taqır
/taqɯr/
1. cramped, tight, narrow, close; (of clothing) tight-fitting
- taqır üy — a cramped house
- bılayı taqırdı — it is cramped here
- taqır otow — a cramped room
- taqır arbaz — a cramped yard
2. scant, meager, insufficient
- aşarıq taqırdı — there is little food
- tawnu aşı taqır — the food of the mountains is scant
- mal aş bıltırdan ese taqırdı — fodder is scarcer than last year
- süt taqırdı — the milk is scarce
3. bare, treeless, without vegetation one source
- taqır taw — a treeless mountain
- taqır tawları bardı — it has bare mountains
- taqır jer — bare ground
- taqır qır — a bare steppe
4. sad, downcast, heavy-hearted
- kölüm taqır boldu — my heart grew heavy
- jüregi taqır boldu — his heart sank
- Asiyatnı jüregi taqır boldu — Asiyat's heart grew heavy
- mıdah, taqır — downcast, gloomy
- taqır köllü — touchy, easily hurt
5. hard, difficult
- taqır jaşaw — a hard life
- jaşawubuz taqır edi — our life was hard
- taqır künle — hard days
- taqır duniya — a hard world
6. tightly, closely, in cramped conditions
- taqır jaşaybız — we live in cramped conditions
- kostüm asırı taqır etilgendi — the suit is made too tight
- taqır biçilgen etek — a tightly cut skirt
Expressions
- taqır köllü bolurğa — go slack
- jüregi taqır bolurğa — feel like crying
- kölü taqır bolurğa — moved to tears
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | taqırcramped |
| comparative — more | taqırıraqmore cramped |
| intensifier — very | bek taqırvery cramped |
| superlative — most | em taqırthe most cramped |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki taqırdımine is cramped | seniki taqırdıyours is cramped | anıqı taqırdıhis is cramped | bizniki taqırdıours is cramped | sizniki taqırdıyours (pl.) is cramped | alanıqı taqırdıtheirs is cramped |
| comparative — more | meniki taqırıraqdımine is more cramped | seniki taqırıraqdıyours is more cramped | anıqı taqırıraqdıhis is more cramped | bizniki taqırıraqdıours is more cramped | sizniki taqırıraqdıyours (pl.) is more cramped | alanıqı taqırıraqdıtheirs is more cramped |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek taqırdımine is very cramped | seniki bek taqırdıyours is very cramped | anıqı bek taqırdıhis is very cramped | bizniki bek taqırdıours is very cramped | sizniki bek taqırdıyours (pl.) is very cramped | alanıqı bek taqırdıtheirs is very cramped |
| superlative — most | meniki em taqırdımine is the most cramped | seniki em taqırdıyours is the most cramped | anıqı em taqırdıhis is the most cramped | bizniki em taqırdıours is the most cramped | sizniki em taqırdıyours (pl.) is the most cramped | alanıqı em taqırdıtheirs is the most cramped |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile taqırdılamine are cramped | senikile taqırdılayours are cramped | anıqıla taqırdılahis are cramped | biznikile taqırdılaours are cramped | siznikile taqırdılayours (pl.) are cramped | alanıqıla taqırdılatheirs are cramped |
| comparative — more | menikile taqırıraqdılamine are more cramped | senikile taqırıraqdılayours are more cramped | anıqıla taqırıraqdılahis are more cramped | biznikile taqırıraqdılaours are more cramped | siznikile taqırıraqdılayours (pl.) are more cramped | alanıqıla taqırıraqdılatheirs are more cramped |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek taqırdılamine are very cramped | senikile bek taqırdılayours are very cramped | anıqıla bek taqırdılahis are very cramped | biznikile bek taqırdılaours are very cramped | siznikile bek taqırdılayours (pl.) are very cramped | alanıqıla bek taqırdılatheirs are very cramped |
| superlative — most | menikile em taqırdılamine are the most cramped | senikile em taqırdılayours are the most cramped | anıqıla em taqırdılahis are the most cramped | biznikile em taqırdılaours are the most cramped | siznikile em taqırdılayours (pl.) are the most cramped | alanıqıla em taqırdılatheirs are the most cramped |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu taqırdı, bıla taqırdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".