boylu
/bojlu/
1. tall, well-grown, of good height
- boylu adam — a tall man
- boylu jaşçıq — a tall boy
- boylu tişirıw — a tall, stately woman
- boylu jaş — a well-grown young man
- Ahmat teŋlerinden boyludu — Ahmat is taller than his peers
- barından da boyludu — is taller than all of them
2. of a certain height, of a certain stature — Comes after a word of size, such as uzun (tall), alaşa (short) or orta (medium).
- uzun boylu — of tall stature
- orta boylu — of medium height
- alaşa boylu — of short stature
- alaşa boylu adam — a man of short stature
- qısha boylu — of short stature
- ullu boylu adam — a man of great stature
Expressions
- orta boylu — of medium height
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | boylumaI am tall | boylusayou are tall | boyluduhe is tall | boylubuzwe are tall | boylusuzyou all are tall | boyludulathey are tall |
| comparative — more | boyluraqmaI am taller | boyluraqsayou are taller | boyluraqdıhe is taller | boyluraqbızwe are taller | boyluraqsızyou all are taller | boyluraqdılathey are taller |
| intensifier — very | bek boylumaI am very tall | bek boylusayou are very tall | bek boyluduhe is very tall | bek boylubuzwe are very tall | bek boylusuzyou all are very tall | bek boyludulathey are very tall |
| superlative — most | em boylumaI am the tallest | em boylusayou are the tallest | em boyluduhe is the tallest | em boylubuzwe are the tallest | em boylusuzyou all are the tallest | em boyludulathey are the tallest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden boyludu — "compared to me, he is tall."