zibil
/zibil/
1. invisible, unseen (in folktales); magic — Marked as mythological. Used in zibil adam "invisible man" and zibil börk "cap of invisibility".
- zibil adam — invisible man
- zibil börk — cap of invisibility
- zibil börk kiygença — as if he had put on a cap of invisibility
2. speck, mote (in the eye) — Karachay usage. Example: közüme zibil tüşgendi "a speck got in my eye".
- közüme zibil tüşgendi — a speck got in my eye
- jaşnı közüne zibil tüşgendi — a speck got in the young man's eye
- Közüŋde zibil barmıdı? — Is there a speck in your eye?
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zibilmeI am invisible | zibilseyou are invisible | zibildihe is invisible | zibilbizwe are invisible | zibilsizyou all are invisible | zibildilethey are invisible |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zibildi — "compared to me, he is invisible."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki zibildimine is invisible | seniki zibildiyours is invisible | anıqı zibildihis is invisible | bizniki zibildiours is invisible | sizniki zibildiyours (pl.) is invisible | alanıqı zibilditheirs is invisible |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile zibildilemine are invisible | senikile zibildileyours are invisible | anıqıla zibildilehis are invisible | biznikile zibildileours are invisible | siznikile zibildileyours (pl.) are invisible | alanıqıla zibildiletheirs are invisible |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu zibildi, bıla zibildile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".