iŋil
/iŋil/
1. weak, frail, fragile, delicate — Often said of young animals and new plants, as in iŋil kırdık "fresh young grass".
- iŋil ulaqçıq — a frail little kid goat
- iŋil kırdık — fresh young grass
- iŋil sabiy — a frail child
- iŋil çapıraq — a fragile leaf
- iŋil ösümlük — a delicate plant
- iŋil adam — a weak person
- iŋil kırdıknı otlaydıla — they graze on the young grass
- iŋil qozuçuqla analarını tögeregine çabadıla — frail little lambs run around their mothers
2. tender, gentle, affectionate, showing love
- iŋil qaram — a gentle look
- iŋil söz — a tender word
- iŋil ana — a loving mother
- iŋil awaz — a gentle voice
- iŋil maqam — a tender melody
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | iŋilmeI am weak | iŋilseyou are weak | iŋildihe is weak | iŋilbizwe are weak | iŋilsizyou all are weak | iŋildilethey are weak |
| comparative — more | iŋilirekmeI am weaker | iŋilirekseyou are weaker | iŋilirekdihe is weaker | iŋilirekbizwe are weaker | iŋilireksizyou all are weaker | iŋilirekdilethey are weaker |
| intensifier — very | bek iŋilmeI am very weak | bek iŋilseyou are very weak | bek iŋildihe is very weak | bek iŋilbizwe are very weak | bek iŋilsizyou all are very weak | bek iŋildilethey are very weak |
| superlative — most | em iŋilmeI am the weakest | em iŋilseyou are the weakest | em iŋildihe is the weakest | em iŋilbizwe are the weakest | em iŋilsizyou all are the weakest | em iŋildilethey are the weakest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden iŋildi — "compared to me, he is weak."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki iŋildimine is weak | seniki iŋildiyours is weak | anıqı iŋildihis is weak | bizniki iŋildiours is weak | sizniki iŋildiyours (pl.) is weak | alanıqı iŋilditheirs is weak |
| comparative — more | meniki iŋilirekdimine is weaker | seniki iŋilirekdiyours is weaker | anıqı iŋilirekdihis is weaker | bizniki iŋilirekdiours is weaker | sizniki iŋilirekdiyours (pl.) is weaker | alanıqı iŋilirekditheirs is weaker |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek iŋildimine is very weak | seniki bek iŋildiyours is very weak | anıqı bek iŋildihis is very weak | bizniki bek iŋildiours is very weak | sizniki bek iŋildiyours (pl.) is very weak | alanıqı bek iŋilditheirs is very weak |
| superlative — most | meniki em iŋildimine is the weakest | seniki em iŋildiyours is the weakest | anıqı em iŋildihis is the weakest | bizniki em iŋildiours is the weakest | sizniki em iŋildiyours (pl.) is the weakest | alanıqı em iŋilditheirs is the weakest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile iŋildilemine are weak | senikile iŋildileyours are weak | anıqıla iŋildilehis are weak | biznikile iŋildileours are weak | siznikile iŋildileyours (pl.) are weak | alanıqıla iŋildiletheirs are weak |
| comparative — more | menikile iŋilirekdilemine are weaker | senikile iŋilirekdileyours are weaker | anıqıla iŋilirekdilehis are weaker | biznikile iŋilirekdileours are weaker | siznikile iŋilirekdileyours (pl.) are weaker | alanıqıla iŋilirekdiletheirs are weaker |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek iŋildilemine are very weak | senikile bek iŋildileyours are very weak | anıqıla bek iŋildilehis are very weak | biznikile bek iŋildileours are very weak | siznikile bek iŋildileyours (pl.) are very weak | alanıqıla bek iŋildiletheirs are very weak |
| superlative — most | menikile em iŋildilemine are the weakest | senikile em iŋildileyours are the weakest | anıqıla em iŋildilehis are the weakest | biznikile em iŋildileours are the weakest | siznikile em iŋildileyours (pl.) are the weakest | alanıqıla em iŋildiletheirs are the weakest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu iŋildi, bıla iŋildile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".