siŋirli
/siŋirli/
sinewy, muscular, firm — Said of a strong body or limb, and of meat full of sinew.
- siŋirli qol — a sinewy arm
- siŋirli jaş — a muscular young man
- siŋirli adam — a sinewy man
- siŋirli et — sinewy meat
- siŋirli jumduruğu — his sinewy fist
- siŋirli qolu bla — with his sinewy arm
- siŋirli qolu bla qılıçına qarmaşhanlay — as he reached for his sword with his sinewy arm
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | siŋirlimeI am sinewy | siŋirliseyou are sinewy | siŋirlidihe is sinewy | siŋirlibizwe are sinewy | siŋirlisizyou all are sinewy | siŋirlidilethey are sinewy |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden siŋirlidi — "compared to me, he is sinewy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki siŋirlidimine is sinewy | seniki siŋirlidiyours is sinewy | anıqı siŋirlidihis is sinewy | bizniki siŋirlidiours is sinewy | sizniki siŋirlidiyours (pl.) is sinewy | alanıqı siŋirliditheirs is sinewy |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile siŋirlidilemine are sinewy | senikile siŋirlidileyours are sinewy | anıqıla siŋirlidilehis are sinewy | biznikile siŋirlidileours are sinewy | siznikile siŋirlidileyours (pl.) are sinewy | alanıqıla siŋirlidiletheirs are sinewy |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu siŋirlidi, bıla siŋirlidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".