qup-qurğaq
/qup-qurʁaq/
1. completely dry, thoroughly parched, dried up — The intensive form of qurğaq "dry".
- jerle qup-qurğaq bolğandıla — the lands have become completely dry
- dorbun qup-qurğaq — the cave is completely dry
- kölek qup-qurğaqdı — the shirt is completely dry
2. dry, until completely dry (as in wiping something dry)
- qoluŋu qup-qurğaq sürt — wipe your hand completely dry
- kölekleni qup-qurğaq kepdirdim — I dried the shirts completely dry
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qup-qurğaqmaI am completely dry | qup-qurğaqsayou are completely dry | qup-qurğaqdıhe is completely dry | qup-qurğaqbızwe are completely dry | qup-qurğaqsızyou all are completely dry | qup-qurğaqdılathey are completely dry |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qup-qurğaqdı — "compared to me, he is completely dry."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qup-qurğaqdımine is completely dry | seniki qup-qurğaqdıyours is completely dry | anıqı qup-qurğaqdıhis is completely dry | bizniki qup-qurğaqdıours is completely dry | sizniki qup-qurğaqdıyours (pl.) is completely dry | alanıqı qup-qurğaqdıtheirs is completely dry |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qup-qurğaqdılamine are completely dry | senikile qup-qurğaqdılayours are completely dry | anıqıla qup-qurğaqdılahis are completely dry | biznikile qup-qurğaqdılaours are completely dry | siznikile qup-qurğaqdılayours (pl.) are completely dry | alanıqıla qup-qurğaqdılatheirs are completely dry |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qup-qurğaqdı, bıla qup-qurğaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".