amalçaq

/amaltʃaq/

(adj.) resourceful, skillful, deft, adroit (Ar.) — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word Karachay. In the phrase tayançaqğa amalçaq it means wily or evasive. Nevruz 1991 explains the same phrase as someone who tries to teach a master his own craft.

amalçaq adam — a resourceful person
ol bek amalçaqdı — he is very resourceful
bizni ustabız amalçaqdı — our master is deft

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — amalçaq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	amalçaqmaI am resourceful	amalçaqsayou are resourceful	amalçaqdıhe is resourceful	amalçaqbızwe are resourceful	amalçaqsızyou all are resourceful	amalçaqdılathey are resourceful
comparative — more	amalçağıraqmaI am more resourceful	amalçağıraqsayou are more resourceful	amalçağıraqdıhe is more resourceful	amalçağıraqbızwe are more resourceful	amalçağıraqsızyou all are more resourceful	amalçağıraqdılathey are more resourceful
intensifier — very	bek amalçaqmaI am very resourceful	bek amalçaqsayou are very resourceful	bek amalçaqdıhe is very resourceful	bek amalçaqbızwe are very resourceful	bek amalçaqsızyou all are very resourceful	bek amalçaqdılathey are very resourceful
superlative — most	em amalçaqmaI am the most resourceful	em amalçaqsayou are the most resourceful	em amalçaqdıhe is the most resourceful	em amalçaqbızwe are the most resourceful	em amalçaqsızyou all are the most resourceful	em amalçaqdılathey are the most resourceful

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — amalçaq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki amalçaqdımine is resourceful	seniki amalçaqdıyours is resourceful	anıqı amalçaqdıhis is resourceful	bizniki amalçaqdıours is resourceful	sizniki amalçaqdıyours (pl.) is resourceful	alanıqı amalçaqdıtheirs is resourceful
comparative — more	meniki amalçağıraqdımine is more resourceful	seniki amalçağıraqdıyours is more resourceful	anıqı amalçağıraqdıhis is more resourceful	bizniki amalçağıraqdıours is more resourceful	sizniki amalçağıraqdıyours (pl.) is more resourceful	alanıqı amalçağıraqdıtheirs is more resourceful
intensifier — very	meniki bek amalçaqdımine is very resourceful	seniki bek amalçaqdıyours is very resourceful	anıqı bek amalçaqdıhis is very resourceful	bizniki bek amalçaqdıours is very resourceful	sizniki bek amalçaqdıyours (pl.) is very resourceful	alanıqı bek amalçaqdıtheirs is very resourceful
superlative — most	meniki em amalçaqdımine is the most resourceful	seniki em amalçaqdıyours is the most resourceful	anıqı em amalçaqdıhis is the most resourceful	bizniki em amalçaqdıours is the most resourceful	sizniki em amalçaqdıyours (pl.) is the most resourceful	alanıqı em amalçaqdıtheirs is the most resourceful

Several things

Several things — amalçaq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile amalçaqdılamine are resourceful	senikile amalçaqdılayours are resourceful	anıqıla amalçaqdılahis are resourceful	biznikile amalçaqdılaours are resourceful	siznikile amalçaqdılayours (pl.) are resourceful	alanıqıla amalçaqdılatheirs are resourceful
comparative — more	menikile amalçağıraqdılamine are more resourceful	senikile amalçağıraqdılayours are more resourceful	anıqıla amalçağıraqdılahis are more resourceful	biznikile amalçağıraqdılaours are more resourceful	siznikile amalçağıraqdılayours (pl.) are more resourceful	alanıqıla amalçağıraqdılatheirs are more resourceful
intensifier — very	menikile bek amalçaqdılamine are very resourceful	senikile bek amalçaqdılayours are very resourceful	anıqıla bek amalçaqdılahis are very resourceful	biznikile bek amalçaqdılaours are very resourceful	siznikile bek amalçaqdılayours (pl.) are very resourceful	alanıqıla bek amalçaqdılatheirs are very resourceful
superlative — most	menikile em amalçaqdılamine are the most resourceful	senikile em amalçaqdılayours are the most resourceful	anıqıla em amalçaqdılahis are the most resourceful	biznikile em amalçaqdılaours are the most resourceful	siznikile em amalçaqdılayours (pl.) are the most resourceful	alanıqıla em amalçaqdılatheirs are the most resourceful

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