nahuş
/naxuʃ/
1. sickly, ailing
- nahuş bala — a sickly child
- nahuş adam — a sickly person
- men nahuşma — I am ailing
- ol nahuş edi — he was ailing
2. bad, unpleasant, disagreeable — Nevruz 1991 says this meaning is not much used.
- nahuş hapar — unpleasant news
- nahuş iş — a bad business
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | nahuşmaI am sickly | nahuşsayou are sickly | nahuşduhe is sickly | nahuşbuzwe are sickly | nahuşsuzyou all are sickly | nahuşdulathey are sickly |
| comparative — more | nahuşuraqmaI am sicklier | nahuşuraqsayou are sicklier | nahuşuraqdıhe is sicklier | nahuşuraqbızwe are sicklier | nahuşuraqsızyou all are sicklier | nahuşuraqdılathey are sicklier |
| intensifier — very | bek nahuşmaI am very sickly | bek nahuşsayou are very sickly | bek nahuşduhe is very sickly | bek nahuşbuzwe are very sickly | bek nahuşsuzyou all are very sickly | bek nahuşdulathey are very sickly |
| superlative — most | em nahuşmaI am the sickliest | em nahuşsayou are the sickliest | em nahuşduhe is the sickliest | em nahuşbuzwe are the sickliest | em nahuşsuzyou all are the sickliest | em nahuşdulathey are the sickliest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden nahuşdu — "compared to me, he is sickly."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki nahuşdumine is sickly | seniki nahuşduyours is sickly | anıqı nahuşduhis is sickly | bizniki nahuşduours is sickly | sizniki nahuşduyours (pl.) is sickly | alanıqı nahuşdutheirs is sickly |
| comparative — more | meniki nahuşuraqdımine is sicklier | seniki nahuşuraqdıyours is sicklier | anıqı nahuşuraqdıhis is sicklier | bizniki nahuşuraqdıours is sicklier | sizniki nahuşuraqdıyours (pl.) is sicklier | alanıqı nahuşuraqdıtheirs is sicklier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek nahuşdumine is very sickly | seniki bek nahuşduyours is very sickly | anıqı bek nahuşduhis is very sickly | bizniki bek nahuşduours is very sickly | sizniki bek nahuşduyours (pl.) is very sickly | alanıqı bek nahuşdutheirs is very sickly |
| superlative — most | meniki em nahuşdumine is the sickliest | seniki em nahuşduyours is the sickliest | anıqı em nahuşduhis is the sickliest | bizniki em nahuşduours is the sickliest | sizniki em nahuşduyours (pl.) is the sickliest | alanıqı em nahuşdutheirs is the sickliest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile nahuşdulamine are sickly | senikile nahuşdulayours are sickly | anıqıla nahuşdulahis are sickly | biznikile nahuşdulaours are sickly | siznikile nahuşdulayours (pl.) are sickly | alanıqıla nahuşdulatheirs are sickly |
| comparative — more | menikile nahuşuraqdılamine are sicklier | senikile nahuşuraqdılayours are sicklier | anıqıla nahuşuraqdılahis are sicklier | biznikile nahuşuraqdılaours are sicklier | siznikile nahuşuraqdılayours (pl.) are sicklier | alanıqıla nahuşuraqdılatheirs are sicklier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek nahuşdulamine are very sickly | senikile bek nahuşdulayours are very sickly | anıqıla bek nahuşdulahis are very sickly | biznikile bek nahuşdulaours are very sickly | siznikile bek nahuşdulayours (pl.) are very sickly | alanıqıla bek nahuşdulatheirs are very sickly |
| superlative — most | menikile em nahuşdulamine are the sickliest | senikile em nahuşdulayours are the sickliest | anıqıla em nahuşdulahis are the sickliest | biznikile em nahuşdulaours are the sickliest | siznikile em nahuşdulayours (pl.) are the sickliest | alanıqıla em nahuşdulatheirs are the sickliest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu nahuşdu, bıla nahuşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".