kibik
/kibik/
1. like, as, resembling — Introduces an actual or supposed comparison with a person, thing, or situation: sabiy kibik "like a child".
- sabiy kibik — like a child
- at kibik — like a horse
- seni kibik — like you
- sabiy kibik nek etese? — why are you acting like a child?
- anı tili şıbıla kibikdi — her tongue is like a razor
- janım kibik köreme — I love him like my own soul
- bügün da qız kibik turadı — even today she is like a young girl
- bügün kibik esimdedi — I remember it as if it were today
- sabiysiz üy çıraqsız üy kibikdi — a house without children is like a house without a lamp
- duniya kibik — like the world
2. such as, the like of, equal to — Points to others of the same kind or standing as the one just named: anı kibikle "people like him".
- anı kibikle — those like him
- anı kibikle üydegili bolub turadıla — those like him already have families of their own
- seni kibik zamanımda çalqı tuthanma — at an age like yours I held a scythe
- dağıda anı kibik — and so on
3. something like, a sort of — Dismissive in tone: a poor specimen of whatever it names, as in the question ol börk kibigiŋ nedi "what sort of hat is that of yours?"
- bir üy kibik — a sort of house
- allıbızda bir üy kibik köründü — something like a house appeared ahead of us
- ol börk kibigiŋ nedi? — what sort of hat is that of yours?
4. apparently, seemingly, as if — Signals that the speaker is not sure the impression is accurate.
- bilmegen kibik eterge — to act as if one does not know
- juqlab turğan kibik eterge — to act as if one is asleep
- bizni tanımağan kibik ötüb ketdi — he walked past as if he did not recognize us
- börü uluğan kibik tawuş eşitildi — a sound was heard as if a wolf were howling
- eşikde kişi jürügen kibik eşitiledi — it sounds as if someone is walking about outside
5. as much as, as large as — Compares amount or size rather than manner.
- küçüm jetgen kibik boluşurma — I will help as much as my strength allows
- anama qolumdan kelgen kibik boluşama — I help my mother as much as I can
- üy kibik taş költürür — he will lift a stone as big as a house
- üyü kibik taş költürür — he will lift a stone as big as his house
6. in the capacity of, in the role of — Names the role or standing in which something is presented.
- ol bizde ustaz kibik işleydi — he works here as a teacher
- anı üyge tamada kibik sayladıla — they chose him as head of the household
- jaşaw küçnü belgisi kibik çağadı — it blooms as a sign of the power of life
7. as befits, as is proper — Says that someone behaves in the way expected of the role named before it.
- kelin kibik qayınladan buqmaydı — she does not hide from her in-laws as a daughter-in-law should
- anı qonaq kibik sıyladıla — they honored him as a guest should be honored
- ustaz kibik sabiylege jol körgüztedi — she shows the children the way, as a teacher should