muwal
/muwal/
1. wilted, withered, limp — Most often said of plants, grass and leaves.
- muwal hans — wilted grass
- muwal çapıraqla — wilted leaves
- muwal gülle — wilted flowers
- gokka hansla muwal boldula — the flowers have wilted
- muwal bolğan gokka hans — a flower that has wilted
- tereklede çapıraqla muwal boldula — the leaves on the trees have withered
2. lifeless, colorless, dull
- muwal türsünlü kök — a sky of a dull color
- muwal bet — a colorless face
3. listless, sluggish, without vigor
- muwal adam — a listless man
- muwal adamnı kördüm — I saw a listless man
- muwal juwab etdi — he gave a listless answer
- muwal bolub, aqırın juwab etdi — growing listless, he answered quietly
- muwal bolub turadı — he is listless
- muwal eterge — to make someone listless
4. limply, feebly, sluggishly
- muwal ösedi — it grows feebly
- muwal tebedi jürek — the heart beats feebly
- muwal söleşdi — he spoke feebly
- ustaznı soruwlarına muwal juwapladı — answered the teacher's questions sluggishly
- qan tamırıŋ muwal tebgença körünedi — your pulse seems to beat feebly
Expressions
- muwal bolurğa — wilt, droop; be abashed
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | muwalmaI am limp | muwalsayou are limp | muwaldıhe is limp | muwalbızwe are limp | muwalsızyou all are limp | muwaldılathey are limp |
| comparative — more | muwalıraqmaI am limper | muwalıraqsayou are limper | muwalıraqdıhe is limper | muwalıraqbızwe are limper | muwalıraqsızyou all are limper | muwalıraqdılathey are limper |
| intensifier — very | bek muwalmaI am very limp | bek muwalsayou are very limp | bek muwaldıhe is very limp | bek muwalbızwe are very limp | bek muwalsızyou all are very limp | bek muwaldılathey are very limp |
| superlative — most | em muwalmaI am the limpest | em muwalsayou are the limpest | em muwaldıhe is the limpest | em muwalbızwe are the limpest | em muwalsızyou all are the limpest | em muwaldılathey are the limpest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden muwaldı — "compared to me, he is limp."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki muwaldımine is limp | seniki muwaldıyours is limp | anıqı muwaldıhis is limp | bizniki muwaldıours is limp | sizniki muwaldıyours (pl.) is limp | alanıqı muwaldıtheirs is limp |
| comparative — more | meniki muwalıraqdımine is limper | seniki muwalıraqdıyours is limper | anıqı muwalıraqdıhis is limper | bizniki muwalıraqdıours is limper | sizniki muwalıraqdıyours (pl.) is limper | alanıqı muwalıraqdıtheirs is limper |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek muwaldımine is very limp | seniki bek muwaldıyours is very limp | anıqı bek muwaldıhis is very limp | bizniki bek muwaldıours is very limp | sizniki bek muwaldıyours (pl.) is very limp | alanıqı bek muwaldıtheirs is very limp |
| superlative — most | meniki em muwaldımine is the limpest | seniki em muwaldıyours is the limpest | anıqı em muwaldıhis is the limpest | bizniki em muwaldıours is the limpest | sizniki em muwaldıyours (pl.) is the limpest | alanıqı em muwaldıtheirs is the limpest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile muwaldılamine are limp | senikile muwaldılayours are limp | anıqıla muwaldılahis are limp | biznikile muwaldılaours are limp | siznikile muwaldılayours (pl.) are limp | alanıqıla muwaldılatheirs are limp |
| comparative — more | menikile muwalıraqdılamine are limper | senikile muwalıraqdılayours are limper | anıqıla muwalıraqdılahis are limper | biznikile muwalıraqdılaours are limper | siznikile muwalıraqdılayours (pl.) are limper | alanıqıla muwalıraqdılatheirs are limper |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek muwaldılamine are very limp | senikile bek muwaldılayours are very limp | anıqıla bek muwaldılahis are very limp | biznikile bek muwaldılaours are very limp | siznikile bek muwaldılayours (pl.) are very limp | alanıqıla bek muwaldılatheirs are very limp |
| superlative — most | menikile em muwaldılamine are the limpest | senikile em muwaldılayours are the limpest | anıqıla em muwaldılahis are the limpest | biznikile em muwaldılaours are the limpest | siznikile em muwaldılayours (pl.) are the limpest | alanıqıla em muwaldılatheirs are the limpest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu muwaldı, bıla muwaldıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".