minutluq
/minutluq/
minute-long, lasting a minute; of a minute — After a numeral it means 'lasting that many minutes': beş minutluq 'five-minute'. In minutluq strelka it means the minute hand.
- minutluq iş — a minute's work
- minutluq jol — a minute's walk
- beş minutluq — five-minute
- beş minutluq jol — a five-minute walk
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | minutluqmaI am minute-long | minutluqsayou are minute-long | minutluqduhe is minute-long | minutluqbuzwe are minute-long | minutluqsuzyou all are minute-long | minutluqdulathey are minute-long |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden minutluqdu — "compared to me, he is minute-long."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki minutluqdumine is minute-long | seniki minutluqduyours is minute-long | anıqı minutluqduhis is minute-long | bizniki minutluqduours is minute-long | sizniki minutluqduyours (pl.) is minute-long | alanıqı minutluqdutheirs is minute-long |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile minutluqdulamine are minute-long | senikile minutluqdulayours are minute-long | anıqıla minutluqdulahis are minute-long | biznikile minutluqdulaours are minute-long | siznikile minutluqdulayours (pl.) are minute-long | alanıqıla minutluqdulatheirs are minute-long |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu minutluqdu, bıla minutluqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".