zawallı
/zawallɯ/ · plural zawallıla
1. poor, wretched, unfortunate, hapless — Also said with pity when speaking of someone who has died.
- zawallı adam — an unfortunate man
- ay zawallı ua — ah, the poor wretch
- suwuqdan öldü ol zawallı — the poor soul froze to death
- ay zawallı süymeklik — ah, hapless love
2. poor soul, poor wretch
- ol zawallıdı — he is a poor wretch
- zawallığa boluşdula — they helped the poor soul
- zawallını üyü joqdu — the poor wretch has no home
- izleydile, zawallıla — they search, the poor souls
3. mighty, very strong one source
- ol zawallı jaşdı — he is a mighty young man
- zawallı küç — mighty strength
- zawallı tulpar — a mighty hero
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zawallımaI am poor | zawallısayou are poor | zawallıdıhe is poor | zawallıbızwe are poor | zawallısızyou all are poor | zawallıdılathey are poor |
| comparative — more | zawallıraqmaI am poorer | zawallıraqsayou are poorer | zawallıraqdıhe is poorer | zawallıraqbızwe are poorer | zawallıraqsızyou all are poorer | zawallıraqdılathey are poorer |
| intensifier — very | bek zawallımaI am very poor | bek zawallısayou are very poor | bek zawallıdıhe is very poor | bek zawallıbızwe are very poor | bek zawallısızyou all are very poor | bek zawallıdılathey are very poor |
| superlative — most | em zawallımaI am the poorest | em zawallısayou are the poorest | em zawallıdıhe is the poorest | em zawallıbızwe are the poorest | em zawallısızyou all are the poorest | em zawallıdılathey are the poorest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zawallıdı — "compared to me, he is poor."
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zawallıthe wretch | zawallımmy wretch | zawallıŋyour wretch | zawallısıhis wretch | zawallıbızour wretch | zawallığızyou all's wretch | zawallılarıtheir wretches |
| Genitive | zawallınıthe wretch's | zawallımımy wretch's | zawallıŋıyour wretch's | zawallısınıhis wretch's | zawallıbıznıour wretch's | zawallığıznıyou all's wretch's | zawallılarınıtheir wretches' |
| Accusative | zawallınıthe wretch (as the object) | zawallımımy wretch (as the object) | zawallıŋıyour wretch (as the object) | zawallısınhis wretch (as the object) | zawallıbıznıour wretch (as the object) | zawallığıznıyou all's wretch (as the object) | zawallılarıntheir wretches (as the object) |
| Dative | zawallığato the wretch | zawallımato my wretch | zawallıŋato your wretch | zawallısınato his wretch | zawallıbızğato our wretch | zawallığızğato you all's wretch | zawallılarınato their wretches |
| Locative | zawallıdain / at the wretch | zawallımdain / at my wretch | zawallıŋdain / at your wretch | zawallısındain / at his wretch | zawallıbızdain / at our wretch | zawallığızdain / at you all's wretch | zawallılarındain / at their wretches |
| Ablative | zawallıdanfrom the wretch | zawallımdanfrom my wretch | zawallıŋdanfrom your wretch | zawallısındanfrom his wretch | zawallıbızdanfrom our wretch | zawallığızdanfrom you all's wretch | zawallılarındanfrom their wretches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zawallılathe wretches | zawallılarımmy wretches | zawallılarıŋyour wretches | zawallılarıhis wretches | zawallılarıbızour wretches | zawallılarığızyou all's wretches | zawallılarıtheir wretches |
| Genitive | zawallılanıthe wretches' | zawallılarımımy wretches' | zawallılarıŋıyour wretches' | zawallılarınıhis wretches' | zawallılarıbıznıour wretches' | zawallılarığıznıyou all's wretches' | zawallılarınıtheir wretches' |
| Accusative | zawallılanıthe wretches (as the object) | zawallılarımımy wretches (as the object) | zawallılarıŋıyour wretches (as the object) | zawallılarınhis wretches (as the object) | zawallılarıbıznıour wretches (as the object) | zawallılarığıznıyou all's wretches (as the object) | zawallılarıntheir wretches (as the object) |
| Dative | zawallılağato the wretches | zawallılarımato my wretches | zawallılarıŋato your wretches | zawallılarınato his wretches | zawallılarıbızğato our wretches | zawallılarığızğato you all's wretches | zawallılarınato their wretches |
| Locative | zawallıladain / at the wretches | zawallılarımdain / at my wretches | zawallılarıŋdain / at your wretches | zawallılarındain / at his wretches | zawallılarıbızdain / at our wretches | zawallılarığızdain / at you all's wretches | zawallılarındain / at their wretches |
| Ablative | zawallıladanfrom the wretches | zawallılarımdanfrom my wretches | zawallılarıŋdanfrom your wretches | zawallılarındanfrom his wretches | zawallılarıbızdanfrom our wretches | zawallılarığızdanfrom you all's wretches | zawallılarındanfrom their wretches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zawallıları can mean "his / her wretches", "their wretch", or "their wretches" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zawallınıqıthe wretch's one | zawallınıqılathe wretch's ones | zawallılanıqıthe wretches' one | zawallılanıqılathe wretches' ones |
| Genitive | zawallınıqınıof the wretch's one | zawallınıqılanıof the wretch's ones | zawallılanıqınıof the wretches' one | zawallılanıqılanıof the wretches' ones |
| Accusative | zawallınıqınthe wretch's one (as the object) | zawallınıqılanıthe wretch's ones (as the object) | zawallılanıqınthe wretches' one (as the object) | zawallılanıqılanıthe wretches' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | zawallınıqınato the wretch's one | zawallınıqılağato the wretch's ones | zawallılanıqınato the wretches' one | zawallılanıqılağato the wretches' ones |
| Locative | zawallınıqındain / at the wretch's one | zawallınıqıladain / at the wretch's ones | zawallılanıqındain / at the wretches' one | zawallılanıqıladain / at the wretches' ones |
| Ablative | zawallınıqındanfrom the wretch's one | zawallınıqıladanfrom the wretch's ones | zawallılanıqındanfrom the wretches' one | zawallılanıqıladanfrom the wretches' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.