topal
/topal/
1. lame, crippled, legless
- topal bolurğa — to become lame
- topal kişi — a lame man
- atnı ayağı topal boldu — the horse's leg went lame
- topal qart — a lame old man
- topalça bir ayağın alsa — if he lifted one leg like a lame man
2. round, blunt, rounded at the end — Used of noses, fingers and the tails of fat-tailed lambs.
- topal burun — a blunt nose
- topal barmaqla — stubby fingers
- topal quyruqlu qozula — lambs with round tails
- ullu topal burun — a big blunt nose
3. short and stout, stocky — Said of people.
- topal jaşçıq — a short stout boy
- topal kişiçik — a stocky little man
- topal körünedi — he looks short and stout
- topal adam — a squat man
4. clumsy, unhandy, no good with one's hands — anı qolu topaldı means he can't do anything with his hands.
- anı qolu topaldı — he is no good with his hands
- jaşnı halı topaldı — the boy is clumsy
- topal usta — a clumsy craftsman
Expressions
- ayağı – topal, başı – toqal — good for nothing
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | topaldıhe is lame | topaldılathey are lame | ||||
| comparative — more | topalıraqdıhe is lamer | topalıraqdılathey are lamer | ||||
| intensifier — very | bek topaldıhe is very lame | bek topaldılathey are very lame | ||||
| superlative — most | em topaldıhe is the lamest | em topaldılathey are the lamest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden topaldı — "compared to me, he is lame."