qaltırawuq
/qaltɯrawuq/
1. trembling, shaking, shaky
- qaltırawuq qol — a trembling hand
- qaltırawuq qolla — trembling hands
- qaltırawuq baş — a shaking head
- başı qaltırawuqdu — his head shakes
- Soslannı sol qolu qaltırawuqdu — Soslan's left hand is shaky
- qaltırawuq adam — a trembling person
2. tremor, shivering, chills, the shakes — Covers both shivering from cold or illness and a constant shaking of a part of the body. Most often the subject of a verb of seizing, as in meni qaltırawuq aldı (I started to shiver).
- meni qaltırawuq aldı — a fit of shivering came over me
- anı qaltırawuq aldı — a fit of shivering came over him
- butlarıma qaltırawuq tiydi — a trembling struck my legs
- qaltırawuq tiygen sanla — limbs struck by tremors
3. quavering, unsteady, cracked (of a voice or sound)
- qaltırawuq awaz — a quavering voice
- awazı qaltırawuqdu — his voice is quavering
- qaltırawuq awaz bla söleşdi — he spoke in a quavering voice
- miyik qaltırawuq awaz çıqdı — a high quavering voice rang out
- qaltırawuq tawuşla — unsteady, broken sounds
Expressions
- eçkige tük çıqsa, qaltırawuq bolur — wealth breeds greed
- için suwuq qaltırawuq alırğa — be seized with dread
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qaltırawuqmaI am trembling | qaltırawuqsayou are trembling | qaltırawuqduhe is trembling | qaltırawuqbuzwe are trembling | qaltırawuqsuzyou all are trembling | qaltırawuqdulathey are trembling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qaltırawuqdu — "compared to me, he is trembling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaltırawuqdumine is trembling | seniki qaltırawuqduyours is trembling | anıqı qaltırawuqduhis is trembling | bizniki qaltırawuqduours is trembling | sizniki qaltırawuqduyours (pl.) is trembling | alanıqı qaltırawuqdutheirs is trembling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaltırawuqdulamine are trembling | senikile qaltırawuqdulayours are trembling | anıqıla qaltırawuqdulahis are trembling | biznikile qaltırawuqdulaours are trembling | siznikile qaltırawuqdulayours (pl.) are trembling | alanıqıla qaltırawuqdulatheirs are trembling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaltırawuqdu, bıla qaltırawuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".