iran / İran
/iran/
1. Iranian — Used before another noun: iran tille Iranian languages, iran tişirıw Iranian woman.
- iran tille — the Iranian languages
- iran tişirıw — an Iranian woman
- iran halq — the Iranian people
- iran jerle — Iranian lands
2. Iran — The name of the country, written with a capital letter.
- İranda jaşarğa — to live in Iran
- İrandan kelgen adam — a man who came from Iran
- İrannı şahları — the shahs of Iran
- İrannı üsünden — about Iran
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | iranmaI am Iranian | iransayou are Iranian | irandıhe is Iranian | iranbızwe are Iranian | iransızyou all are Iranian | irandılathey are Iranian |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden irandı — "compared to me, he is Iranian."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki irandımine is Iranian | seniki irandıyours is Iranian | anıqı irandıhis is Iranian | bizniki irandıours is Iranian | sizniki irandıyours (pl.) is Iranian | alanıqı irandıtheirs is Iranian |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile irandılamine are Iranian | senikile irandılayours are Iranian | anıqıla irandılahis are Iranian | biznikile irandılaours are Iranian | siznikile irandılayours (pl.) are Iranian | alanıqıla irandılatheirs are Iranian |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu irandı, bıla irandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".