apçıwuq

/aptʃɯwuq/

(adj.) unlucky, prone to misfortune, often beset by troubles — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — apçıwuq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	apçıwuqmaI am unlucky	apçıwuqsayou are unlucky	apçıwuqduhe is unlucky	apçıwuqbuzwe are unlucky	apçıwuqsuzyou all are unlucky	apçıwuqdulathey are unlucky
comparative — more	apçıwuğuraqmaI am more unlucky	apçıwuğuraqsayou are more unlucky	apçıwuğuraqdıhe is more unlucky	apçıwuğuraqbızwe are more unlucky	apçıwuğuraqsızyou all are more unlucky	apçıwuğuraqdılathey are more unlucky
intensifier — very	bek apçıwuqmaI am very unlucky	bek apçıwuqsayou are very unlucky	bek apçıwuqduhe is very unlucky	bek apçıwuqbuzwe are very unlucky	bek apçıwuqsuzyou all are very unlucky	bek apçıwuqdulathey are very unlucky
superlative — most	em apçıwuqmaI am the most unlucky	em apçıwuqsayou are the most unlucky	em apçıwuqduhe is the most unlucky	em apçıwuqbuzwe are the most unlucky	em apçıwuqsuzyou all are the most unlucky	em apçıwuqdulathey are the most unlucky

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — apçıwuq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki apçıwuqdumine is unlucky	seniki apçıwuqduyours is unlucky	anıqı apçıwuqduhis is unlucky	bizniki apçıwuqduours is unlucky	sizniki apçıwuqduyours (pl.) is unlucky	alanıqı apçıwuqdutheirs is unlucky
comparative — more	meniki apçıwuğuraqdımine is more unlucky	seniki apçıwuğuraqdıyours is more unlucky	anıqı apçıwuğuraqdıhis is more unlucky	bizniki apçıwuğuraqdıours is more unlucky	sizniki apçıwuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is more unlucky	alanıqı apçıwuğuraqdıtheirs is more unlucky
intensifier — very	meniki bek apçıwuqdumine is very unlucky	seniki bek apçıwuqduyours is very unlucky	anıqı bek apçıwuqduhis is very unlucky	bizniki bek apçıwuqduours is very unlucky	sizniki bek apçıwuqduyours (pl.) is very unlucky	alanıqı bek apçıwuqdutheirs is very unlucky
superlative — most	meniki em apçıwuqdumine is the most unlucky	seniki em apçıwuqduyours is the most unlucky	anıqı em apçıwuqduhis is the most unlucky	bizniki em apçıwuqduours is the most unlucky	sizniki em apçıwuqduyours (pl.) is the most unlucky	alanıqı em apçıwuqdutheirs is the most unlucky

Several things

Several things — apçıwuq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile apçıwuqdulamine are unlucky	senikile apçıwuqdulayours are unlucky	anıqıla apçıwuqdulahis are unlucky	biznikile apçıwuqdulaours are unlucky	siznikile apçıwuqdulayours (pl.) are unlucky	alanıqıla apçıwuqdulatheirs are unlucky
comparative — more	menikile apçıwuğuraqdılamine are more unlucky	senikile apçıwuğuraqdılayours are more unlucky	anıqıla apçıwuğuraqdılahis are more unlucky	biznikile apçıwuğuraqdılaours are more unlucky	siznikile apçıwuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are more unlucky	alanıqıla apçıwuğuraqdılatheirs are more unlucky
intensifier — very	menikile bek apçıwuqdulamine are very unlucky	senikile bek apçıwuqdulayours are very unlucky	anıqıla bek apçıwuqdulahis are very unlucky	biznikile bek apçıwuqdulaours are very unlucky	siznikile bek apçıwuqdulayours (pl.) are very unlucky	alanıqıla bek apçıwuqdulatheirs are very unlucky
superlative — most	menikile em apçıwuqdulamine are the most unlucky	senikile em apçıwuqdulayours are the most unlucky	anıqıla em apçıwuqdulahis are the most unlucky	biznikile em apçıwuqdulaours are the most unlucky	siznikile em apçıwuqdulayours (pl.) are the most unlucky	alanıqıla em apçıwuqdulatheirs are the most unlucky

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