zugul
/zuɡul/
oval, oblong, elongated — Used of loaves, faces, melons, eggs, tables and mirrors, as in zugul ötmek "long loaf" and zugul bet "long face". One explanatory dictionary also describes the shape as tapering or cone-like.
- zugul ötmek — an oblong loaf of bread
- zugul bet — an oblong face
- zugul stol — an oval table
- zugul küzgü — an oval mirror
- sap-sarı zugul hawunla — bright yellow oblong melons
- çımmaq zugul gardoşla — snow-white oblong potatoes
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zugulmaI am oval | zugulsayou are oval | zugulduhe is oval | zugulbuzwe are oval | zugulsuzyou all are oval | zuguldulathey are oval |
| comparative — more | zuguluraqmaI am more oval | zuguluraqsayou are more oval | zuguluraqdıhe is more oval | zuguluraqbızwe are more oval | zuguluraqsızyou all are more oval | zuguluraqdılathey are more oval |
| intensifier — very | bek zugulmaI am very oval | bek zugulsayou are very oval | bek zugulduhe is very oval | bek zugulbuzwe are very oval | bek zugulsuzyou all are very oval | bek zuguldulathey are very oval |
| superlative — most | em zugulmaI am the most oval | em zugulsayou are the most oval | em zugulduhe is the most oval | em zugulbuzwe are the most oval | em zugulsuzyou all are the most oval | em zuguldulathey are the most oval |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zuguldu — "compared to me, he is oval."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki zuguldumine is oval | seniki zugulduyours is oval | anıqı zugulduhis is oval | bizniki zugulduours is oval | sizniki zugulduyours (pl.) is oval | alanıqı zuguldutheirs is oval |
| comparative — more | meniki zuguluraqdımine is more oval | seniki zuguluraqdıyours is more oval | anıqı zuguluraqdıhis is more oval | bizniki zuguluraqdıours is more oval | sizniki zuguluraqdıyours (pl.) is more oval | alanıqı zuguluraqdıtheirs is more oval |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek zuguldumine is very oval | seniki bek zugulduyours is very oval | anıqı bek zugulduhis is very oval | bizniki bek zugulduours is very oval | sizniki bek zugulduyours (pl.) is very oval | alanıqı bek zuguldutheirs is very oval |
| superlative — most | meniki em zuguldumine is the most oval | seniki em zugulduyours is the most oval | anıqı em zugulduhis is the most oval | bizniki em zugulduours is the most oval | sizniki em zugulduyours (pl.) is the most oval | alanıqı em zuguldutheirs is the most oval |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile zuguldulamine are oval | senikile zuguldulayours are oval | anıqıla zuguldulahis are oval | biznikile zuguldulaours are oval | siznikile zuguldulayours (pl.) are oval | alanıqıla zuguldulatheirs are oval |
| comparative — more | menikile zuguluraqdılamine are more oval | senikile zuguluraqdılayours are more oval | anıqıla zuguluraqdılahis are more oval | biznikile zuguluraqdılaours are more oval | siznikile zuguluraqdılayours (pl.) are more oval | alanıqıla zuguluraqdılatheirs are more oval |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek zuguldulamine are very oval | senikile bek zuguldulayours are very oval | anıqıla bek zuguldulahis are very oval | biznikile bek zuguldulaours are very oval | siznikile bek zuguldulayours (pl.) are very oval | alanıqıla bek zuguldulatheirs are very oval |
| superlative — most | menikile em zuguldulamine are the most oval | senikile em zuguldulayours are the most oval | anıqıla em zuguldulahis are the most oval | biznikile em zuguldulaours are the most oval | siznikile em zuguldulayours (pl.) are the most oval | alanıqıla em zuguldulatheirs are the most oval |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu zuguldu, bıla zuguldula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".