malköz
/malkøz/ · plural malközle
1. greedy, avaricious, grasping, covetous — Describes someone greedy for wealth and property or envious of other people's riches.
- bek malköz adam — a very greedy person
- malköz bolma — do not be greedy
- asırı malközden toymaydı — out of sheer greed he is never satisfied
2. stingy, miserly
- malköz adam — a stingy person
- malköz honşu — a stingy neighbor
3. profiteer, grasper, money-grubber one source
- elde malközle da tübeydile — in the village there are graspers too
- malközge ışanma — do not trust a profiteer
- malköznü qolu uzundu — the grasper's hand is long
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | malközmeI am greedy | malközseyou are greedy | malközdühe is greedy | malközbüzwe are greedy | malközsüzyou all are greedy | malközdülethey are greedy |
| comparative — more | malközürekmeI am greedier | malközürekseyou are greedier | malközürekdihe is greedier | malközürekbizwe are greedier | malközüreksizyou all are greedier | malközürekdilethey are greedier |
| intensifier — very | bek malközmeI am very greedy | bek malközseyou are very greedy | bek malközdühe is very greedy | bek malközbüzwe are very greedy | bek malközsüzyou all are very greedy | bek malközdülethey are very greedy |
| superlative — most | em malközmeI am the greediest | em malközseyou are the greediest | em malközdühe is the greediest | em malközbüzwe are the greediest | em malközsüzyou all are the greediest | em malközdülethey are the greediest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden malközdü — "compared to me, he is greedy."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | malközthe profiteer | malközümmy profiteer | malközüŋyour profiteer | malközühis profiteer | malközübüzour profiteer | malközügüzyou all's profiteer | malközleritheir profiteers |
| Genitive | malköznüthe profiteer's | malközümümy profiteer's | malközüŋüyour profiteer's | malközünühis profiteer's | malközübüznüour profiteer's | malközügüznüyou all's profiteer's | malközlerinitheir profiteers' |
| Accusative | malköznüthe profiteer (as the object) | malközümümy profiteer (as the object) | malközüŋüyour profiteer (as the object) | malközünhis profiteer (as the object) | malközübüznüour profiteer (as the object) | malközügüznüyou all's profiteer (as the object) | malközlerintheir profiteers (as the object) |
| Dative | malközgeto the profiteer | malközümeto my profiteer | malközüŋeto your profiteer | malközüneto his profiteer | malközübüzgeto our profiteer | malközügüzgeto you all's profiteer | malközlerineto their profiteers |
| Locative | malközdein / at the profiteer | malközümdein / at my profiteer | malközüŋdein / at your profiteer | malközündein / at his profiteer | malközübüzdein / at our profiteer | malközügüzdein / at you all's profiteer | malközlerindein / at their profiteers |
| Ablative | malközdenfrom the profiteer | malközümdenfrom my profiteer | malközüŋdenfrom your profiteer | malközündenfrom his profiteer | malközübüzdenfrom our profiteer | malközügüzdenfrom you all's profiteer | malközlerindenfrom their profiteers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | malközlethe profiteers | malközlerimmy profiteers | malközleriŋyour profiteers | malközlerihis profiteers | malközleribizour profiteers | malközlerigizyou all's profiteers | malközleritheir profiteers |
| Genitive | malközlenithe profiteers' | malközlerimimy profiteers' | malközleriŋiyour profiteers' | malközlerinihis profiteers' | malközleribizniour profiteers' | malközlerigizniyou all's profiteers' | malközlerinitheir profiteers' |
| Accusative | malközlenithe profiteers (as the object) | malközlerimimy profiteers (as the object) | malközleriŋiyour profiteers (as the object) | malközlerinhis profiteers (as the object) | malközleribizniour profiteers (as the object) | malközlerigizniyou all's profiteers (as the object) | malközlerintheir profiteers (as the object) |
| Dative | malközlegeto the profiteers | malközlerimeto my profiteers | malközleriŋeto your profiteers | malközlerineto his profiteers | malközleribizgeto our profiteers | malközlerigizgeto you all's profiteers | malközlerineto their profiteers |
| Locative | malközledein / at the profiteers | malközlerimdein / at my profiteers | malközleriŋdein / at your profiteers | malközlerindein / at his profiteers | malközleribizdein / at our profiteers | malközlerigizdein / at you all's profiteers | malközlerindein / at their profiteers |
| Ablative | malközledenfrom the profiteers | malközlerimdenfrom my profiteers | malközleriŋdenfrom your profiteers | malközlerindenfrom his profiteers | malközleribizdenfrom our profiteers | malközlerigizdenfrom you all's profiteers | malközlerindenfrom their profiteers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: malközleri can mean "his / her profiteers", "their profiteer", or "their profiteers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | malköznüküthe profiteer's one | malköznükülethe profiteer's ones | malközlenikithe profiteers' one | malközlenikilethe profiteers' ones |
| Genitive | malköznükünüof the profiteer's one | malköznüküleniof the profiteer's ones | malközlenikiniof the profiteers' one | malközlenikileniof the profiteers' ones |
| Accusative | malköznükünthe profiteer's one (as the object) | malköznükülenithe profiteer's ones (as the object) | malközlenikinthe profiteers' one (as the object) | malközlenikilenithe profiteers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | malköznüküneto the profiteer's one | malköznükülegeto the profiteer's ones | malközlenikineto the profiteers' one | malközlenikilegeto the profiteers' ones |
| Locative | malköznükündein / at the profiteer's one | malköznüküledein / at the profiteer's ones | malközlenikindein / at the profiteers' one | malközlenikiledein / at the profiteers' ones |
| Ablative | malköznükündenfrom the profiteer's one | malköznüküledenfrom the profiteer's ones | malközlenikindenfrom the profiteers' one | malközlenikiledenfrom the profiteers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.