iŋirgi
/iŋirɡi/
1. evening, of the evening; held, done or appearing in the evening — Common in fixed combinations such as iŋirgi gazet "evening newspaper", iŋirgi şkol "evening school" and iŋirgi julduz "evening star". It can also refer to a late-night arrival, as in iŋirgi qonaq "night visitor".
- iŋirgi aş — the evening meal
- iŋirgi ayaz — the evening cool
- iŋirgi julduz — the evening star
- iŋirgi gazet — an evening newspaper
- iŋirgi şkol — an evening school
- iŋirgi aşnı biz hazırladıq — we prepared the evening meal
- iŋirgi onow ertdenŋe jaramaz — an evening decision is no good in the morning
2. evening time, nightfall — Mostly used in the locative: iŋirgide el taşlama "do not leave the village at nightfall".
- iŋirgide el taşlama — do not leave the village at nightfall
- iŋirgide ne aylanasa? — why are you wandering about at nightfall
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki iŋirgidimine is evening | seniki iŋirgidiyours is evening | anıqı iŋirgidihis is evening | bizniki iŋirgidiours is evening | sizniki iŋirgidiyours (pl.) is evening | alanıqı iŋirgiditheirs is evening |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile iŋirgidilemine are evening | senikile iŋirgidileyours are evening | anıqıla iŋirgidilehis are evening | biznikile iŋirgidileours are evening | siznikile iŋirgidileyours (pl.) are evening | alanıqıla iŋirgidiletheirs are evening |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu iŋirgidi, bıla iŋirgidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".