hawle
/xawle/
1. loose-living, dissolute, debauched
- hawle adam — a dissolute person
- hawle tişirıw — a dissolute woman
- hawle işle — dissolute doings
- jaş bir hawle tişirıwğa tağılğandı — the lad has gotten tangled up with a dissolute woman
- hawlesin kesim tıyarma — I will curb his loose living myself
2. idle, feckless, shirking, unwilling to work
- hawle adam — an idle man
- hawle jaş — a feckless lad
- ala hawle jaşladıla — they are idle lads
- hawlege joldaş bolma — don't be a companion to an idler
- hawle jürürge — to go about with nothing to do
3. fun-loving, given over to play and amusement
- hawle jaş — a lad given over to amusement
- hawle adam — a person given over to play
- hawle toyğa — for a merry feast
- hawle jürürge — to spend one's time in amusement
Expressions
- qonaqlı üy hawle bolur — guests drain a house
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | hawlemeI am dissolute | hawleseyou are dissolute | hawledihe is dissolute | hawlebizwe are dissolute | hawlesizyou all are dissolute | hawledilethey are dissolute |
| comparative — more | hawlerekmeI am more dissolute | hawlerekseyou are more dissolute | hawlerekdihe is more dissolute | hawlerekbizwe are more dissolute | hawlereksizyou all are more dissolute | hawlerekdilethey are more dissolute |
| intensifier — very | bek hawlemeI am very dissolute | bek hawleseyou are very dissolute | bek hawledihe is very dissolute | bek hawlebizwe are very dissolute | bek hawlesizyou all are very dissolute | bek hawledilethey are very dissolute |
| superlative — most | em hawlemeI am the most dissolute | em hawleseyou are the most dissolute | em hawledihe is the most dissolute | em hawlebizwe are the most dissolute | em hawlesizyou all are the most dissolute | em hawledilethey are the most dissolute |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden hawledi — "compared to me, he is dissolute."