oŋŋan
/oŋŋan/
past participle of oŋarğa →
1. faded, discolored, having lost its color — Said especially of cloth and clothing, including cloth faded by the sun (künde oŋŋan).
- oŋŋan kölek — a faded shirt
- oŋŋan börkçük — a faded little cap
- künde oŋŋan — faded in the sun
- künde oŋŋan şatırla — tents faded in the sun
- kiyimi oŋŋan edi — his clothes were faded
- oŋŋan beti bolğan — faded, whose color has gone
- oŋŋan bet alırğa — to fade, to lose color
2. faded, withered, having lost one's former good looks — Said of a person, as in oŋŋan adam.
- oŋŋan adam — a person who has lost their former good looks
- oŋŋan tişirıw — a woman whose looks have faded
- oŋŋan qart — an old man whose looks have faded
- qart bolub oŋŋan — faded with age
3. prospering, lucky, successful
- oŋŋan adam — a successful, lucky person
- oŋŋan üydegi — a family that is doing well
- ol bek oŋŋan edi — he was very successful
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | oŋŋanmaI am faded | oŋŋansayou are faded | oŋŋandıhe is faded | oŋŋanbızwe are faded | oŋŋansızyou all are faded | oŋŋandılathey are faded |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden oŋŋandı — "compared to me, he is faded."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki oŋŋandımine is faded | seniki oŋŋandıyours is faded | anıqı oŋŋandıhis is faded | bizniki oŋŋandıours is faded | sizniki oŋŋandıyours (pl.) is faded | alanıqı oŋŋandıtheirs is faded |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile oŋŋandılamine are faded | senikile oŋŋandılayours are faded | anıqıla oŋŋandılahis are faded | biznikile oŋŋandılaours are faded | siznikile oŋŋandılayours (pl.) are faded | alanıqıla oŋŋandılatheirs are faded |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu oŋŋandı, bıla oŋŋandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
Which reading? Look at what follows.
| oŋŋan + noun | the one who fades (the noun is the doer) |
|---|---|
| oŋŋanı, nothing after | someone's fading |
| oŋŋanı under bilirge, körürge | that someone fades |
With an owner
| my | oŋŋanımmy having faded |
|---|---|
| your | oŋŋanıŋyour having faded |
| his / her | oŋŋanıhis / her having faded |
| our | oŋŋanıbızour having faded |
| you all's | oŋŋanığızyou all's having faded |
| their | oŋŋanlarıtheir having faded |
Cases with an owner
The endings on oŋŋanı, the form with a third-person owner. Every other owner takes the same six.
| nominative | oŋŋanıhis / her having faded |
|---|---|
| genitive | oŋŋanınıhis / her having faded's |
| accusative | oŋŋanınhis / her having faded |
| dative | oŋŋanınato his / her having faded |
| locative | oŋŋanındawhen he / she faded |
| ablative | oŋŋanındanafter he / she faded |
Negative
| the negative | oŋmağanthe one that didn't fade |
|---|---|
| his / her | oŋmağanıhis / her not having faded |