boz
/boz/
1. gray, light ash-gray
- boz bulutla — gray clouds
- boz betli — gray in color
- boz çepken — a gray Circassian coat
- boz tubanla — gray mists
- boz qumaç — gray cloth
2. gray, bluish-gray — Of an animal's coat or a bird's plumage, as in boz börü and boz at.
- boz at — a gray horse
- boz börü — a gray wolf
- boz qoy — a gray sheep
- qoynu igisi boz bolur — the best of sheep is the gray one
- biri ala, biri boz — one pied, the other gray
- boz malla — gray cattle
3. gray, graying — Of hair.
- boz çaç — graying hair
- boz saqal — a gray beard
- çaçı boz bolğandı — his hair has turned gray
Expressions
- boz irkine boşlanıb — running wild
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | bozgray |
| comparative — more | bozuraqgrayer |
| intensifier — very | bek bozvery gray |
| superlative — most | em bozthe grayest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki bozdumine is gray | seniki bozduyours is gray | anıqı bozduhis is gray | bizniki bozduours is gray | sizniki bozduyours (pl.) is gray | alanıqı bozdutheirs is gray |
| comparative — more | meniki bozuraqdımine is grayer | seniki bozuraqdıyours is grayer | anıqı bozuraqdıhis is grayer | bizniki bozuraqdıours is grayer | sizniki bozuraqdıyours (pl.) is grayer | alanıqı bozuraqdıtheirs is grayer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek bozdumine is very gray | seniki bek bozduyours is very gray | anıqı bek bozduhis is very gray | bizniki bek bozduours is very gray | sizniki bek bozduyours (pl.) is very gray | alanıqı bek bozdutheirs is very gray |
| superlative — most | meniki em bozdumine is the grayest | seniki em bozduyours is the grayest | anıqı em bozduhis is the grayest | bizniki em bozduours is the grayest | sizniki em bozduyours (pl.) is the grayest | alanıqı em bozdutheirs is the grayest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile bozdulamine are gray | senikile bozdulayours are gray | anıqıla bozdulahis are gray | biznikile bozdulaours are gray | siznikile bozdulayours (pl.) are gray | alanıqıla bozdulatheirs are gray |
| comparative — more | menikile bozuraqdılamine are grayer | senikile bozuraqdılayours are grayer | anıqıla bozuraqdılahis are grayer | biznikile bozuraqdılaours are grayer | siznikile bozuraqdılayours (pl.) are grayer | alanıqıla bozuraqdılatheirs are grayer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek bozdulamine are very gray | senikile bek bozdulayours are very gray | anıqıla bek bozdulahis are very gray | biznikile bek bozdulaours are very gray | siznikile bek bozdulayours (pl.) are very gray | alanıqıla bek bozdulatheirs are very gray |
| superlative — most | menikile em bozdulamine are the grayest | senikile em bozdulayours are the grayest | anıqıla em bozdulahis are the grayest | biznikile em bozdulaours are the grayest | siznikile em bozdulayours (pl.) are the grayest | alanıqıla em bozdulatheirs are the grayest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu bozdu, bıla bozdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".