gazgaz
/ɡazɡaz/ · plural gazgazla
1. dandyish, foppish, smartly dressed, showy — Used of people, especially of how they dress, as in gazgaz qızçıq "a smartly dressed girl" and gazgaz tişirıwla "dressed-up women".
- gazgaz qızçıq — a smartly dressed girl
- gazgaz tişirıwla — dressed-up women
- ol bek gazgaz jaşdı — he is a very foppish young man
2. dandy, fop
- uzunçaç gazgazladan tolğandı — has filled up with long-haired dandies
- ol bir gazgazdı — he is a real dandy
3. smartly, elegantly, showily — Mostly used with verbs of dressing, as in gazgaz kiyiniw "dressing smartly".
- gazgaz kiyiniw — dressing smartly
- gazgaz kiyinirge bek süedile — they really love to dress smartly
- gazgaz kiyinŋen omaqla — smartly dressed beauties
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | gazgazmaI am dandyish | gazgazsayou are dandyish | gazgazdıhe is dandyish | gazgazbızwe are dandyish | gazgazsızyou all are dandyish | gazgazdılathey are dandyish |
| comparative — more | gazgazıraqmaI am more dandyish | gazgazıraqsayou are more dandyish | gazgazıraqdıhe is more dandyish | gazgazıraqbızwe are more dandyish | gazgazıraqsızyou all are more dandyish | gazgazıraqdılathey are more dandyish |
| intensifier — very | bek gazgazmaI am very dandyish | bek gazgazsayou are very dandyish | bek gazgazdıhe is very dandyish | bek gazgazbızwe are very dandyish | bek gazgazsızyou all are very dandyish | bek gazgazdılathey are very dandyish |
| superlative — most | em gazgazmaI am the most dandyish | em gazgazsayou are the most dandyish | em gazgazdıhe is the most dandyish | em gazgazbızwe are the most dandyish | em gazgazsızyou all are the most dandyish | em gazgazdılathey are the most dandyish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden gazgazdı — "compared to me, he is dandyish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki gazgazdımine is dandyish | seniki gazgazdıyours is dandyish | anıqı gazgazdıhis is dandyish | bizniki gazgazdıours is dandyish | sizniki gazgazdıyours (pl.) is dandyish | alanıqı gazgazdıtheirs is dandyish |
| comparative — more | meniki gazgazıraqdımine is more dandyish | seniki gazgazıraqdıyours is more dandyish | anıqı gazgazıraqdıhis is more dandyish | bizniki gazgazıraqdıours is more dandyish | sizniki gazgazıraqdıyours (pl.) is more dandyish | alanıqı gazgazıraqdıtheirs is more dandyish |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek gazgazdımine is very dandyish | seniki bek gazgazdıyours is very dandyish | anıqı bek gazgazdıhis is very dandyish | bizniki bek gazgazdıours is very dandyish | sizniki bek gazgazdıyours (pl.) is very dandyish | alanıqı bek gazgazdıtheirs is very dandyish |
| superlative — most | meniki em gazgazdımine is the most dandyish | seniki em gazgazdıyours is the most dandyish | anıqı em gazgazdıhis is the most dandyish | bizniki em gazgazdıours is the most dandyish | sizniki em gazgazdıyours (pl.) is the most dandyish | alanıqı em gazgazdıtheirs is the most dandyish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile gazgazdılamine are dandyish | senikile gazgazdılayours are dandyish | anıqıla gazgazdılahis are dandyish | biznikile gazgazdılaours are dandyish | siznikile gazgazdılayours (pl.) are dandyish | alanıqıla gazgazdılatheirs are dandyish |
| comparative — more | menikile gazgazıraqdılamine are more dandyish | senikile gazgazıraqdılayours are more dandyish | anıqıla gazgazıraqdılahis are more dandyish | biznikile gazgazıraqdılaours are more dandyish | siznikile gazgazıraqdılayours (pl.) are more dandyish | alanıqıla gazgazıraqdılatheirs are more dandyish |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek gazgazdılamine are very dandyish | senikile bek gazgazdılayours are very dandyish | anıqıla bek gazgazdılahis are very dandyish | biznikile bek gazgazdılaours are very dandyish | siznikile bek gazgazdılayours (pl.) are very dandyish | alanıqıla bek gazgazdılatheirs are very dandyish |
| superlative — most | menikile em gazgazdılamine are the most dandyish | senikile em gazgazdılayours are the most dandyish | anıqıla em gazgazdılahis are the most dandyish | biznikile em gazgazdılaours are the most dandyish | siznikile em gazgazdılayours (pl.) are the most dandyish | alanıqıla em gazgazdılatheirs are the most dandyish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu gazgazdı, bıla gazgazdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gazgazthe dandy | gazgazımmy dandy | gazgazıŋyour dandy | gazgazıhis dandy | gazgazıbızour dandy | gazgazığızyou all's dandy | gazgazlarıtheir dandies |
| Genitive | gazgaznıthe dandy's | gazgazımımy dandy's | gazgazıŋıyour dandy's | gazgazınıhis dandy's | gazgazıbıznıour dandy's | gazgazığıznıyou all's dandy's | gazgazlarınıtheir dandies' |
| Accusative | gazgaznıthe dandy (as the object) | gazgazımımy dandy (as the object) | gazgazıŋıyour dandy (as the object) | gazgazınhis dandy (as the object) | gazgazıbıznıour dandy (as the object) | gazgazığıznıyou all's dandy (as the object) | gazgazlarıntheir dandies (as the object) |
| Dative | gazgazğato the dandy | gazgazımato my dandy | gazgazıŋato your dandy | gazgazınato his dandy | gazgazıbızğato our dandy | gazgazığızğato you all's dandy | gazgazlarınato their dandies |
| Locative | gazgazdain / at the dandy | gazgazımdain / at my dandy | gazgazıŋdain / at your dandy | gazgazındain / at his dandy | gazgazıbızdain / at our dandy | gazgazığızdain / at you all's dandy | gazgazlarındain / at their dandies |
| Ablative | gazgazdanfrom the dandy | gazgazımdanfrom my dandy | gazgazıŋdanfrom your dandy | gazgazındanfrom his dandy | gazgazıbızdanfrom our dandy | gazgazığızdanfrom you all's dandy | gazgazlarındanfrom their dandies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gazgazlathe dandies | gazgazlarımmy dandies | gazgazlarıŋyour dandies | gazgazlarıhis dandies | gazgazlarıbızour dandies | gazgazlarığızyou all's dandies | gazgazlarıtheir dandies |
| Genitive | gazgazlanıthe dandies' | gazgazlarımımy dandies' | gazgazlarıŋıyour dandies' | gazgazlarınıhis dandies' | gazgazlarıbıznıour dandies' | gazgazlarığıznıyou all's dandies' | gazgazlarınıtheir dandies' |
| Accusative | gazgazlanıthe dandies (as the object) | gazgazlarımımy dandies (as the object) | gazgazlarıŋıyour dandies (as the object) | gazgazlarınhis dandies (as the object) | gazgazlarıbıznıour dandies (as the object) | gazgazlarığıznıyou all's dandies (as the object) | gazgazlarıntheir dandies (as the object) |
| Dative | gazgazlağato the dandies | gazgazlarımato my dandies | gazgazlarıŋato your dandies | gazgazlarınato his dandies | gazgazlarıbızğato our dandies | gazgazlarığızğato you all's dandies | gazgazlarınato their dandies |
| Locative | gazgazladain / at the dandies | gazgazlarımdain / at my dandies | gazgazlarıŋdain / at your dandies | gazgazlarındain / at his dandies | gazgazlarıbızdain / at our dandies | gazgazlarığızdain / at you all's dandies | gazgazlarındain / at their dandies |
| Ablative | gazgazladanfrom the dandies | gazgazlarımdanfrom my dandies | gazgazlarıŋdanfrom your dandies | gazgazlarındanfrom his dandies | gazgazlarıbızdanfrom our dandies | gazgazlarığızdanfrom you all's dandies | gazgazlarındanfrom their dandies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gazgazları can mean "his / her dandies", "their dandy", or "their dandies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.