şoş
/ʃoʃ/
1. quiet, calm, still, untroubled — Said of weather, wind, the sea, an evening or a place: şoş kün "a calm, windless day", şoş keçe "a quiet night", şoş ayazçıq "a light breeze".
- şoş kün — calm (windless) weather
- şoş iŋir — a quiet evening
- şoş ayazçıq — a light breeze
- keçe şoş edi — the night was quiet
- jel şoş boldu — the wind died down
- tögerek şoş boldu — all around grew quiet
- teŋiz bek şoşdu — the sea is very calm
- çegetde keçe şoşdu — the night is still in the forest
2. gentle, mild, meek — Said of the temperament of a person or an animal.
- şoş adam — a gentle person
- kamsık şoş boldu — the prankster grew meek
- qawğaçını şoş etdik — we calmed the troublemaker down
- ala şoş boldula — they grew meek
- ala şoş boladıla — they become meek
- uwanıkla şoş boldula — the calves grew calm
3. soft, low, barely audible (of a sound)
- şoş awaz — a soft voice
- şoş sözle — soft words
- deydi Ashat şoş awaz bla — Askhat says in a soft voice
- tıŋılaydı şoş sözüne — listens to his soft words
4. quietly, softly, without a sound
- şoş atla — step quietly
- şoş süel — stand quietly
- ol şoş söleşedi — he speaks quietly
- şoş şıbırdaydı — he whispers softly
- şoş jırla — sing quietly
- şoş jıladı — she cried quietly
- jüregim tebedi şoş — my heart beats quietly
- ışarasa şoşuraq — you smile more quietly
5. slowly, gently, faintly
- qar şoş tüşedi — snow falls gently
- taw ayazı şoş uradı — the mountain breeze blows gently
- şoş qaltıraydı köl — the lake trembles gently
- teŋiz şoş tebrenedi — the sea stirs slowly
- köl çayqaladı şoş — the lake sways gently
6. calmly, peacefully, without trouble
- şoş jaşarğa — to live peacefully
- biz şoş jaşaybız — we live peacefully
- sabiyle şoş juqladıla — the children slept peacefully
Expressions
- qulağı-başı şoş — living carefree; quiet and meek
- appa şoşu, ınna şoşu bolurğa — live in peace
- hansdan alaşa, suwdan şoş — meek and quiet
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şoşmaI am quiet | şoşsayou are quiet | şoşduhe is quiet | şoşbuzwe are quiet | şoşsuzyou all are quiet | şoşdulathey are quiet |
| comparative — more | şoşuraqmaI am quieter | şoşuraqsayou are quieter | şoşuraqdıhe is quieter | şoşuraqbızwe are quieter | şoşuraqsızyou all are quieter | şoşuraqdılathey are quieter |
| intensifier — very | bek şoşmaI am very quiet | bek şoşsayou are very quiet | bek şoşduhe is very quiet | bek şoşbuzwe are very quiet | bek şoşsuzyou all are very quiet | bek şoşdulathey are very quiet |
| superlative — most | em şoşmaI am the quietest | em şoşsayou are the quietest | em şoşduhe is the quietest | em şoşbuzwe are the quietest | em şoşsuzyou all are the quietest | em şoşdulathey are the quietest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şoşdu — "compared to me, he is quiet."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şoşdumine is quiet | seniki şoşduyours is quiet | anıqı şoşduhis is quiet | bizniki şoşduours is quiet | sizniki şoşduyours (pl.) is quiet | alanıqı şoşdutheirs is quiet |
| comparative — more | meniki şoşuraqdımine is quieter | seniki şoşuraqdıyours is quieter | anıqı şoşuraqdıhis is quieter | bizniki şoşuraqdıours is quieter | sizniki şoşuraqdıyours (pl.) is quieter | alanıqı şoşuraqdıtheirs is quieter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek şoşdumine is very quiet | seniki bek şoşduyours is very quiet | anıqı bek şoşduhis is very quiet | bizniki bek şoşduours is very quiet | sizniki bek şoşduyours (pl.) is very quiet | alanıqı bek şoşdutheirs is very quiet |
| superlative — most | meniki em şoşdumine is the quietest | seniki em şoşduyours is the quietest | anıqı em şoşduhis is the quietest | bizniki em şoşduours is the quietest | sizniki em şoşduyours (pl.) is the quietest | alanıqı em şoşdutheirs is the quietest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şoşdulamine are quiet | senikile şoşdulayours are quiet | anıqıla şoşdulahis are quiet | biznikile şoşdulaours are quiet | siznikile şoşdulayours (pl.) are quiet | alanıqıla şoşdulatheirs are quiet |
| comparative — more | menikile şoşuraqdılamine are quieter | senikile şoşuraqdılayours are quieter | anıqıla şoşuraqdılahis are quieter | biznikile şoşuraqdılaours are quieter | siznikile şoşuraqdılayours (pl.) are quieter | alanıqıla şoşuraqdılatheirs are quieter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek şoşdulamine are very quiet | senikile bek şoşdulayours are very quiet | anıqıla bek şoşdulahis are very quiet | biznikile bek şoşdulaours are very quiet | siznikile bek şoşdulayours (pl.) are very quiet | alanıqıla bek şoşdulatheirs are very quiet |
| superlative — most | menikile em şoşdulamine are the quietest | senikile em şoşdulayours are the quietest | anıqıla em şoşdulahis are the quietest | biznikile em şoşdulaours are the quietest | siznikile em şoşdulayours (pl.) are the quietest | alanıqıla em şoşdulatheirs are the quietest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şoşdu, bıla şoşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".