jerbaş
/dʒerbaʃ/
earth-roofed, with an earthen roof — Describes a low dwelling whose earthen roof sits close to ground level, as in jerbaş üy 'an earth-roofed house'.
- jerbaş üy — an earth-roofed house
- jerbaş qoş — an earth-roofed shepherd's hut
- eski jerbaş üyle — old earth-roofed houses
- ol jerbaş üyde jaşaydı — he lives in an earth-roofed house
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jerbaşdımine is earth-roofed | seniki jerbaşdıyours is earth-roofed | anıqı jerbaşdıhis is earth-roofed | bizniki jerbaşdıours is earth-roofed | sizniki jerbaşdıyours (pl.) is earth-roofed | alanıqı jerbaşdıtheirs is earth-roofed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jerbaşdılamine are earth-roofed | senikile jerbaşdılayours are earth-roofed | anıqıla jerbaşdılahis are earth-roofed | biznikile jerbaşdılaours are earth-roofed | siznikile jerbaşdılayours (pl.) are earth-roofed | alanıqıla jerbaşdılatheirs are earth-roofed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jerbaşdı, bıla jerbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".