mazallı
/mazallɯ/
1. huge, enormous, massive, gigantic, imposing, stately
- mazallı adam — a huge man
- mazallı üy — a huge house
- mazallı ayü — an enormous bear
- ne bek mazallı janıwardı — what an enormous animal it is
- mazallı emen terek — a huge oak tree
- mazallı terek köb jıllanı körgendi — the huge tree has seen many years
- mazallı qayanı tübünde qonduq — we camped beneath the huge cliff
- mazallı batır atına mindi — the huge hero mounted his horse
2. giant, a huge person or thing — Before another noun it can mean giant-sized, as in mazallı zavod 'a giant plant'. one source
- bu mazallı qaydan keldi? — where did this giant come from?
- ol bir mazallıdı — he is a giant
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mazallımaI am huge | mazallısayou are huge | mazallıdıhe is huge | mazallıbızwe are huge | mazallısızyou all are huge | mazallıdılathey are huge |
| comparative — more | mazallıraqmaI am huger | mazallıraqsayou are huger | mazallıraqdıhe is huger | mazallıraqbızwe are huger | mazallıraqsızyou all are huger | mazallıraqdılathey are huger |
| intensifier — very | bek mazallımaI am very huge | bek mazallısayou are very huge | bek mazallıdıhe is very huge | bek mazallıbızwe are very huge | bek mazallısızyou all are very huge | bek mazallıdılathey are very huge |
| superlative — most | em mazallımaI am the hugest | em mazallısayou are the hugest | em mazallıdıhe is the hugest | em mazallıbızwe are the hugest | em mazallısızyou all are the hugest | em mazallıdılathey are the hugest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mazallıdı — "compared to me, he is huge."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mazallıdımine is huge | seniki mazallıdıyours is huge | anıqı mazallıdıhis is huge | bizniki mazallıdıours is huge | sizniki mazallıdıyours (pl.) is huge | alanıqı mazallıdıtheirs is huge |
| comparative — more | meniki mazallıraqdımine is huger | seniki mazallıraqdıyours is huger | anıqı mazallıraqdıhis is huger | bizniki mazallıraqdıours is huger | sizniki mazallıraqdıyours (pl.) is huger | alanıqı mazallıraqdıtheirs is huger |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mazallıdımine is very huge | seniki bek mazallıdıyours is very huge | anıqı bek mazallıdıhis is very huge | bizniki bek mazallıdıours is very huge | sizniki bek mazallıdıyours (pl.) is very huge | alanıqı bek mazallıdıtheirs is very huge |
| superlative — most | meniki em mazallıdımine is the hugest | seniki em mazallıdıyours is the hugest | anıqı em mazallıdıhis is the hugest | bizniki em mazallıdıours is the hugest | sizniki em mazallıdıyours (pl.) is the hugest | alanıqı em mazallıdıtheirs is the hugest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mazallıdılamine are huge | senikile mazallıdılayours are huge | anıqıla mazallıdılahis are huge | biznikile mazallıdılaours are huge | siznikile mazallıdılayours (pl.) are huge | alanıqıla mazallıdılatheirs are huge |
| comparative — more | menikile mazallıraqdılamine are huger | senikile mazallıraqdılayours are huger | anıqıla mazallıraqdılahis are huger | biznikile mazallıraqdılaours are huger | siznikile mazallıraqdılayours (pl.) are huger | alanıqıla mazallıraqdılatheirs are huger |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mazallıdılamine are very huge | senikile bek mazallıdılayours are very huge | anıqıla bek mazallıdılahis are very huge | biznikile bek mazallıdılaours are very huge | siznikile bek mazallıdılayours (pl.) are very huge | alanıqıla bek mazallıdılatheirs are very huge |
| superlative — most | menikile em mazallıdılamine are the hugest | senikile em mazallıdılayours are the hugest | anıqıla em mazallıdılahis are the hugest | biznikile em mazallıdılaours are the hugest | siznikile em mazallıdılayours (pl.) are the hugest | alanıqıla em mazallıdılatheirs are the hugest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mazallıdı, bıla mazallıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".