süekli

/syekli/

1. (adj.) tall, well-built, statuesque — After a word for size it gives the build or height: orta süekli 'of medium height', alaşa süekli 'short'.

süekli jaş — a tall young man
orta süekli — of medium height
alaşa süekli — short, of short stature
ariw süekli adam — a finely built person
subay süekli tişirıw — a slender, shapely woman
Nartla qarıwlu, süekli bolğandıla — the Narts were strong and tall

2. (adj.) bony; full of bones (of fish); thin, scrawny

süekli çabaq — a bony fish
bu çabaq bek süeklidi — this fish is very bony
süekli qollarına — to her bony hands

Expressions

saw süekli — healthy and strong (Idiom)
topuraq süekli sabiy — sickly child (Idiom)

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — süekli
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	süeklimeI am tall	süekliseyou are tall	süeklidihe is tall	süeklibizwe are tall	süeklisizyou all are tall	süeklidilethey are tall
comparative — more	süeklirekmeI am taller	süeklirekseyou are taller	süeklirekdihe is taller	süeklirekbizwe are taller	süeklireksizyou all are taller	süeklirekdilethey are taller
intensifier — very	bek süeklimeI am very tall	bek süekliseyou are very tall	bek süeklidihe is very tall	bek süeklibizwe are very tall	bek süeklisizyou all are very tall	bek süeklidilethey are very tall
superlative — most	em süeklimeI am the tallest	em süekliseyou are the tallest	em süeklidihe is the tallest	em süeklibizwe are the tallest	em süeklisizyou all are the tallest	em süeklidilethey are the tallest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden süeklidi — "compared to me, he is tall."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — süekli
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki süeklidimine is tall	seniki süeklidiyours is tall	anıqı süeklidihis is tall	bizniki süeklidiours is tall	sizniki süeklidiyours (pl.) is tall	alanıqı süekliditheirs is tall
comparative — more	meniki süeklirekdimine is taller	seniki süeklirekdiyours is taller	anıqı süeklirekdihis is taller	bizniki süeklirekdiours is taller	sizniki süeklirekdiyours (pl.) is taller	alanıqı süeklirekditheirs is taller
intensifier — very	meniki bek süeklidimine is very tall	seniki bek süeklidiyours is very tall	anıqı bek süeklidihis is very tall	bizniki bek süeklidiours is very tall	sizniki bek süeklidiyours (pl.) is very tall	alanıqı bek süekliditheirs is very tall
superlative — most	meniki em süeklidimine is the tallest	seniki em süeklidiyours is the tallest	anıqı em süeklidihis is the tallest	bizniki em süeklidiours is the tallest	sizniki em süeklidiyours (pl.) is the tallest	alanıqı em süekliditheirs is the tallest

Several things

Several things — süekli
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile süeklidilemine are tall	senikile süeklidileyours are tall	anıqıla süeklidilehis are tall	biznikile süeklidileours are tall	siznikile süeklidileyours (pl.) are tall	alanıqıla süeklidiletheirs are tall
comparative — more	menikile süeklirekdilemine are taller	senikile süeklirekdileyours are taller	anıqıla süeklirekdilehis are taller	biznikile süeklirekdileours are taller	siznikile süeklirekdileyours (pl.) are taller	alanıqıla süeklirekdiletheirs are taller
intensifier — very	menikile bek süeklidilemine are very tall	senikile bek süeklidileyours are very tall	anıqıla bek süeklidilehis are very tall	biznikile bek süeklidileours are very tall	siznikile bek süeklidileyours (pl.) are very tall	alanıqıla bek süeklidiletheirs are very tall
superlative — most	menikile em süeklidilemine are the tallest	senikile em süeklidileyours are the tallest	anıqıla em süeklidilehis are the tallest	biznikile em süeklidileours are the tallest	siznikile em süeklidileyours (pl.) are the tallest	alanıqıla em süeklidiletheirs are the tallest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu süeklidi, bıla süeklidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".