say

/saj/ · plural sayla

1. (adj.) shallow, not deep

say suw — a shallow river
say köl — a shallow lake
bılayı saydı — it is shallow here
suw say boladı — the river is getting shallow
saydı deb teren suwğa kirme — do not go into deep water thinking it is shallow

2. (adj.) superficial, shallow (of the mind, knowledge or meaning) (fig.)

say adam — a shallow person
anı bilimi saydı — his knowledge is superficial
anı başı saydı — his mind is shallow
bilimi say adam — a person whose knowledge is shallow
mağanası say nazmu — a poem whose meaning is shallow

3. (adj.) flat, low, spread out

say tabaq — a flat dish
say taşla — flat stones
say bet — a flat face
aşnı say tabaqğa quydu — she poured the food into a flat dish
kün jılıthan say taşha çögüb — sitting down on a flat stone warmed by the sun

4. (adj.) meager, scanty, poor (fig.)

say jaşaw — a meager life
say aşarıq — scanty food
anı qarıwu saydı — his strength is scant

5. (n.) shoal, a shallow place

suwnu sayı — the shoal of the river
sayda süelgen atla — the horses standing in the shallows

6. (adv.) shallowly, not deeply

say qaz — dig shallowly
asırı say qazasa — you are digging too shallowly
say qazğansız — you have dug shallowly

7. (n.) piece, slice, segment — Elbrusoid gives this as a separate homonym, say II.

urub başıŋı eki say eterme — I will strike and split your head into two pieces
almanı eki say etdi — he cut the apple into two pieces
say-say et — cut it into pieces

Expressions

sayın teren eterge — shield from trouble (Idiom)
saylağan – sayğa — choosers fare worse (Idiom · Proverb or saying)

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — say
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	saymaI am shallow	saysayou are shallow	saydıhe is shallow	saybızwe are shallow	saysızyou all are shallow	saydılathey are shallow
comparative — more	sayıraqmaI am shallower	sayıraqsayou are shallower	sayıraqdıhe is shallower	sayıraqbızwe are shallower	sayıraqsızyou all are shallower	sayıraqdılathey are shallower
intensifier — very	bek saymaI am very shallow	bek saysayou are very shallow	bek saydıhe is very shallow	bek saybızwe are very shallow	bek saysızyou all are very shallow	bek saydılathey are very shallow
superlative — most	em saymaI am the shallowest	em saysayou are the shallowest	em saydıhe is the shallowest	em saybızwe are the shallowest	em saysızyou all are the shallowest	em saydılathey are the shallowest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — say
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki saydımine is shallow	seniki saydıyours is shallow	anıqı saydıhis is shallow	bizniki saydıours is shallow	sizniki saydıyours (pl.) is shallow	alanıqı saydıtheirs is shallow
comparative — more	meniki sayıraqdımine is shallower	seniki sayıraqdıyours is shallower	anıqı sayıraqdıhis is shallower	bizniki sayıraqdıours is shallower	sizniki sayıraqdıyours (pl.) is shallower	alanıqı sayıraqdıtheirs is shallower
intensifier — very	meniki bek saydımine is very shallow	seniki bek saydıyours is very shallow	anıqı bek saydıhis is very shallow	bizniki bek saydıours is very shallow	sizniki bek saydıyours (pl.) is very shallow	alanıqı bek saydıtheirs is very shallow
superlative — most	meniki em saydımine is the shallowest	seniki em saydıyours is the shallowest	anıqı em saydıhis is the shallowest	bizniki em saydıours is the shallowest	sizniki em saydıyours (pl.) is the shallowest	alanıqı em saydıtheirs is the shallowest

Several things

Several things — say
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile saydılamine are shallow	senikile saydılayours are shallow	anıqıla saydılahis are shallow	biznikile saydılaours are shallow	siznikile saydılayours (pl.) are shallow	alanıqıla saydılatheirs are shallow
comparative — more	menikile sayıraqdılamine are shallower	senikile sayıraqdılayours are shallower	anıqıla sayıraqdılahis are shallower	biznikile sayıraqdılaours are shallower	siznikile sayıraqdılayours (pl.) are shallower	alanıqıla sayıraqdılatheirs are shallower
intensifier — very	menikile bek saydılamine are very shallow	senikile bek saydılayours are very shallow	anıqıla bek saydılahis are very shallow	biznikile bek saydılaours are very shallow	siznikile bek saydılayours (pl.) are very shallow	alanıqıla bek saydılatheirs are very shallow
superlative — most	menikile em saydılamine are the shallowest	senikile em saydılayours are the shallowest	anıqıla em saydılahis are the shallowest	biznikile em saydılaours are the shallowest	siznikile em saydılayours (pl.) are the shallowest	alanıqıla em saydılatheirs are the shallowest

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

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of say, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	saythe shoal	sayımmy shoal	sayıŋyour shoal	sayıhis shoal	sayıbızour shoal	sayığızyou all's shoal	saylarıtheir shoals
Genitive	saynıthe shoal's	sayımımy shoal's	sayıŋıyour shoal's	sayınıhis shoal's	sayıbıznıour shoal's	sayığıznıyou all's shoal's	saylarınıtheir shoals'
Accusative	saynıthe shoal (as the object)	sayımımy shoal (as the object)	sayıŋıyour shoal (as the object)	sayınhis shoal (as the object)	sayıbıznıour shoal (as the object)	sayığıznıyou all's shoal (as the object)	saylarıntheir shoals (as the object)
Dative	sayğato the shoal	sayımato my shoal	sayıŋato your shoal	sayınato his shoal	sayıbızğato our shoal	sayığızğato you all's shoal	saylarınato their shoals
Locative	saydain / at the shoal	sayımdain / at my shoal	sayıŋdain / at your shoal	sayındain / at his shoal	sayıbızdain / at our shoal	sayığızdain / at you all's shoal	saylarındain / at their shoals
Ablative	saydanfrom the shoal	sayımdanfrom my shoal	sayıŋdanfrom your shoal	sayındanfrom his shoal	sayıbızdanfrom our shoal	sayığızdanfrom you all's shoal	saylarındanfrom their shoals

Plural

Plural — cases of say, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	saylathe shoals	saylarımmy shoals	saylarıŋyour shoals	saylarıhis shoals	saylarıbızour shoals	saylarığızyou all's shoals	saylarıtheir shoals
Genitive	saylanıthe shoals'	saylarımımy shoals'	saylarıŋıyour shoals'	saylarınıhis shoals'	saylarıbıznıour shoals'	saylarığıznıyou all's shoals'	saylarınıtheir shoals'
Accusative	saylanıthe shoals (as the object)	saylarımımy shoals (as the object)	saylarıŋıyour shoals (as the object)	saylarınhis shoals (as the object)	saylarıbıznıour shoals (as the object)	saylarığıznıyou all's shoals (as the object)	saylarıntheir shoals (as the object)
Dative	saylağato the shoals	saylarımato my shoals	saylarıŋato your shoals	saylarınato his shoals	saylarıbızğato our shoals	saylarığızğato you all's shoals	saylarınato their shoals
Locative	sayladain / at the shoals	saylarımdain / at my shoals	saylarıŋdain / at your shoals	saylarındain / at his shoals	saylarıbızdain / at our shoals	saylarığızdain / at you all's shoals	saylarındain / at their shoals
Ablative	sayladanfrom the shoals	saylarımdanfrom my shoals	saylarıŋdanfrom your shoals	saylarındanfrom his shoals	saylarıbızdanfrom our shoals	saylarığızdanfrom you all's shoals	saylarındanfrom their shoals

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sayları can mean "his / her shoals", "their shoal", or "their shoals" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.