mıkıraw
/mɯkɯraw/
foolish, stupid, feeble-minded, crazy — Used of people and animals, as in mıkıraw adam "a foolish man" and mıkıraw qoy "a crazy sheep". It can also stand alone as a noun meaning "a fool": mıkırawğa söz aŋlathan qıyındı "it is hard to get a fool to understand anything". one source
- mıkıraw adam — a foolish man
- mıkıraw qoy — a crazy sheep
- mıkıraw it — a crazy dog
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mıkırawmaI am foolish | mıkırawsayou are foolish | mıkırawduhe is foolish | mıkırawbuzwe are foolish | mıkırawsuzyou all are foolish | mıkırawdulathey are foolish |
| comparative — more | mıkırawraqmaI am more foolish | mıkırawraqsayou are more foolish | mıkırawraqdıhe is more foolish | mıkırawraqbızwe are more foolish | mıkırawraqsızyou all are more foolish | mıkırawraqdılathey are more foolish |
| intensifier — very | bek mıkırawmaI am very foolish | bek mıkırawsayou are very foolish | bek mıkırawduhe is very foolish | bek mıkırawbuzwe are very foolish | bek mıkırawsuzyou all are very foolish | bek mıkırawdulathey are very foolish |
| superlative — most | em mıkırawmaI am the most foolish | em mıkırawsayou are the most foolish | em mıkırawduhe is the most foolish | em mıkırawbuzwe are the most foolish | em mıkırawsuzyou all are the most foolish | em mıkırawdulathey are the most foolish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mıkırawdu — "compared to me, he is foolish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mıkırawdumine is foolish | seniki mıkırawduyours is foolish | anıqı mıkırawduhis is foolish | bizniki mıkırawduours is foolish | sizniki mıkırawduyours (pl.) is foolish | alanıqı mıkırawdutheirs is foolish |
| comparative — more | meniki mıkırawraqdımine is more foolish | seniki mıkırawraqdıyours is more foolish | anıqı mıkırawraqdıhis is more foolish | bizniki mıkırawraqdıours is more foolish | sizniki mıkırawraqdıyours (pl.) is more foolish | alanıqı mıkırawraqdıtheirs is more foolish |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mıkırawdumine is very foolish | seniki bek mıkırawduyours is very foolish | anıqı bek mıkırawduhis is very foolish | bizniki bek mıkırawduours is very foolish | sizniki bek mıkırawduyours (pl.) is very foolish | alanıqı bek mıkırawdutheirs is very foolish |
| superlative — most | meniki em mıkırawdumine is the most foolish | seniki em mıkırawduyours is the most foolish | anıqı em mıkırawduhis is the most foolish | bizniki em mıkırawduours is the most foolish | sizniki em mıkırawduyours (pl.) is the most foolish | alanıqı em mıkırawdutheirs is the most foolish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mıkırawdulamine are foolish | senikile mıkırawdulayours are foolish | anıqıla mıkırawdulahis are foolish | biznikile mıkırawdulaours are foolish | siznikile mıkırawdulayours (pl.) are foolish | alanıqıla mıkırawdulatheirs are foolish |
| comparative — more | menikile mıkırawraqdılamine are more foolish | senikile mıkırawraqdılayours are more foolish | anıqıla mıkırawraqdılahis are more foolish | biznikile mıkırawraqdılaours are more foolish | siznikile mıkırawraqdılayours (pl.) are more foolish | alanıqıla mıkırawraqdılatheirs are more foolish |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mıkırawdulamine are very foolish | senikile bek mıkırawdulayours are very foolish | anıqıla bek mıkırawdulahis are very foolish | biznikile bek mıkırawdulaours are very foolish | siznikile bek mıkırawdulayours (pl.) are very foolish | alanıqıla bek mıkırawdulatheirs are very foolish |
| superlative — most | menikile em mıkırawdulamine are the most foolish | senikile em mıkırawdulayours are the most foolish | anıqıla em mıkırawdulahis are the most foolish | biznikile em mıkırawdulaours are the most foolish | siznikile em mıkırawdulayours (pl.) are the most foolish | alanıqıla em mıkırawdulatheirs are the most foolish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mıkırawdu, bıla mıkırawdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".