jırjır
/dʒɯrdʒɯr/
luxurious, chic, showy — Often used of clothing and of people who dress well: kiyimi jırjır "his clothes are chic", jırjır kiyimli jaş "a smartly dressed young man". With etib it works as an adverb: jırjır etib "with style, showily". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.
- kiyimi jırjırdı — his clothes are chic
- jırjır kiyimli jaş — a smartly dressed young man
- seni kiyimiŋ jırjırdı — your clothes are chic
- jırjır üyde jaşaydıla — they live in a luxurious house
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jırjırmaI am luxurious | jırjırsayou are luxurious | jırjırdıhe is luxurious | jırjırbızwe are luxurious | jırjırsızyou all are luxurious | jırjırdılathey are luxurious |
| comparative — more | jırjırıraqmaI am more luxurious | jırjırıraqsayou are more luxurious | jırjırıraqdıhe is more luxurious | jırjırıraqbızwe are more luxurious | jırjırıraqsızyou all are more luxurious | jırjırıraqdılathey are more luxurious |
| intensifier — very | bek jırjırmaI am very luxurious | bek jırjırsayou are very luxurious | bek jırjırdıhe is very luxurious | bek jırjırbızwe are very luxurious | bek jırjırsızyou all are very luxurious | bek jırjırdılathey are very luxurious |
| superlative — most | em jırjırmaI am the most luxurious | em jırjırsayou are the most luxurious | em jırjırdıhe is the most luxurious | em jırjırbızwe are the most luxurious | em jırjırsızyou all are the most luxurious | em jırjırdılathey are the most luxurious |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jırjırdı — "compared to me, he is luxurious."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jırjırdımine is luxurious | seniki jırjırdıyours is luxurious | anıqı jırjırdıhis is luxurious | bizniki jırjırdıours is luxurious | sizniki jırjırdıyours (pl.) is luxurious | alanıqı jırjırdıtheirs is luxurious |
| comparative — more | meniki jırjırıraqdımine is more luxurious | seniki jırjırıraqdıyours is more luxurious | anıqı jırjırıraqdıhis is more luxurious | bizniki jırjırıraqdıours is more luxurious | sizniki jırjırıraqdıyours (pl.) is more luxurious | alanıqı jırjırıraqdıtheirs is more luxurious |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jırjırdımine is very luxurious | seniki bek jırjırdıyours is very luxurious | anıqı bek jırjırdıhis is very luxurious | bizniki bek jırjırdıours is very luxurious | sizniki bek jırjırdıyours (pl.) is very luxurious | alanıqı bek jırjırdıtheirs is very luxurious |
| superlative — most | meniki em jırjırdımine is the most luxurious | seniki em jırjırdıyours is the most luxurious | anıqı em jırjırdıhis is the most luxurious | bizniki em jırjırdıours is the most luxurious | sizniki em jırjırdıyours (pl.) is the most luxurious | alanıqı em jırjırdıtheirs is the most luxurious |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jırjırdılamine are luxurious | senikile jırjırdılayours are luxurious | anıqıla jırjırdılahis are luxurious | biznikile jırjırdılaours are luxurious | siznikile jırjırdılayours (pl.) are luxurious | alanıqıla jırjırdılatheirs are luxurious |
| comparative — more | menikile jırjırıraqdılamine are more luxurious | senikile jırjırıraqdılayours are more luxurious | anıqıla jırjırıraqdılahis are more luxurious | biznikile jırjırıraqdılaours are more luxurious | siznikile jırjırıraqdılayours (pl.) are more luxurious | alanıqıla jırjırıraqdılatheirs are more luxurious |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jırjırdılamine are very luxurious | senikile bek jırjırdılayours are very luxurious | anıqıla bek jırjırdılahis are very luxurious | biznikile bek jırjırdılaours are very luxurious | siznikile bek jırjırdılayours (pl.) are very luxurious | alanıqıla bek jırjırdılatheirs are very luxurious |
| superlative — most | menikile em jırjırdılamine are the most luxurious | senikile em jırjırdılayours are the most luxurious | anıqıla em jırjırdılahis are the most luxurious | biznikile em jırjırdılaours are the most luxurious | siznikile em jırjırdılayours (pl.) are the most luxurious | alanıqıla em jırjırdılatheirs are the most luxurious |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jırjırdı, bıla jırjırdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".