juqusuz
/dʒuqusuz/
1. sleepless, without sleep (of a night or other period)
- juqusuz keçele — sleepless nights
- keçeni juqusuz aşırdı — spent the night sleepless
- Nença juqusuz keçe kete bolur! — How many sleepless nights must go by!
2. sleepless, suffering from insomnia (of a person)
- juqusuz bolğanma — I became sleepless; I suffer from insomnia
- juqusuz sabiy — a sleepless child
- juqusuz qart — a sleepless old man
- men juqusuz boldum seni tanığanlı — I have been sleepless since I met you
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | juqusuzmaI am sleepless | juqusuzsayou are sleepless | juqusuzduhe is sleepless | juqusuzbuzwe are sleepless | juqusuzsuzyou all are sleepless | juqusuzdulathey are sleepless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden juqusuzdu — "compared to me, he is sleepless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki juqusuzdumine is sleepless | seniki juqusuzduyours is sleepless | anıqı juqusuzduhis is sleepless | bizniki juqusuzduours is sleepless | sizniki juqusuzduyours (pl.) is sleepless | alanıqı juqusuzdutheirs is sleepless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile juqusuzdulamine are sleepless | senikile juqusuzdulayours are sleepless | anıqıla juqusuzdulahis are sleepless | biznikile juqusuzdulaours are sleepless | siznikile juqusuzdulayours (pl.) are sleepless | alanıqıla juqusuzdulatheirs are sleepless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu juqusuzdu, bıla juqusuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".