jaşawsuz
/dʒaʃawsuz/
1. lifeless, without life; dead — Of plants it can mean withered or dried up. For the curse, see the interjection sense.
- jüzjıllıq terekle, jaşawsuz terekle — century-old trees, lifeless trees
- jaşawsuz jerle — lifeless lands
- jaşawsuz taşla — lifeless stones
- quş jaşawsuz jatadı — the bird lies dead
- uruşnu otu jetgen jerle jaşawsuzdula — the lands the fire of war reached are lifeless
- jaşawsuz qallıq — may you be left without life
2. may you lose your life! — A curse. Also said as jaşawsuz qallıq. one source
- jaşawsuz! — may you lose your life!
- jaşawsuz qallıq! — may you be left without life!
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jaşawsuzmaI am lifeless | jaşawsuzsayou are lifeless | jaşawsuzduhe is lifeless | jaşawsuzbuzwe are lifeless | jaşawsuzsuzyou all are lifeless | jaşawsuzdulathey are lifeless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jaşawsuzdu — "compared to me, he is lifeless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jaşawsuzdumine is lifeless | seniki jaşawsuzduyours is lifeless | anıqı jaşawsuzduhis is lifeless | bizniki jaşawsuzduours is lifeless | sizniki jaşawsuzduyours (pl.) is lifeless | alanıqı jaşawsuzdutheirs is lifeless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jaşawsuzdulamine are lifeless | senikile jaşawsuzdulayours are lifeless | anıqıla jaşawsuzdulahis are lifeless | biznikile jaşawsuzdulaours are lifeless | siznikile jaşawsuzdulayours (pl.) are lifeless | alanıqıla jaşawsuzdulatheirs are lifeless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jaşawsuzdu, bıla jaşawsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".