jetibaş
/dʒetibaʃ/
seven-headed, having seven heads — Used of creatures in myths and folktales, as in jetibaş emegen "seven-headed giant". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as a word of mythology and folklore.
- jetibaş emegen — a seven-headed monster
- jetibaş emegen keldi — a seven-headed monster came
- jetibaş emegenni kördüm — I saw the seven-headed monster
- emegen jetibaşdı — the monster is seven-headed
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jetibaşmaI am seven-headed | jetibaşsayou are seven-headed | jetibaşdıhe is seven-headed | jetibaşbızwe are seven-headed | jetibaşsızyou all are seven-headed | jetibaşdılathey are seven-headed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jetibaşdı — "compared to me, he is seven-headed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jetibaşdımine is seven-headed | seniki jetibaşdıyours is seven-headed | anıqı jetibaşdıhis is seven-headed | bizniki jetibaşdıours is seven-headed | sizniki jetibaşdıyours (pl.) is seven-headed | alanıqı jetibaşdıtheirs is seven-headed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jetibaşdılamine are seven-headed | senikile jetibaşdılayours are seven-headed | anıqıla jetibaşdılahis are seven-headed | biznikile jetibaşdılaours are seven-headed | siznikile jetibaşdılayours (pl.) are seven-headed | alanıqıla jetibaşdılatheirs are seven-headed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jetibaşdı, bıla jetibaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".