livan
/livan/
Lebanese
- livan halq — the Lebanese people
- bu livan aşdı — this is Lebanese food
- livan qonaqla keldile — Lebanese guests came
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | livanmaI am Lebanese | livansayou are Lebanese | livandıhe is Lebanese | livanbızwe are Lebanese | livansızyou all are Lebanese | livandılathey are Lebanese |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden livandı — "compared to me, he is Lebanese."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki livandımine is Lebanese | seniki livandıyours is Lebanese | anıqı livandıhis is Lebanese | bizniki livandıours is Lebanese | sizniki livandıyours (pl.) is Lebanese | alanıqı livandıtheirs is Lebanese |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile livandılamine are Lebanese | senikile livandılayours are Lebanese | anıqıla livandılahis are Lebanese | biznikile livandılaours are Lebanese | siznikile livandılayours (pl.) are Lebanese | alanıqıla livandılatheirs are Lebanese |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu livandı, bıla livandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".