taralıwlu
/taralɯwlu/
1. mournful, sorrowful, anguished, plaintive
- taralıwlu awaz — a plaintive voice
- taralıwlu jır — a mournful song
- taralıwlu jılaw — mournful weeping
- börüleni taralıwlu uluwları — the mournful howls of the wolves
- taralıwlu jürek — an anguished heart
2. mournfully, sorrowfully, plaintively
- eçki taralıwlu maqırdı — the goat bleated plaintively
- qobuz taralıwlu soğadı — the qobuz plays mournfully
- taralıwlu qaradı — he looked mournfully
- taralıwlu aytdı — he said it plaintively
- itleribizni taralıwlu uluğanları — our dogs howling mournfully
- taralıwlu jırlarğa — to sing mournfully
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | taralıwlumaI am mournful | taralıwlusayou are mournful | taralıwluduhe is mournful | taralıwlubuzwe are mournful | taralıwlusuzyou all are mournful | taralıwludulathey are mournful |
| comparative — more | taralıwluraqmaI am more mournful | taralıwluraqsayou are more mournful | taralıwluraqdıhe is more mournful | taralıwluraqbızwe are more mournful | taralıwluraqsızyou all are more mournful | taralıwluraqdılathey are more mournful |
| intensifier — very | bek taralıwlumaI am very mournful | bek taralıwlusayou are very mournful | bek taralıwluduhe is very mournful | bek taralıwlubuzwe are very mournful | bek taralıwlusuzyou all are very mournful | bek taralıwludulathey are very mournful |
| superlative — most | em taralıwlumaI am the most mournful | em taralıwlusayou are the most mournful | em taralıwluduhe is the most mournful | em taralıwlubuzwe are the most mournful | em taralıwlusuzyou all are the most mournful | em taralıwludulathey are the most mournful |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden taralıwludu — "compared to me, he is mournful."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki taralıwludumine is mournful | seniki taralıwluduyours is mournful | anıqı taralıwluduhis is mournful | bizniki taralıwluduours is mournful | sizniki taralıwluduyours (pl.) is mournful | alanıqı taralıwludutheirs is mournful |
| comparative — more | meniki taralıwluraqdımine is more mournful | seniki taralıwluraqdıyours is more mournful | anıqı taralıwluraqdıhis is more mournful | bizniki taralıwluraqdıours is more mournful | sizniki taralıwluraqdıyours (pl.) is more mournful | alanıqı taralıwluraqdıtheirs is more mournful |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek taralıwludumine is very mournful | seniki bek taralıwluduyours is very mournful | anıqı bek taralıwluduhis is very mournful | bizniki bek taralıwluduours is very mournful | sizniki bek taralıwluduyours (pl.) is very mournful | alanıqı bek taralıwludutheirs is very mournful |
| superlative — most | meniki em taralıwludumine is the most mournful | seniki em taralıwluduyours is the most mournful | anıqı em taralıwluduhis is the most mournful | bizniki em taralıwluduours is the most mournful | sizniki em taralıwluduyours (pl.) is the most mournful | alanıqı em taralıwludutheirs is the most mournful |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile taralıwludulamine are mournful | senikile taralıwludulayours are mournful | anıqıla taralıwludulahis are mournful | biznikile taralıwludulaours are mournful | siznikile taralıwludulayours (pl.) are mournful | alanıqıla taralıwludulatheirs are mournful |
| comparative — more | menikile taralıwluraqdılamine are more mournful | senikile taralıwluraqdılayours are more mournful | anıqıla taralıwluraqdılahis are more mournful | biznikile taralıwluraqdılaours are more mournful | siznikile taralıwluraqdılayours (pl.) are more mournful | alanıqıla taralıwluraqdılatheirs are more mournful |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek taralıwludulamine are very mournful | senikile bek taralıwludulayours are very mournful | anıqıla bek taralıwludulahis are very mournful | biznikile bek taralıwludulaours are very mournful | siznikile bek taralıwludulayours (pl.) are very mournful | alanıqıla bek taralıwludulatheirs are very mournful |
| superlative — most | menikile em taralıwludulamine are the most mournful | senikile em taralıwludulayours are the most mournful | anıqıla em taralıwludulahis are the most mournful | biznikile em taralıwludulaours are the most mournful | siznikile em taralıwludulayours (pl.) are the most mournful | alanıqıla em taralıwludulatheirs are the most mournful |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu taralıwludu, bıla taralıwludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".