ortançı
/ortantʃɯ/
1. middle (in birth order) — Said of siblings and children, usually the second of three: ortançı qarındaş "middle brother", ortançı egeç "middle sister".
- ortançı qarnaşım — my middle brother
- ortançı jaşım — my middle son
- ortançı egeçim keldi — my middle sister came
- ortançı sabiy — the middle child
- ortançım Hamitdi — my middle one is Hamit
2. middle, in the middle of a row or set
- ortançı barmaq — the middle finger
- ortançı tereze — the middle window
- ortançı üy — the middle house
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ortançımaI am middle | ortançısayou are middle | ortançıdıhe is middle | ortançıbızwe are middle | ortançısızyou all are middle | ortançıdılathey are middle |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ortançıdı — "compared to me, he is middle."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ortançıdımine is middle | seniki ortançıdıyours is middle | anıqı ortançıdıhis is middle | bizniki ortançıdıours is middle | sizniki ortançıdıyours (pl.) is middle | alanıqı ortançıdıtheirs is middle |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ortançıdılamine are middle | senikile ortançıdılayours are middle | anıqıla ortançıdılahis are middle | biznikile ortançıdılaours are middle | siznikile ortançıdılayours (pl.) are middle | alanıqıla ortançıdılatheirs are middle |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ortançıdı, bıla ortançıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".