zıldı
/zɯldɯ/
1. slow-witted, dull of understanding
- zıldı adam — a slow-witted person
- zıldı jaş — a slow-witted boy
- ol bek zıldıdı — he is very slow-witted
- men zıldı esem — if I am slow-witted
2. limp, flabby, sluggish
- zıldı bet — a flabby face
- zıldı qol — a limp hand
- zıldı bolurğa — to go limp
3. turf, sod, a cut slab of earth with the grass on it — Also spelled kıldı. Before another noun it means made of turf.
- suwçuqnu allın zıldıla bla begitiw — damming the brook with turf
- zıldıla qobarıb — cutting out turf
- zıldıdan etilgen — made of turf
- zıldıla kökge baradıla — clods of turf fly to the sky
Expressions
- zıldı bodurqu kibik — worthless nonsense
No tables are shown for Balkar meanings: the forms on this site are built by Karachay rules.
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zıldımaI am slow-witted | zıldısayou are slow-witted | zıldıdıhe is slow-witted | zıldıbızwe are slow-witted | zıldısızyou all are slow-witted | zıldıdılathey are slow-witted |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zıldıdı — "compared to me, he is slow-witted."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki zıldıdımine is slow-witted | seniki zıldıdıyours is slow-witted | anıqı zıldıdıhis is slow-witted | bizniki zıldıdıours is slow-witted | sizniki zıldıdıyours (pl.) is slow-witted | alanıqı zıldıdıtheirs is slow-witted |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile zıldıdılamine are slow-witted | senikile zıldıdılayours are slow-witted | anıqıla zıldıdılahis are slow-witted | biznikile zıldıdılaours are slow-witted | siznikile zıldıdılayours (pl.) are slow-witted | alanıqıla zıldıdılatheirs are slow-witted |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu zıldıdı, bıla zıldıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".