tergewlü
/terɡewly/
1. counted, entered in a reckoning and kept account of
- tergewlü zat azhımlı bolmaz — a thing that is counted will not go missing
- tergewlü mal — counted livestock
- tergewlü aşarıq — counted provisions
2. held in esteem, valued and honoured
- tergewlü zat ayawlu bolur — a valued thing is looked after
- tergewlü nöger — a valued companion
- tergewlü qonaq — an esteemed guest
3. with deliberation, weighing what one says or does
- tergewlü söleşirge — to speak with deliberation
- sabır, tergewlü aythan sözü — his calm, deliberate word
- tergewlü atlab barırğa — to walk with deliberate steps
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formam/is/are counted | mentergewlüme | sentergewlüse | oltergewlüdü | biztergewlübüz | siztergewlüsüz | alatergewlüdüle |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tergewlüdü — "compared to me, he is counted."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formis / are counted | menikimeniki tergewlüdü | senikiseniki tergewlüdü | anıqıanıqı tergewlüdü | biznikibizniki tergewlüdü | siznikisizniki tergewlüdü | alanıqıalanıqı tergewlüdü |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base formis / are counted | menikilemenikile tergewlüdüle | senikilesenikile tergewlüdüle | anıqılaanıqıla tergewlüdüle | biznikilebiznikile tergewlüdüle | siznikilesiznikile tergewlüdüle | alanıqılaalanıqıla tergewlüdüle |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tergewlüdü, bıla tergewlüdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".