tohtawsuz
/toxtawsuz/
1. unceasing, continuous, ceaseless, constant, non-stop, uninterrupted — Also used of steady growth, unflagging attention or watch, persistent effort, and unbroken drinking bouts.
- çegetni tohtawsuz şuwuldawu — the unceasing rustle of the forest
- tohtawsuz jawun — unceasing rain
- tohtawsuz tawuşla — continuous sounds
- teŋizni tohtawsuz tawuşu — the ceaseless sound of the sea
- tohtawsuz zyahmet elge bereket keltirir — ceaseless labor brings prosperity to the land
2. unceasingly, incessantly, continuously, constantly, without stopping
- iş tohtawsuz baradı — the work goes on without stopping
- çarh tohtawsuz buruladı — the wheel turns without stopping
- otuz qırqıwçu tohtawsuz işleydi — thirty shearers work without stopping
- işçileni sanı tohtawsuz ösedi — the number of workers grows constantly
- biçen jıyıw işle tohtawsuz baradıla — the haymaking work goes on without stopping
- tohtawsuz işleb muratlarına jetdile — working without stopping, they reached their goals
- tohtawsuz aqğan bulaq ariwdu — the continuously flowing spring is beautiful
- tawda jel tohtawsuz uradı — on the mountain the wind blows unceasingly
- suw tohtawsuz sarqadı — water trickles unceasingly
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | tohtawsuzunceasing |
| comparative — more | tohtawsuzuraqmore unceasing |
| intensifier — very | bek tohtawsuzvery unceasing |
| superlative — most | em tohtawsuzthe most unceasing |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tohtawsuzdumine is unceasing | seniki tohtawsuzduyours is unceasing | anıqı tohtawsuzduhis is unceasing | bizniki tohtawsuzduours is unceasing | sizniki tohtawsuzduyours (pl.) is unceasing | alanıqı tohtawsuzdutheirs is unceasing |
| comparative — more | meniki tohtawsuzuraqdımine is more unceasing | seniki tohtawsuzuraqdıyours is more unceasing | anıqı tohtawsuzuraqdıhis is more unceasing | bizniki tohtawsuzuraqdıours is more unceasing | sizniki tohtawsuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is more unceasing | alanıqı tohtawsuzuraqdıtheirs is more unceasing |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tohtawsuzdumine is very unceasing | seniki bek tohtawsuzduyours is very unceasing | anıqı bek tohtawsuzduhis is very unceasing | bizniki bek tohtawsuzduours is very unceasing | sizniki bek tohtawsuzduyours (pl.) is very unceasing | alanıqı bek tohtawsuzdutheirs is very unceasing |
| superlative — most | meniki em tohtawsuzdumine is the most unceasing | seniki em tohtawsuzduyours is the most unceasing | anıqı em tohtawsuzduhis is the most unceasing | bizniki em tohtawsuzduours is the most unceasing | sizniki em tohtawsuzduyours (pl.) is the most unceasing | alanıqı em tohtawsuzdutheirs is the most unceasing |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tohtawsuzdulamine are unceasing | senikile tohtawsuzdulayours are unceasing | anıqıla tohtawsuzdulahis are unceasing | biznikile tohtawsuzdulaours are unceasing | siznikile tohtawsuzdulayours (pl.) are unceasing | alanıqıla tohtawsuzdulatheirs are unceasing |
| comparative — more | menikile tohtawsuzuraqdılamine are more unceasing | senikile tohtawsuzuraqdılayours are more unceasing | anıqıla tohtawsuzuraqdılahis are more unceasing | biznikile tohtawsuzuraqdılaours are more unceasing | siznikile tohtawsuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are more unceasing | alanıqıla tohtawsuzuraqdılatheirs are more unceasing |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tohtawsuzdulamine are very unceasing | senikile bek tohtawsuzdulayours are very unceasing | anıqıla bek tohtawsuzdulahis are very unceasing | biznikile bek tohtawsuzdulaours are very unceasing | siznikile bek tohtawsuzdulayours (pl.) are very unceasing | alanıqıla bek tohtawsuzdulatheirs are very unceasing |
| superlative — most | menikile em tohtawsuzdulamine are the most unceasing | senikile em tohtawsuzdulayours are the most unceasing | anıqıla em tohtawsuzdulahis are the most unceasing | biznikile em tohtawsuzdulaours are the most unceasing | siznikile em tohtawsuzdulayours (pl.) are the most unceasing | alanıqıla em tohtawsuzdulatheirs are the most unceasing |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tohtawsuzdu, bıla tohtawsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".