semiz
/semiz/
1. fat, plump, well-fed, fleshy (of people and animals) — The opposite is arıq "thin, lean".
- semiz adam — a fat person
- semiz mal — well-fed livestock
- qoylanı aslamı semizdi — most of the sheep are fat
- ol bek semiz bolğandı — he has become very fat
- semiz qoy qışda suwuqdan qorqmaz — a fat sheep does not fear the cold in winter
2. fatty, rich in fat (of meat or food)
- semiz et — fatty meat
- semiz qoy et — fatty mutton
- semiz şorpa — fatty broth
- semiz etden tatlı aş bişirdile — they cooked a tasty meal from fatty meat
3. fat, grease (the substance, especially on meat or in broth)
- semizni aşarğa — to eat fat
- şorpanı başında semizle körüne edile — pieces of fat were visible on top of the soup
- semizni, jawnu köb aşasaŋ zarandı — if you eat a lot of fat and grease, it is harmful
4. fertile, rich (of land or soil)
- semiz jer — fertile land
- bu jer bek semizdi — this land is very fertile
- semiz jerde buday köb biter — wheat grows abundantly on fertile soil
- biz semiz jerni sürdük — we plowed the rich soil
5. well-fed, in fat condition (of keeping livestock)
- qışdan semiz çıqğan iynekle — cows that came out of the winter well-fed
- qoyla qışdan semiz çıqdıla — the sheep came out of the winter well-fed
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | semizmeI am fat | semizseyou are fat | semizdihe is fat | semizbizwe are fat | semizsizyou all are fat | semizdilethey are fat |
| comparative — more | semizirekmeI am fatter | semizirekseyou are fatter | semizirekdihe is fatter | semizirekbizwe are fatter | semizireksizyou all are fatter | semizirekdilethey are fatter |
| intensifier — very | bek semizmeI am very fat | bek semizseyou are very fat | bek semizdihe is very fat | bek semizbizwe are very fat | bek semizsizyou all are very fat | bek semizdilethey are very fat |
| superlative — most | em semizmeI am the fattest | em semizseyou are the fattest | em semizdihe is the fattest | em semizbizwe are the fattest | em semizsizyou all are the fattest | em semizdilethey are the fattest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden semizdi — "compared to me, he is fat."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki semizdimine is fat | seniki semizdiyours is fat | anıqı semizdihis is fat | bizniki semizdiours is fat | sizniki semizdiyours (pl.) is fat | alanıqı semizditheirs is fat |
| comparative — more | meniki semizirekdimine is fatter | seniki semizirekdiyours is fatter | anıqı semizirekdihis is fatter | bizniki semizirekdiours is fatter | sizniki semizirekdiyours (pl.) is fatter | alanıqı semizirekditheirs is fatter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek semizdimine is very fat | seniki bek semizdiyours is very fat | anıqı bek semizdihis is very fat | bizniki bek semizdiours is very fat | sizniki bek semizdiyours (pl.) is very fat | alanıqı bek semizditheirs is very fat |
| superlative — most | meniki em semizdimine is the fattest | seniki em semizdiyours is the fattest | anıqı em semizdihis is the fattest | bizniki em semizdiours is the fattest | sizniki em semizdiyours (pl.) is the fattest | alanıqı em semizditheirs is the fattest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile semizdilemine are fat | senikile semizdileyours are fat | anıqıla semizdilehis are fat | biznikile semizdileours are fat | siznikile semizdileyours (pl.) are fat | alanıqıla semizdiletheirs are fat |
| comparative — more | menikile semizirekdilemine are fatter | senikile semizirekdileyours are fatter | anıqıla semizirekdilehis are fatter | biznikile semizirekdileours are fatter | siznikile semizirekdileyours (pl.) are fatter | alanıqıla semizirekdiletheirs are fatter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek semizdilemine are very fat | senikile bek semizdileyours are very fat | anıqıla bek semizdilehis are very fat | biznikile bek semizdileours are very fat | siznikile bek semizdileyours (pl.) are very fat | alanıqıla bek semizdiletheirs are very fat |
| superlative — most | menikile em semizdilemine are the fattest | senikile em semizdileyours are the fattest | anıqıla em semizdilehis are the fattest | biznikile em semizdileours are the fattest | siznikile em semizdileyours (pl.) are the fattest | alanıqıla em semizdiletheirs are the fattest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu semizdi, bıla semizdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".