injiwlü
/indʒiwly/
1. poor; living in want and hardship
- injiwlü üydegi — a poor family
- injiwlü bolurğa — to be in want
- injiwlü jaşaw — a life of want
2. suffering; filled with pain and distress
- injiwlü jürek — a suffering heart
- injiwlü keçe — a night of suffering
- injiwlü awaz — a voice full of pain
3. unlucky; dogged by misfortune
- injiwlü adam — an unlucky man
- injiwlü jıl — a year of misfortune
- injiwlü jazıw — an unlucky fate
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formam/is/are poor | meninjiwlüme | seninjiwlüse | olinjiwlüdü | bizinjiwlübüz | sizinjiwlüsüz | alainjiwlüdüle |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden injiwlüdü — "compared to me, he is poor."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formis / are poor | menikimeniki injiwlüdü | senikiseniki injiwlüdü | anıqıanıqı injiwlüdü | biznikibizniki injiwlüdü | siznikisizniki injiwlüdü | alanıqıalanıqı injiwlüdü |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formis / are poor | menikilemenikile injiwlüdüle | senikilesenikile injiwlüdüle | anıqılaanıqıla injiwlüdüle | biznikilebiznikile injiwlüdüle | siznikilesiznikile injiwlüdüle | alanıqılaalanıqıla injiwlüdüle |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu injiwlüdü, bıla injiwlüdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".