demeŋili

/demeŋili/

1. (adj.) grand, mighty, majestic, magnificent, monumental, imposing

demeŋili boran — a mighty storm
demeŋili tawla kökge jetedile — the majestic mountains reach the sky
demeŋili qıralda jaşaybız — we live in a mighty country
demeŋili emen, çınar terekle — mighty oak and plane trees
demeŋili qala ömürlerden beri saqlanadı — the monumental fortress has been preserved for centuries
demeŋili batır jurtun qorçaladı — the mighty hero protects his homeland

2. (adj.) sturdy, solid, durable, dependable, well-built — Mostly of buildings, bridges, and other things made to last; also of firm, unshakable bonds and decisions.

demeŋili köpürnü işledile — they built a sturdy bridge
atam demeŋili üy işlegendi — my father has built a solid house
bu eşik bek demeŋilidi — this door is very solid
demeŋili, küçlü qala — a well-fortified, strong fortress
allay zat demeŋili jerde asıraladı — such things are kept in a secure place

3. (adj.) substantial, weighty; well-founded, thorough (fig.)

demeŋili şağatlıq — weighty evidence
bu demeŋili sıltawdu — this is a weighty reason

4. (adv.) well, properly, thoroughly; powerfully, grandly

işni demeŋili tamamlağan — finished the job thoroughly
ustazla derslege demeŋili hazırlanŋandıla — the teachers have prepared thoroughly for the lessons
seni demeŋili jaşırayım — let me hide you well

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — demeŋili
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	demeŋilimeI am grand	demeŋiliseyou are grand	demeŋilidihe is grand	demeŋilibizwe are grand	demeŋilisizyou all are grand	demeŋilidilethey are grand
comparative — more	demeŋilirekmeI am grander	demeŋilirekseyou are grander	demeŋilirekdihe is grander	demeŋilirekbizwe are grander	demeŋilireksizyou all are grander	demeŋilirekdilethey are grander
intensifier — very	bek demeŋilimeI am very grand	bek demeŋiliseyou are very grand	bek demeŋilidihe is very grand	bek demeŋilibizwe are very grand	bek demeŋilisizyou all are very grand	bek demeŋilidilethey are very grand
superlative — most	em demeŋilimeI am the grandest	em demeŋiliseyou are the grandest	em demeŋilidihe is the grandest	em demeŋilibizwe are the grandest	em demeŋilisizyou all are the grandest	em demeŋilidilethey are the grandest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden demeŋilidi — "compared to me, he is grand."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — demeŋili
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki demeŋilidimine is grand	seniki demeŋilidiyours is grand	anıqı demeŋilidihis is grand	bizniki demeŋilidiours is grand	sizniki demeŋilidiyours (pl.) is grand	alanıqı demeŋiliditheirs is grand
comparative — more	meniki demeŋilirekdimine is grander	seniki demeŋilirekdiyours is grander	anıqı demeŋilirekdihis is grander	bizniki demeŋilirekdiours is grander	sizniki demeŋilirekdiyours (pl.) is grander	alanıqı demeŋilirekditheirs is grander
intensifier — very	meniki bek demeŋilidimine is very grand	seniki bek demeŋilidiyours is very grand	anıqı bek demeŋilidihis is very grand	bizniki bek demeŋilidiours is very grand	sizniki bek demeŋilidiyours (pl.) is very grand	alanıqı bek demeŋiliditheirs is very grand
superlative — most	meniki em demeŋilidimine is the grandest	seniki em demeŋilidiyours is the grandest	anıqı em demeŋilidihis is the grandest	bizniki em demeŋilidiours is the grandest	sizniki em demeŋilidiyours (pl.) is the grandest	alanıqı em demeŋiliditheirs is the grandest

Several things

Several things — demeŋili
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile demeŋilidilemine are grand	senikile demeŋilidileyours are grand	anıqıla demeŋilidilehis are grand	biznikile demeŋilidileours are grand	siznikile demeŋilidileyours (pl.) are grand	alanıqıla demeŋilidiletheirs are grand
comparative — more	menikile demeŋilirekdilemine are grander	senikile demeŋilirekdileyours are grander	anıqıla demeŋilirekdilehis are grander	biznikile demeŋilirekdileours are grander	siznikile demeŋilirekdileyours (pl.) are grander	alanıqıla demeŋilirekdiletheirs are grander
intensifier — very	menikile bek demeŋilidilemine are very grand	senikile bek demeŋilidileyours are very grand	anıqıla bek demeŋilidilehis are very grand	biznikile bek demeŋilidileours are very grand	siznikile bek demeŋilidileyours (pl.) are very grand	alanıqıla bek demeŋilidiletheirs are very grand
superlative — most	menikile em demeŋilidilemine are the grandest	senikile em demeŋilidileyours are the grandest	anıqıla em demeŋilidilehis are the grandest	biznikile em demeŋilidileours are the grandest	siznikile em demeŋilidileyours (pl.) are the grandest	alanıqıla em demeŋilidiletheirs are the grandest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu demeŋilidi, bıla demeŋilidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".