sabırlı
/sabɯrlɯ/
1. patient, forbearing, enduring — Used on its own it means a patient, calm person, as in the proverb sabırlı jeter muratha "the patient one reaches his goal".
- sabırlı adam — a patient person
- sabırlı jeter muratha — the patient one reaches his goal
- sabırlı çıdar, sabırsız jılar — the patient one will bear it, the impatient one will weep
- sabırlı bolurğa küreşeme — I am trying to be patient
- sabırlıla azdıla — patient people are few
- sabırlığa hurmet etedile — they show respect to a patient person
2. calm, composed, unhurried
- ol bek sabırlıdı — he is very calm
- juwaş, sabırlı adam — a gentle, calm person
- bek sabırlı qız — a very composed girl
- sabırlı atlam — an unhurried step
- sabırlı söz — a measured word
- sabırlı söleş — speak calmly
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | sabırlımaI am patient | sabırlısayou are patient | sabırlıdıhe is patient | sabırlıbızwe are patient | sabırlısızyou all are patient | sabırlıdılathey are patient |
| comparative — more | sabırlıraqmaI am more patient | sabırlıraqsayou are more patient | sabırlıraqdıhe is more patient | sabırlıraqbızwe are more patient | sabırlıraqsızyou all are more patient | sabırlıraqdılathey are more patient |
| intensifier — very | bek sabırlımaI am very patient | bek sabırlısayou are very patient | bek sabırlıdıhe is very patient | bek sabırlıbızwe are very patient | bek sabırlısızyou all are very patient | bek sabırlıdılathey are very patient |
| superlative — most | em sabırlımaI am the most patient | em sabırlısayou are the most patient | em sabırlıdıhe is the most patient | em sabırlıbızwe are the most patient | em sabırlısızyou all are the most patient | em sabırlıdılathey are the most patient |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden sabırlıdı — "compared to me, he is patient."