arığan
/arɯʁan/
1. tired, weary, worn out, exhausted
- arığan adam — a tired person
- arığan at — a tired horse
- bek arığan — worn out, exhausted
- Fatima arığandı — Fatima is tired
- ol biraz arığandı — he is a little tired
- arığandan öleme — I am dying of tiredness
- qıyın işden arığan adamla — people tired from hard work
- arığan atha qamçi da awurdu — even the whip is a burden to a tired horse
2. impoverished, ruined, depleted — Said of a household that has lost its means and of soil that has lost its fertility.
- arığan üy — an impoverished household
- arığan jer — depleted soil
- arığan üyge boluşdula — they helped the impoverished household
3. tiredness, weariness — Normally used with a possessive ending, as in arığanı. one source
- arığanım ketdi — my tiredness has passed
- arığanıbız ketdi — our tiredness has passed
- arığanı körünedi — his tiredness shows
- arığanı çırmaw boldu — his tiredness got in the way
Expressions
- arığan ölgenŋe minŋenley — helpless helping helpless
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | arığanmaI am tired | arığansayou are tired | arığandıhe is tired | arığanbızwe are tired | arığansızyou all are tired | arığandılathey are tired |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden arığandı — "compared to me, he is tired."