miskin
/miskin/
1. destitute, needy, poor, penniless
- miskin halq — a destitute people
- jarlı, miskin adam — a poor, destitute man
- miskin faqır halqğa — to the destitute, poor people
- miskin bolub qaldı — he was left destitute
2. wretched, pitiable, miserable, unfortunate
- miskin adam — a wretched man
- adamlığın tas etgen miskin adam — a wretched man who has lost his humanity
- miskin halı bla qaradı — he looked on with a pitiable air
- ala miskinledile — they are wretched
3. scanty, meager, small in quantity — Marked as Karachay usage in the source.
- miskin aş — scanty food
- mallanı aşları miskindi — the animals' feed is scanty
- miskin aŋıçıqlarını ölçesi bla — by the measure of their meager little minds
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | miskinmeI am destitute | miskinseyou are destitute | miskindihe is destitute | miskinbizwe are destitute | miskinsizyou all are destitute | miskindilethey are destitute |
| comparative — more | miskinirekmeI am more destitute | miskinirekseyou are more destitute | miskinirekdihe is more destitute | miskinirekbizwe are more destitute | miskinireksizyou all are more destitute | miskinirekdilethey are more destitute |
| intensifier — very | bek miskinmeI am very destitute | bek miskinseyou are very destitute | bek miskindihe is very destitute | bek miskinbizwe are very destitute | bek miskinsizyou all are very destitute | bek miskindilethey are very destitute |
| superlative — most | em miskinmeI am the most destitute | em miskinseyou are the most destitute | em miskindihe is the most destitute | em miskinbizwe are the most destitute | em miskinsizyou all are the most destitute | em miskindilethey are the most destitute |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden miskindi — "compared to me, he is destitute."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki miskindimine is destitute | seniki miskindiyours is destitute | anıqı miskindihis is destitute | bizniki miskindiours is destitute | sizniki miskindiyours (pl.) is destitute | alanıqı miskinditheirs is destitute |
| comparative — more | meniki miskinirekdimine is more destitute | seniki miskinirekdiyours is more destitute | anıqı miskinirekdihis is more destitute | bizniki miskinirekdiours is more destitute | sizniki miskinirekdiyours (pl.) is more destitute | alanıqı miskinirekditheirs is more destitute |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek miskindimine is very destitute | seniki bek miskindiyours is very destitute | anıqı bek miskindihis is very destitute | bizniki bek miskindiours is very destitute | sizniki bek miskindiyours (pl.) is very destitute | alanıqı bek miskinditheirs is very destitute |
| superlative — most | meniki em miskindimine is the most destitute | seniki em miskindiyours is the most destitute | anıqı em miskindihis is the most destitute | bizniki em miskindiours is the most destitute | sizniki em miskindiyours (pl.) is the most destitute | alanıqı em miskinditheirs is the most destitute |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile miskindilemine are destitute | senikile miskindileyours are destitute | anıqıla miskindilehis are destitute | biznikile miskindileours are destitute | siznikile miskindileyours (pl.) are destitute | alanıqıla miskindiletheirs are destitute |
| comparative — more | menikile miskinirekdilemine are more destitute | senikile miskinirekdileyours are more destitute | anıqıla miskinirekdilehis are more destitute | biznikile miskinirekdileours are more destitute | siznikile miskinirekdileyours (pl.) are more destitute | alanıqıla miskinirekdiletheirs are more destitute |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek miskindilemine are very destitute | senikile bek miskindileyours are very destitute | anıqıla bek miskindilehis are very destitute | biznikile bek miskindileours are very destitute | siznikile bek miskindileyours (pl.) are very destitute | alanıqıla bek miskindiletheirs are very destitute |
| superlative — most | menikile em miskindilemine are the most destitute | senikile em miskindileyours are the most destitute | anıqıla em miskindilehis are the most destitute | biznikile em miskindileours are the most destitute | siznikile em miskindileyours (pl.) are the most destitute | alanıqıla em miskindiletheirs are the most destitute |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu miskindi, bıla miskindile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".