marqa
/marqa/
1. unweaned, still suckling — Said of a lamb, kid, calf or foal still nursing on its mother: marqa qozu "a suckling lamb", marqa tay "a suckling foal".
- marqa qozu — an unweaned lamb
- marqa tay — an unweaned foal
- marqa ulaq — an unweaned kid
- marqa buzowçuq — an unweaned little calf
- marqa qozula töbelede oynaydıla — the unweaned lambs are playing on the hillocks
2. strong, sturdy, healthy — Usually describes a person's sturdy build, as in marqa sanla "strong limbs" and marqa jaşçıq "a sturdy little boy".
- marqa jaşçıq — a sturdy little boy
- marqa sanla — strong limbs
- marqa, qarıwlu jaş — a sturdy, strong young man
- marqa bol — grow strong
- igi marqa jaşçıq bolğandı — has become a pretty sturdy little boy
Expressions
- marqa ulaq — suckling kid
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | marqamaI am unweaned | marqasayou are unweaned | marqadıhe is unweaned | marqabızwe are unweaned | marqasızyou all are unweaned | marqadılathey are unweaned |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden marqadı — "compared to me, he is unweaned."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki marqadımine is unweaned | seniki marqadıyours is unweaned | anıqı marqadıhis is unweaned | bizniki marqadıours is unweaned | sizniki marqadıyours (pl.) is unweaned | alanıqı marqadıtheirs is unweaned |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile marqadılamine are unweaned | senikile marqadılayours are unweaned | anıqıla marqadılahis are unweaned | biznikile marqadılaours are unweaned | siznikile marqadılayours (pl.) are unweaned | alanıqıla marqadılatheirs are unweaned |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu marqadı, bıla marqadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".