aşhı
/aʃxɯ/
Balkar spelling: ahşı
1. good, kind, fine, excellent — Also said on its own as an exclamation of approval: good! Common in greetings and wishes such as ertden aşhı bolsun (good morning) and aşhı jolğa (have a good trip).
- aşhı adam — a good person
- bek aşhı — very good
- aşhı söz janŋa azıq — a kind word is food for the soul
- aşhı ulan — a fine fellow
- barı aşhı, alamat — all is good, all is wonderful
- aşhı adam halqğa jarar — a good person will be of use to the people
- aşhı künle kelir elge — good days will come to the village
- ertden aşhı bolsun — good morning
- künügüz aşhı bolsun — may your day be good
- iŋir aşhı bolsun — good evening
- aşhı jolğa — have a good trip
- aşhı keçeli boluğuz — good night
2. fitting, favorable, suitable — Said of the weather and of an outcome.
- aşhı kün — a fine day
- kün aşhıdı — the weather is fine
- bir aşhı kün bolluqdu — it will be a fine day
- bir aşhı onow da eteyik — let's also make a fitting decision
- tünene kün aşhı boldu — yesterday the weather was fine
3. accomplished, skilled at one's trade
- aşhı usta — an accomplished craftsman
- aşhı ustaz — a skilled teacher
- aşhı jırçı — a skilled singer
- aşhı qoyçu — a skilled shepherd
- ol işinde aşhıdı — he is accomplished in his trade
4. good-natured, of good moral character, well-behaved — Of a child, it means well-behaved.
- aşhı sabiyle — well-behaved children
- Ahmat aşhı adamdı — Ahmat is a good-natured person
- sen aşhı jaşçıq eseŋ — if you are a good little boy
- öselle aşhı sabiyle — good children are growing up
5. noble, seemly, respectable
- aşhı üyür — a respectable household
- aşhı üydegiden — from a respectable household
6. close, trusted (said of a friend or acquaintance: a good friend)
- aşhı teŋ — a close friend
- aşhı tanış — a close acquaintance
- aşhı teŋim — my close friend
- aşhı teŋim, biz jol nögerlebiz — my good friend, we are fellow travelers
7. well, properly, excellently
- işni aşhı etib bitirdi — he did the work well and finished it
- sen aşhı oquysa — you study well
- aşhı aŋıla bu söznü — understand this word well
- aşhı jırlaydı bu jaş — this youth sings well
- aşhı işledik — we worked properly
- anŋa aşhı uruşhanma — I scolded him thoroughly
8. all right, quite so one source
- aşhı, sen aythança bolsun — all right, let it be as you say
- aşhı, tambla ertde tübeşeyik — all right, let's meet early tomorrow
- aşhı deb jolğa çıqdıla — saying 'all right', they set out on the road
Expressions
- aşhını bla amannı bilgen — wise and fair
- aşhı at kesine qamiçi qoymağança — beyond reproach
- aşhı jolğa bar — bon voyage
- aşhı quwum eterge — augur well
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | aşhımaI am good | aşhısayou are good | aşhıdıhe is good | aşhıbızwe are good | aşhısızyou all are good | aşhıdılathey are good |
| comparative — more | aşhıraqmaI am better | aşhıraqsayou are better | aşhıraqdıhe is better | aşhıraqbızwe are better | aşhıraqsızyou all are better | aşhıraqdılathey are better |
| intensifier — very | bek aşhımaI am very good | bek aşhısayou are very good | bek aşhıdıhe is very good | bek aşhıbızwe are very good | bek aşhısızyou all are very good | bek aşhıdılathey are very good |
| superlative — most | em aşhımaI am the best | em aşhısayou are the best | em aşhıdıhe is the best | em aşhıbızwe are the best | em aşhısızyou all are the best | em aşhıdılathey are the best |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden aşhıdı — "compared to me, he is good."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki aşhıdımine is good | seniki aşhıdıyours is good | anıqı aşhıdıhis is good | bizniki aşhıdıours is good | sizniki aşhıdıyours (pl.) is good | alanıqı aşhıdıtheirs is good |
| comparative — more | meniki aşhıraqdımine is better | seniki aşhıraqdıyours is better | anıqı aşhıraqdıhis is better | bizniki aşhıraqdıours is better | sizniki aşhıraqdıyours (pl.) is better | alanıqı aşhıraqdıtheirs is better |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek aşhıdımine is very good | seniki bek aşhıdıyours is very good | anıqı bek aşhıdıhis is very good | bizniki bek aşhıdıours is very good | sizniki bek aşhıdıyours (pl.) is very good | alanıqı bek aşhıdıtheirs is very good |
| superlative — most | meniki em aşhıdımine is the best | seniki em aşhıdıyours is the best | anıqı em aşhıdıhis is the best | bizniki em aşhıdıours is the best | sizniki em aşhıdıyours (pl.) is the best | alanıqı em aşhıdıtheirs is the best |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile aşhıdılamine are good | senikile aşhıdılayours are good | anıqıla aşhıdılahis are good | biznikile aşhıdılaours are good | siznikile aşhıdılayours (pl.) are good | alanıqıla aşhıdılatheirs are good |
| comparative — more | menikile aşhıraqdılamine are better | senikile aşhıraqdılayours are better | anıqıla aşhıraqdılahis are better | biznikile aşhıraqdılaours are better | siznikile aşhıraqdılayours (pl.) are better | alanıqıla aşhıraqdılatheirs are better |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek aşhıdılamine are very good | senikile bek aşhıdılayours are very good | anıqıla bek aşhıdılahis are very good | biznikile bek aşhıdılaours are very good | siznikile bek aşhıdılayours (pl.) are very good | alanıqıla bek aşhıdılatheirs are very good |
| superlative — most | menikile em aşhıdılamine are the best | senikile em aşhıdılayours are the best | anıqıla em aşhıdılahis are the best | biznikile em aşhıdılaours are the best | siznikile em aşhıdılayours (pl.) are the best | alanıqıla em aşhıdılatheirs are the best |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu aşhıdı, bıla aşhıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".