jiti
/dʒiti/
1. sharp, keen, cutting, razor-sharp — jiti eterge means sharpen; uçu jiti means pointed.
- jiti bıçaq — a sharp knife
- jiti qılıç — a sharp sword
- jiti uçlu — sharp-pointed
- jiti eterge — to sharpen
- bileb jiti eterge — to hone to a sharp edge
- jiti bıçaq qınŋa öç — a sharp knife wounds its sheath
2. piercing, acute, keen, perceptive, sharp-eyed — Used of eyes, hearing, the mind and words: jiti köz a sharp eye, jiti aqıl a penetrating mind.
- jiti köz — a keen eye
- jiti aqıl — a penetrating mind
- jiti közlü qartal — a keen-eyed eagle
- jiti aqıllı jaş — a sharp-witted young man
- jiti söz jürekge tier — a sharp word will hit the heart
3. attentive, intent — jiti qaraw an intent gaze.
- jiti qaraw — an intent gaze
4. lively, brisk, quick-witted, sharp-tongued — jiti jaş a lively young man; jiti söleşirge speak with spirit.
- jiti jaş — a lively young man
5. sharply, keenly, piercingly
- Safarğa jiti qarab aytdı — looking sharply at Safar, he said
- közçükleri bla jiti qaradı — looked sharply with his little eyes
- jiti qaradı batır duşmanına — the hero looked piercingly at his enemy
- suwuq jel jiti uradı tawda — cold wind blows sharply in the mountain
6. attentively, intently
- jiti qararğa — to look attentively
- toq betine jiti qaradı — looked intently at her plump face
7. a summit, peak; a point or tip — taw jitile mountain peaks; iyneni jitisi the point of a needle. In mathematics, müyüşnü jitisi is the vertex of an angle.
- taw jitile — mountain peaks
- iyneni jitisi — the point of a needle
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jitimeI am sharp | jitiseyou are sharp | jitidihe is sharp | jitibizwe are sharp | jitisizyou all are sharp | jitidilethey are sharp |
| comparative — more | jitirekmeI am sharper | jitirekseyou are sharper | jitirekdihe is sharper | jitirekbizwe are sharper | jitireksizyou all are sharper | jitirekdilethey are sharper |
| intensifier — very | bek jitimeI am very sharp | bek jitiseyou are very sharp | bek jitidihe is very sharp | bek jitibizwe are very sharp | bek jitisizyou all are very sharp | bek jitidilethey are very sharp |
| superlative — most | em jitimeI am the sharpest | em jitiseyou are the sharpest | em jitidihe is the sharpest | em jitibizwe are the sharpest | em jitisizyou all are the sharpest | em jitidilethey are the sharpest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jitidi — "compared to me, he is sharp."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki jitidimine is sharp | seniki jitidiyours is sharp | anıqı jitidihis is sharp | bizniki jitidiours is sharp | sizniki jitidiyours (pl.) is sharp | alanıqı jitiditheirs is sharp |
| comparative — more | meniki jitirekdimine is sharper | seniki jitirekdiyours is sharper | anıqı jitirekdihis is sharper | bizniki jitirekdiours is sharper | sizniki jitirekdiyours (pl.) is sharper | alanıqı jitirekditheirs is sharper |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek jitidimine is very sharp | seniki bek jitidiyours is very sharp | anıqı bek jitidihis is very sharp | bizniki bek jitidiours is very sharp | sizniki bek jitidiyours (pl.) is very sharp | alanıqı bek jitiditheirs is very sharp |
| superlative — most | meniki em jitidimine is the sharpest | seniki em jitidiyours is the sharpest | anıqı em jitidihis is the sharpest | bizniki em jitidiours is the sharpest | sizniki em jitidiyours (pl.) is the sharpest | alanıqı em jitiditheirs is the sharpest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile jitidilemine are sharp | senikile jitidileyours are sharp | anıqıla jitidilehis are sharp | biznikile jitidileours are sharp | siznikile jitidileyours (pl.) are sharp | alanıqıla jitidiletheirs are sharp |
| comparative — more | menikile jitirekdilemine are sharper | senikile jitirekdileyours are sharper | anıqıla jitirekdilehis are sharper | biznikile jitirekdileours are sharper | siznikile jitirekdileyours (pl.) are sharper | alanıqıla jitirekdiletheirs are sharper |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek jitidilemine are very sharp | senikile bek jitidileyours are very sharp | anıqıla bek jitidilehis are very sharp | biznikile bek jitidileours are very sharp | siznikile bek jitidileyours (pl.) are very sharp | alanıqıla bek jitidiletheirs are very sharp |
| superlative — most | menikile em jitidilemine are the sharpest | senikile em jitidileyours are the sharpest | anıqıla em jitidilehis are the sharpest | biznikile em jitidileours are the sharpest | siznikile em jitidileyours (pl.) are the sharpest | alanıqıla em jitidiletheirs are the sharpest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu jitidi, bıla jitidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".