tuqum — a well-to-do family
- elni borbaylıları — the well-to-do of the village
- borbaylı üyde — in a well-to-do household
Expressions
- borbaylı adam — wealthy and strong
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | borbaylımaI am strong | borbaylısayou are strong | borbaylıdıhe is strong | borbaylıbızwe are strong | borbaylısızyou all are strong | borbaylıdılathey are strong |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden borbaylıdı — "compared to me, he is strong."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki borbaylıdımine is strong | seniki borbaylıdıyours is strong | anıqı borbaylıdıhis is strong | bizniki borbaylıdıours is strong | sizniki borbaylıdıyours (pl.) is strong | alanıqı borbaylıdıtheirs is strong |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile borbaylıdılamine are strong | senikile borbaylıdılayours are strong | anıqıla borbaylıdılahis are strong | biznikile borbaylıdılaours are strong | siznikile borbaylıdılayours (pl.) are strong | alanıqıla borbaylıdılatheirs are strong |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu borbaylıdı, bıla borbaylıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".