buwaz
/buwaz/
pregnant, in calf, in foal, in lamb — Said of women and of female animals: of a cow it means in calf, of a mare in foal, of a ewe in lamb. With bolurğa it means be pregnant or become pregnant.
- buwaz tişirıw — a pregnant woman
- buwaz qatın — a pregnant woman
- buwaz iynek — a cow in calf
- buwaz baytal — a mare in foal
- buwaz qoy — a ewe in lamb
- baytal buwazdı — the mare is in foal
- buwaz bolurğa — to become pregnant
- iynek buwaz boldu — the cow got in calf
- qoyla buwaz boldula — the ewes got in lamb
- buwaz ayü — a pregnant bear
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | buwazmaI am pregnant | buwazsayou are pregnant | buwazdıhe is pregnant | buwazbızwe are pregnant | buwazsızyou all are pregnant | buwazdılathey are pregnant |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden buwazdı — "compared to me, he is pregnant."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki buwazdımine is pregnant | seniki buwazdıyours is pregnant | anıqı buwazdıhis is pregnant | bizniki buwazdıours is pregnant | sizniki buwazdıyours (pl.) is pregnant | alanıqı buwazdıtheirs is pregnant |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile buwazdılamine are pregnant | senikile buwazdılayours are pregnant | anıqıla buwazdılahis are pregnant | biznikile buwazdılaours are pregnant | siznikile buwazdılayours (pl.) are pregnant | alanıqıla buwazdılatheirs are pregnant |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu buwazdı, bıla buwazdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".