hontabaş

/xontabaʃ/ · plural hontabaşla

1. (adj.) empty-headed, dim-witted (pej.) — A disparaging word. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it contemptuous, and Guzeev 1996–2005 labels it disrespectful.

hontabaş adam — an empty-headed person
bu hontabaş jaş — this dim-witted young man
ol bek hontabaşdı — he is very dim-witted

2. (n.) fool, blockhead, idiot (pej.) — Used to insult or belittle someone. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it contemptuous. one source

ol hontabaşha qulaq salma — don't listen to that fool
Hontabaş ne biledi? — What does an idiot know?

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — hontabaş
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	hontabaşmaI am empty-headed	hontabaşsayou are empty-headed	hontabaşdıhe is empty-headed	hontabaşbızwe are empty-headed	hontabaşsızyou all are empty-headed	hontabaşdılathey are empty-headed
comparative — more	hontabaşıraqmaI am more empty-headed	hontabaşıraqsayou are more empty-headed	hontabaşıraqdıhe is more empty-headed	hontabaşıraqbızwe are more empty-headed	hontabaşıraqsızyou all are more empty-headed	hontabaşıraqdılathey are more empty-headed
intensifier — very	bek hontabaşmaI am very empty-headed	bek hontabaşsayou are very empty-headed	bek hontabaşdıhe is very empty-headed	bek hontabaşbızwe are very empty-headed	bek hontabaşsızyou all are very empty-headed	bek hontabaşdılathey are very empty-headed
superlative — most	em hontabaşmaI am the most empty-headed	em hontabaşsayou are the most empty-headed	em hontabaşdıhe is the most empty-headed	em hontabaşbızwe are the most empty-headed	em hontabaşsızyou all are the most empty-headed	em hontabaşdılathey are the most empty-headed

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — hontabaş
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki hontabaşdımine is empty-headed	seniki hontabaşdıyours is empty-headed	anıqı hontabaşdıhis is empty-headed	bizniki hontabaşdıours is empty-headed	sizniki hontabaşdıyours (pl.) is empty-headed	alanıqı hontabaşdıtheirs is empty-headed
comparative — more	meniki hontabaşıraqdımine is more empty-headed	seniki hontabaşıraqdıyours is more empty-headed	anıqı hontabaşıraqdıhis is more empty-headed	bizniki hontabaşıraqdıours is more empty-headed	sizniki hontabaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is more empty-headed	alanıqı hontabaşıraqdıtheirs is more empty-headed
intensifier — very	meniki bek hontabaşdımine is very empty-headed	seniki bek hontabaşdıyours is very empty-headed	anıqı bek hontabaşdıhis is very empty-headed	bizniki bek hontabaşdıours is very empty-headed	sizniki bek hontabaşdıyours (pl.) is very empty-headed	alanıqı bek hontabaşdıtheirs is very empty-headed
superlative — most	meniki em hontabaşdımine is the most empty-headed	seniki em hontabaşdıyours is the most empty-headed	anıqı em hontabaşdıhis is the most empty-headed	bizniki em hontabaşdıours is the most empty-headed	sizniki em hontabaşdıyours (pl.) is the most empty-headed	alanıqı em hontabaşdıtheirs is the most empty-headed

Several things

Several things — hontabaş
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile hontabaşdılamine are empty-headed	senikile hontabaşdılayours are empty-headed	anıqıla hontabaşdılahis are empty-headed	biznikile hontabaşdılaours are empty-headed	siznikile hontabaşdılayours (pl.) are empty-headed	alanıqıla hontabaşdılatheirs are empty-headed
comparative — more	menikile hontabaşıraqdılamine are more empty-headed	senikile hontabaşıraqdılayours are more empty-headed	anıqıla hontabaşıraqdılahis are more empty-headed	biznikile hontabaşıraqdılaours are more empty-headed	siznikile hontabaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are more empty-headed	alanıqıla hontabaşıraqdılatheirs are more empty-headed
intensifier — very	menikile bek hontabaşdılamine are very empty-headed	senikile bek hontabaşdılayours are very empty-headed	anıqıla bek hontabaşdılahis are very empty-headed	biznikile bek hontabaşdılaours are very empty-headed	siznikile bek hontabaşdılayours (pl.) are very empty-headed	alanıqıla bek hontabaşdılatheirs are very empty-headed
superlative — most	menikile em hontabaşdılamine are the most empty-headed	senikile em hontabaşdılayours are the most empty-headed	anıqıla em hontabaşdılahis are the most empty-headed	biznikile em hontabaşdılaours are the most empty-headed	siznikile em hontabaşdılayours (pl.) are the most empty-headed	alanıqıla em hontabaşdılatheirs are the most empty-headed

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu hontabaşdı, bıla hontabaşdıla. 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

Singular — cases of hontabaş, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	hontabaşthe fool	hontabaşımmy fool	hontabaşıŋyour fool	hontabaşıhis fool	hontabaşıbızour fool	hontabaşığızyou all's fool	hontabaşlarıtheir fools
Genitive	hontabaşnıthe fool's	hontabaşımımy fool's	hontabaşıŋıyour fool's	hontabaşınıhis fool's	hontabaşıbıznıour fool's	hontabaşığıznıyou all's fool's	hontabaşlarınıtheir fools'
Accusative	hontabaşnıthe fool (as the object)	hontabaşımımy fool (as the object)	hontabaşıŋıyour fool (as the object)	hontabaşınhis fool (as the object)	hontabaşıbıznıour fool (as the object)	hontabaşığıznıyou all's fool (as the object)	hontabaşlarıntheir fools (as the object)
Dative	hontabaşhato the fool	hontabaşımato my fool	hontabaşıŋato your fool	hontabaşınato his fool	hontabaşıbızğato our fool	hontabaşığızğato you all's fool	hontabaşlarınato their fools
Locative	hontabaşdain / at the fool	hontabaşımdain / at my fool	hontabaşıŋdain / at your fool	hontabaşındain / at his fool	hontabaşıbızdain / at our fool	hontabaşığızdain / at you all's fool	hontabaşlarındain / at their fools
Ablative	hontabaşdanfrom the fool	hontabaşımdanfrom my fool	hontabaşıŋdanfrom your fool	hontabaşındanfrom his fool	hontabaşıbızdanfrom our fool	hontabaşığızdanfrom you all's fool	hontabaşlarındanfrom their fools

Plural

Plural — cases of hontabaş, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	hontabaşlathe fools	hontabaşlarımmy fools	hontabaşlarıŋyour fools	hontabaşlarıhis fools	hontabaşlarıbızour fools	hontabaşlarığızyou all's fools	hontabaşlarıtheir fools
Genitive	hontabaşlanıthe fools'	hontabaşlarımımy fools'	hontabaşlarıŋıyour fools'	hontabaşlarınıhis fools'	hontabaşlarıbıznıour fools'	hontabaşlarığıznıyou all's fools'	hontabaşlarınıtheir fools'
Accusative	hontabaşlanıthe fools (as the object)	hontabaşlarımımy fools (as the object)	hontabaşlarıŋıyour fools (as the object)	hontabaşlarınhis fools (as the object)	hontabaşlarıbıznıour fools (as the object)	hontabaşlarığıznıyou all's fools (as the object)	hontabaşlarıntheir fools (as the object)
Dative	hontabaşlağato the fools	hontabaşlarımato my fools	hontabaşlarıŋato your fools	hontabaşlarınato his fools	hontabaşlarıbızğato our fools	hontabaşlarığızğato you all's fools	hontabaşlarınato their fools
Locative	hontabaşladain / at the fools	hontabaşlarımdain / at my fools	hontabaşlarıŋdain / at your fools	hontabaşlarındain / at his fools	hontabaşlarıbızdain / at our fools	hontabaşlarığızdain / at you all's fools	hontabaşlarındain / at their fools
Ablative	hontabaşladanfrom the fools	hontabaşlarımdanfrom my fools	hontabaşlarıŋdanfrom your fools	hontabaşlarındanfrom his fools	hontabaşlarıbızdanfrom our fools	hontabaşlarığızdanfrom you all's fools	hontabaşlarındanfrom their fools

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hontabaşları can mean "his / her fools", "their fool", or "their fools" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.