qamişbaş
/qamiʃbaʃ/
reed-thatched, thatched with reeds (of a roof)
- bir qamişbaş üyçükleni qatında — beside some little reed-thatched houses
- eski qamişbaş üy — an old reed-thatched house
- bizni üyübüz qamişbaş edi — our house was reed-thatched
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qamişbaşmaI am thatched with reeds | qamişbaşsayou are thatched with reeds | qamişbaşdıhe is thatched with reeds | qamişbaşbızwe are thatched with reeds | qamişbaşsızyou all are thatched with reeds | qamişbaşdılathey are thatched with reeds |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qamişbaşdı — "compared to me, he is thatched with reeds."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qamişbaşdımine is thatched with reeds | seniki qamişbaşdıyours is thatched with reeds | anıqı qamişbaşdıhis is thatched with reeds | bizniki qamişbaşdıours is thatched with reeds | sizniki qamişbaşdıyours (pl.) is thatched with reeds | alanıqı qamişbaşdıtheirs is thatched with reeds |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qamişbaşdılamine are thatched with reeds | senikile qamişbaşdılayours are thatched with reeds | anıqıla qamişbaşdılahis are thatched with reeds | biznikile qamişbaşdılaours are thatched with reeds | siznikile qamişbaşdılayours (pl.) are thatched with reeds | alanıqıla qamişbaşdılatheirs are thatched with reeds |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qamişbaşdı, bıla qamişbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".