qalamqaş
/qalamqaʃ/
black-browed, having finely arched eyebrows — Literally "pen-browed", with brows as fine as a drawn line. A term of beauty used mostly of girls and women: qalamqaş qız "a black-browed girl", qalamqaş tişirıw "a black-browed woman".
- qalamqaş qız — a black-browed girl
- qalamqaş tişirıw — a black-browed woman
- anı anası qalamqaş edi — her mother was black-browed
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qalamqaşmaI am black-browed | qalamqaşsayou are black-browed | qalamqaşdıhe is black-browed | qalamqaşbızwe are black-browed | qalamqaşsızyou all are black-browed | qalamqaşdılathey are black-browed |
| comparative — more | qalamqaşıraqmaI am more black-browed | qalamqaşıraqsayou are more black-browed | qalamqaşıraqdıhe is more black-browed | qalamqaşıraqbızwe are more black-browed | qalamqaşıraqsızyou all are more black-browed | qalamqaşıraqdılathey are more black-browed |
| intensifier — very | bek qalamqaşmaI am very black-browed | bek qalamqaşsayou are very black-browed | bek qalamqaşdıhe is very black-browed | bek qalamqaşbızwe are very black-browed | bek qalamqaşsızyou all are very black-browed | bek qalamqaşdılathey are very black-browed |
| superlative — most | em qalamqaşmaI am the most black-browed | em qalamqaşsayou are the most black-browed | em qalamqaşdıhe is the most black-browed | em qalamqaşbızwe are the most black-browed | em qalamqaşsızyou all are the most black-browed | em qalamqaşdılathey are the most black-browed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qalamqaşdı — "compared to me, he is black-browed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qalamqaşdımine is black-browed | seniki qalamqaşdıyours is black-browed | anıqı qalamqaşdıhis is black-browed | bizniki qalamqaşdıours is black-browed | sizniki qalamqaşdıyours (pl.) is black-browed | alanıqı qalamqaşdıtheirs is black-browed |
| comparative — more | meniki qalamqaşıraqdımine is more black-browed | seniki qalamqaşıraqdıyours is more black-browed | anıqı qalamqaşıraqdıhis is more black-browed | bizniki qalamqaşıraqdıours is more black-browed | sizniki qalamqaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is more black-browed | alanıqı qalamqaşıraqdıtheirs is more black-browed |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qalamqaşdımine is very black-browed | seniki bek qalamqaşdıyours is very black-browed | anıqı bek qalamqaşdıhis is very black-browed | bizniki bek qalamqaşdıours is very black-browed | sizniki bek qalamqaşdıyours (pl.) is very black-browed | alanıqı bek qalamqaşdıtheirs is very black-browed |
| superlative — most | meniki em qalamqaşdımine is the most black-browed | seniki em qalamqaşdıyours is the most black-browed | anıqı em qalamqaşdıhis is the most black-browed | bizniki em qalamqaşdıours is the most black-browed | sizniki em qalamqaşdıyours (pl.) is the most black-browed | alanıqı em qalamqaşdıtheirs is the most black-browed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qalamqaşdılamine are black-browed | senikile qalamqaşdılayours are black-browed | anıqıla qalamqaşdılahis are black-browed | biznikile qalamqaşdılaours are black-browed | siznikile qalamqaşdılayours (pl.) are black-browed | alanıqıla qalamqaşdılatheirs are black-browed |
| comparative — more | menikile qalamqaşıraqdılamine are more black-browed | senikile qalamqaşıraqdılayours are more black-browed | anıqıla qalamqaşıraqdılahis are more black-browed | biznikile qalamqaşıraqdılaours are more black-browed | siznikile qalamqaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are more black-browed | alanıqıla qalamqaşıraqdılatheirs are more black-browed |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qalamqaşdılamine are very black-browed | senikile bek qalamqaşdılayours are very black-browed | anıqıla bek qalamqaşdılahis are very black-browed | biznikile bek qalamqaşdılaours are very black-browed | siznikile bek qalamqaşdılayours (pl.) are very black-browed | alanıqıla bek qalamqaşdılatheirs are very black-browed |
| superlative — most | menikile em qalamqaşdılamine are the most black-browed | senikile em qalamqaşdılayours are the most black-browed | anıqıla em qalamqaşdılahis are the most black-browed | biznikile em qalamqaşdılaours are the most black-browed | siznikile em qalamqaşdılayours (pl.) are the most black-browed | alanıqıla em qalamqaşdılatheirs are the most black-browed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qalamqaşdı, bıla qalamqaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".