jazıq
/dʒazɯq/
1. pitiful, pitiable, wretched, unfortunate, poor
- jazıq adam — a pitiful person
- jazıq sabiyge qol uzatdıq — we extended a hand to the poor child
- işlemegen bolur jazıq — the one who does not work will be wretched
- marawçudan jazıq jan bolmaz — there is no soul more wretched than a hunter
- harib-jazıq bolub aylanırğa — to wander about poor and wretched
- ol jazıq bolub qalğandı — he has been left wretched
2. alas!, poor thing!, what a pity! one source
- ah men jazıq! — alas, poor me!
- ay, jazıq sen — ah, you poor thing
- sıyrat köpürnü üsündedi, jazıq — he is on the Sirat bridge, poor thing
- jazıq, tüz jolnu tabmadı — poor thing, he did not find the right way
- jazıq, ol sabiyni körseŋ jılarsa — poor thing, if you saw that child you would weep
3. late, departed — Said after a word for a relative or other person when speaking of someone who has died, as in anam jazıq 'my late mother'.
- anam jazıq — my late mother
- atam jazıq alay aytıwçu edi — my late father used to say so
Expressions
- nek jazıq edi başıŋ — why so helpless
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jazıqmaI am pitiful | jazıqsayou are pitiful | jazıqdıhe is pitiful | jazıqbızwe are pitiful | jazıqsızyou all are pitiful | jazıqdılathey are pitiful |
| comparative — more | jazığıraqmaI am more pitiful | jazığıraqsayou are more pitiful | jazığıraqdıhe is more pitiful | jazığıraqbızwe are more pitiful | jazığıraqsızyou all are more pitiful | jazığıraqdılathey are more pitiful |
| intensifier — very | bek jazıqmaI am very pitiful | bek jazıqsayou are very pitiful | bek jazıqdıhe is very pitiful | bek jazıqbızwe are very pitiful | bek jazıqsızyou all are very pitiful | bek jazıqdılathey are very pitiful |
| superlative — most | em jazıqmaI am the most pitiful | em jazıqsayou are the most pitiful | em jazıqdıhe is the most pitiful | em jazıqbızwe are the most pitiful | em jazıqsızyou all are the most pitiful | em jazıqdılathey are the most pitiful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jazıqdı — "compared to me, he is pitiful."