qamamağan
/qamamaʁan/
strong-willed, persistent, unyielding — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks this meaning Karachay. Common in qamamağan adam "a strong-willed person".
- qamamağan adam — a strong-willed person
- bu qamamağan adamdı — this is a strong-willed person
- atam qamamağan adam edi — my father was a strong-willed person
- sen qamamağan adamsa — you are a strong-willed person
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qamamağanmaI am strong-willed | qamamağansayou are strong-willed | qamamağandıhe is strong-willed | qamamağanbızwe are strong-willed | qamamağansızyou all are strong-willed | qamamağandılathey are strong-willed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qamamağandı — "compared to me, he is strong-willed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qamamağandımine is strong-willed | seniki qamamağandıyours is strong-willed | anıqı qamamağandıhis is strong-willed | bizniki qamamağandıours is strong-willed | sizniki qamamağandıyours (pl.) is strong-willed | alanıqı qamamağandıtheirs is strong-willed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qamamağandılamine are strong-willed | senikile qamamağandılayours are strong-willed | anıqıla qamamağandılahis are strong-willed | biznikile qamamağandılaours are strong-willed | siznikile qamamağandılayours (pl.) are strong-willed | alanıqıla qamamağandılatheirs are strong-willed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qamamağandı, bıla qamamağandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".