harib
/xarib/
1. poor, unfortunate, wretched, destitute
- harib adam — an unfortunate person
- bizden harib kim bolur — who could be more unfortunate than us
- erinçek adam harib bolur — a lazy person will end up poor
- harib adamğa qol uzatıb boluşduq — we extended a hand and helped the poor person
- harib jürek qıyınlıqdan tınçlıq izler — the wretched heart seeks rest from hardship
2. pitiable, pitiful, insignificant — Used for someone who looks pitiful or counts for little, as in kesiŋi harib etib aylanırğa "go about looking pitiful".
- kesiŋi harib etib aylanırğa — to go about looking pitiful
- bek harib körünedi — he looks very pitiful
3. poor dear, poor thing, dear — Said with tenderness or sympathy to or about someone one pities.
- oltur, harib, qobma — sit, dear, don't get up
- awrub turadı harib — he is ill, poor thing
- kiştikçik aç bolğandı harib — the kitten has gotten hungry, poor thing
- harib balam, beri kelçi — my poor dear child, come here
- harib qart bügün kelgendi — the poor dear old man came today
- harib anam meni saqlaydı — my poor dear mother is waiting for me
- oy, men harib! — oh, poor me
4. late, deceased (said after the name of someone who has died) — It follows the name or kinship word, as in atam harib "my late father" and Seit haribni jathan jeri keŋ bolsun "may the late Seit's grave be spacious". The phrase ow men harib is a woman's cry of despair, "oh, poor me!"
- atam harib — my late father
- anam harib — my late mother
- atam harib aytıwçan edi — my late father used to say
- Seit harib igi adam edi — the late Seit was a good man
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | haribmeI am poor | haribseyou are poor | haribdihe is poor | haribbizwe are poor | haribsizyou all are poor | haribdilethey are poor |
| comparative — more | haribirekmeI am poorer | haribirekseyou are poorer | haribirekdihe is poorer | haribirekbizwe are poorer | haribireksizyou all are poorer | haribirekdilethey are poorer |
| intensifier — very | bek haribmeI am very poor | bek haribseyou are very poor | bek haribdihe is very poor | bek haribbizwe are very poor | bek haribsizyou all are very poor | bek haribdilethey are very poor |
| superlative — most | em haribmeI am the poorest | em haribseyou are the poorest | em haribdihe is the poorest | em haribbizwe are the poorest | em haribsizyou all are the poorest | em haribdilethey are the poorest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden haribdi — "compared to me, he is poor."