sir

/sir/

1. (adj.) vertical, sheer, precipitous

sir qaya — a sheer cliff
sir jar — a sheer bank
sir qabırğa — a sheer wall
qaya sirdi — the cliff is sheer

2. (adv.) stock-still, motionless, at attention — Used with verbs of standing: sir süel 'stand motionless', sir bol 'stand at attention', sir qat 'freeze, be rooted to the spot', sir et 'make someone stand at attention'.

sir süel — stand still
sir bolub tururğa — to stand at attention
sir qatarğa — to freeze, to stand rooted to the spot
sir qatdıla — they froze
Tahir jaşın sir etdi — Tahir made his son stand at attention
sir bolub qaldı — froze on the spot

3. (adj.) stiff, rigid, not bending

anı butu sirdi — his leg does not bend
butu sir bolğandı — his leg has gone stiff
butum sir qathandı — my leg has gone stiff
sir bolğan but — a leg that has gone stiff

Expressions

sir bolurğa — stand at attention (Collocation)
sir eterge — prick up ears (Collocation)

Degrees

Degrees — sir
Degree	—form
base form	sirvertical
comparative — more	sirirekmore vertical
intensifier — very	bek sirvery vertical
superlative — most	em sirthe most vertical

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — sir
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki sirdimine is vertical	seniki sirdiyours is vertical	anıqı sirdihis is vertical	bizniki sirdiours is vertical	sizniki sirdiyours (pl.) is vertical	alanıqı sirditheirs is vertical
comparative — more	meniki sirirekdimine is more vertical	seniki sirirekdiyours is more vertical	anıqı sirirekdihis is more vertical	bizniki sirirekdiours is more vertical	sizniki sirirekdiyours (pl.) is more vertical	alanıqı sirirekditheirs is more vertical
intensifier — very	meniki bek sirdimine is very vertical	seniki bek sirdiyours is very vertical	anıqı bek sirdihis is very vertical	bizniki bek sirdiours is very vertical	sizniki bek sirdiyours (pl.) is very vertical	alanıqı bek sirditheirs is very vertical
superlative — most	meniki em sirdimine is the most vertical	seniki em sirdiyours is the most vertical	anıqı em sirdihis is the most vertical	bizniki em sirdiours is the most vertical	sizniki em sirdiyours (pl.) is the most vertical	alanıqı em sirditheirs is the most vertical

Several things

Several things — sir
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile sirdilemine are vertical	senikile sirdileyours are vertical	anıqıla sirdilehis are vertical	biznikile sirdileours are vertical	siznikile sirdileyours (pl.) are vertical	alanıqıla sirdiletheirs are vertical
comparative — more	menikile sirirekdilemine are more vertical	senikile sirirekdileyours are more vertical	anıqıla sirirekdilehis are more vertical	biznikile sirirekdileours are more vertical	siznikile sirirekdileyours (pl.) are more vertical	alanıqıla sirirekdiletheirs are more vertical
intensifier — very	menikile bek sirdilemine are very vertical	senikile bek sirdileyours are very vertical	anıqıla bek sirdilehis are very vertical	biznikile bek sirdileours are very vertical	siznikile bek sirdileyours (pl.) are very vertical	alanıqıla bek sirdiletheirs are very vertical
superlative — most	menikile em sirdilemine are the most vertical	senikile em sirdileyours are the most vertical	anıqıla em sirdilehis are the most vertical	biznikile em sirdileours are the most vertical	siznikile em sirdileyours (pl.) are the most vertical	alanıqıla em sirdiletheirs are the most vertical

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