tilsiz
/tilsiz/
1. mute, speechless, unable to speak — Also said of animals and of a small child who cannot talk yet. tilsiz bolurğa means lose the power of speech.
- tilsiz adam — a mute person
- tilsiz sabiy — a child who cannot talk yet
- tilsiz bolurğa — to become mute, to lose the power of speech
- tilsiz bolub, tohtab qaldı — he went speechless and stopped short
- tilsiz adam qol bla aŋılatadı — a mute person explains with their hands
- tilsiz janıwar da jılıwnu sezedi — even a speechless animal senses warmth
2. mute person, a person who cannot speak
- tilsizni erikleme, soqurnu türtme — don't tease the mute, don't push the blind
- butsuzla, qolsuzla, tilsizle — the legless, the armless, the mute
- tilsizge boluşhan adam sawab tabar — a person who helps a mute person will earn a reward from God
3. silent, wordless, quiet, taciturn
- tilsiz keçe — a silent night
- suwuq tilsiz taşla — cold, silent stones
- çal ömürleni tilsiz şağatları — silent witnesses of the gray ages
4. tongueless, without a tongue
5. languageless, lacking a language of one's own — Said of a people deprived of its mother tongue.
- tilsiz qalğan halq — a people left without a language
Expressions
- tilsiz kino — silent film
- tilsiz hayıwan — dumb beast
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tilsizdihe is mute | tilsizdilethey are mute |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tilsizdi — "compared to me, he is mute."