iniçge
/initʃɡe/
1. thin, small in girth or diameter
- iniçge tal çıbıq — a thin willow switch
- iniçge boyun — a slender neck
- iniçge bel — a slender waist
- iniçge ayaqla — slender legs
- uzun iniçge bıçaq bla — with a long thin knife
- buzownu iniçge ayağına — on the calf's thin leg
2. narrow, not wide
- iniçge jol — a narrow road
- iniçge oram — a narrow street
- iniçge soqmaq — a narrow path
- iniçge jolğa quyuldula — they poured onto the narrow road
3. lean, slender, of slight build (of a person)
- iniçge adam — a lean person
- iniçge qız — a slender girl
- iniçge sanlı — of slight build
- biri uzun iniçge — one of them tall and lean
4. high-pitched, high (of a voice or sound)
- iniçge awaz — a high voice
- iniçge tawuşla — high-pitched sounds
- iniçge tawuş bla söleşdi — spoke in a high-pitched voice
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | iniçgemeI am thin | iniçgeseyou are thin | iniçgedihe is thin | iniçgebizwe are thin | iniçgesizyou all are thin | iniçgedilethey are thin |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden iniçgedi — "compared to me, he is thin."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki iniçgedimine is thin | seniki iniçgediyours is thin | anıqı iniçgedihis is thin | bizniki iniçgediours is thin | sizniki iniçgediyours (pl.) is thin | alanıqı iniçgeditheirs is thin |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile iniçgedilemine are thin | senikile iniçgedileyours are thin | anıqıla iniçgedilehis are thin | biznikile iniçgedileours are thin | siznikile iniçgedileyours (pl.) are thin | alanıqıla iniçgediletheirs are thin |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu iniçgedi, bıla iniçgedile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".