qıyınlı
/qɯjɯnlɯ/
1. unfortunate, wretched, hapless, luckless, long-suffering
- qıyınlı ana — an unfortunate mother
- qıyınlı bala — a hapless child
- qıyınlı adam — a wretched person
- qıyınlı balam — my poor child
2. unfortunate person, wretch, poor soul, sufferer
- qıyınlını künü qaraŋı — the unfortunate one's day is dark
- qıyınlığa jel da allından — for the luckless one even the wind is head-on
- qıyınlını eki borçu birden kelir — two debts of the unfortunate one come at once
- qıyınlını qarğışı jeter — the poor soul's curse comes true
3. late, deceased (said of a person who has died) — Usually placed after the noun: atam qıyınlı 'my late father'.
- atam qıyınlı — my late father
- anabız qıyınlı — our late mother
- qonşubuz qıyınlı — our late neighbor
4. difficult, arduous, trying, hard one source
- qıyınlı kün — a hard day
- qıyınlı jıl — a difficult year
- qıyınlı jıllada jaşağanbız — we lived through hard years
- qıyınlı künlede halq birge boldu — in trying days the people stood together
- qıyınlı künleni unutmayma — I do not forget the trying days
5. pitiful, worthless; a nonentity — Also used as a noun for a worthless person, as in qızbay qıyınlı 'a pitiful coward'.
- qızbay qıyınlı — a pitiful coward
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qıyınlıdıhe is unfortunate | qıyınlıdılathey are unfortunate | ||||
| comparative — more | qıyınlıraqdıhe is more unfortunate | qıyınlıraqdılathey are more unfortunate | ||||
| intensifier — very | bek qıyınlıdıhe is very unfortunate | bek qıyınlıdılathey are very unfortunate | ||||
| superlative — most | em qıyınlıdıhe is the most unfortunate | em qıyınlıdılathey are the most unfortunate |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qıyınlıdı — "compared to me, he is unfortunate."