Karachay

zugulbaş

/zuɡulbaʃ/

(adj.) long-headed, with an elongated head (pej.) — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as disparaging.
  • zugulbaş adam — a long-headed person
  • bu adam zugulbaşdı — this person is long-headed
  • ol zugulbaş edi — he was long-headed

Degrees and persons

DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formzugulbaşmaI am long-headedzugulbaşsayou are long-headedzugulbaşdıhe is long-headedzugulbaşbızwe are long-headedzugulbaşsızyou all are long-headedzugulbaşdılathey are long-headed
comparative — morezugulbaşıraqmaI am more long-headedzugulbaşıraqsayou are more long-headedzugulbaşıraqdıhe is more long-headedzugulbaşıraqbızwe are more long-headedzugulbaşıraqsızyou all are more long-headedzugulbaşıraqdılathey are more long-headed
intensifier — verybek zugulbaşmaI am very long-headedbek zugulbaşsayou are very long-headedbek zugulbaşdıhe is very long-headedbek zugulbaşbızwe are very long-headedbek zugulbaşsızyou all are very long-headedbek zugulbaşdılathey are very long-headed
superlative — mostem zugulbaşmaI am the most long-headedem zugulbaşsayou are the most long-headedem zugulbaşdıhe is the most long-headedem zugulbaşbızwe are the most long-headedem zugulbaşsızyou all are the most long-headedem zugulbaşdılathey are the most long-headed

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zugulbaşdı — "compared to me, he is long-headed."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki zugulbaşdımine is long-headedseniki zugulbaşdıyours is long-headedanıqı zugulbaşdıhis is long-headedbizniki zugulbaşdıours is long-headedsizniki zugulbaşdıyours (pl.) is long-headedalanıqı zugulbaşdıtheirs is long-headed
comparative — moremeniki zugulbaşıraqdımine is more long-headedseniki zugulbaşıraqdıyours is more long-headedanıqı zugulbaşıraqdıhis is more long-headedbizniki zugulbaşıraqdıours is more long-headedsizniki zugulbaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is more long-headedalanıqı zugulbaşıraqdıtheirs is more long-headed
intensifier — verymeniki bek zugulbaşdımine is very long-headedseniki bek zugulbaşdıyours is very long-headedanıqı bek zugulbaşdıhis is very long-headedbizniki bek zugulbaşdıours is very long-headedsizniki bek zugulbaşdıyours (pl.) is very long-headedalanıqı bek zugulbaşdıtheirs is very long-headed
superlative — mostmeniki em zugulbaşdımine is the most long-headedseniki em zugulbaşdıyours is the most long-headedanıqı em zugulbaşdıhis is the most long-headedbizniki em zugulbaşdıours is the most long-headedsizniki em zugulbaşdıyours (pl.) is the most long-headedalanıqı em zugulbaşdıtheirs is the most long-headed

Several things

Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile zugulbaşdılamine are long-headedsenikile zugulbaşdılayours are long-headedanıqıla zugulbaşdılahis are long-headedbiznikile zugulbaşdılaours are long-headedsiznikile zugulbaşdılayours (pl.) are long-headedalanıqıla zugulbaşdılatheirs are long-headed
comparative — moremenikile zugulbaşıraqdılamine are more long-headedsenikile zugulbaşıraqdılayours are more long-headedanıqıla zugulbaşıraqdılahis are more long-headedbiznikile zugulbaşıraqdılaours are more long-headedsiznikile zugulbaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are more long-headedalanıqıla zugulbaşıraqdılatheirs are more long-headed
intensifier — verymenikile bek zugulbaşdılamine are very long-headedsenikile bek zugulbaşdılayours are very long-headedanıqıla bek zugulbaşdılahis are very long-headedbiznikile bek zugulbaşdılaours are very long-headedsiznikile bek zugulbaşdılayours (pl.) are very long-headedalanıqıla bek zugulbaşdılatheirs are very long-headed
superlative — mostmenikile em zugulbaşdılamine are the most long-headedsenikile em zugulbaşdılayours are the most long-headedanıqıla em zugulbaşdılahis are the most long-headedbiznikile em zugulbaşdılaours are the most long-headedsiznikile em zugulbaşdılayours (pl.) are the most long-headedalanıqıla em zugulbaşdılatheirs are the most long-headed

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu zugulbaşdı, bıla zugulbaşdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".