buzmağan
/buzmaʁan/
1. flawless, impeccable
- buzmağan ariwluq — flawless beauty
- «buzmağan surat» dewçü edile — they used to say “a flawless picture”
- buzmağan iş — flawless work
- ol buzmağan adamdı — he is an impeccable person
2. literal, word-for-word — Used of a translation: buzmağan köçürme "a literal translation".
- buzmağan köçürme — a literal translation
- bu buzmağan köçürmedi — this is a word-for-word translation
- buzmağan köçürme etdim — I made a literal translation
3. exactly like, the very image of — Comes before a relative with a possessive ending: buzmağan atasıdı "he is the very image of his father".
- buzmağan atasıdı — he is the very image of his father
- qız buzmağan anasıdı — the girl is exactly like her mother
- sen buzmağan ataŋsa — you are the very image of your father
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | buzmağanmaI am flawless | buzmağansayou are flawless | buzmağandıhe is flawless | buzmağanbızwe are flawless | buzmağansızyou all are flawless | buzmağandılathey are flawless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden buzmağandı — "compared to me, he is flawless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki buzmağandımine is flawless | seniki buzmağandıyours is flawless | anıqı buzmağandıhis is flawless | bizniki buzmağandıours is flawless | sizniki buzmağandıyours (pl.) is flawless | alanıqı buzmağandıtheirs is flawless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile buzmağandılamine are flawless | senikile buzmağandılayours are flawless | anıqıla buzmağandılahis are flawless | biznikile buzmağandılaours are flawless | siznikile buzmağandılayours (pl.) are flawless | alanıqıla buzmağandılatheirs are flawless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu buzmağandı, bıla buzmağandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".