arı-beri
/arɯ-beri/
1. back and forth, this way and that
- ol arı-beri jürüydü — he walks back and forth
- başın arı-beri qımıldatadı — shakes his head back and forth
- quyruğun arı-beri oynata — wagging its tail back and forth
- suwda arı-beri jüzedile — they swim back and forth in the water
- jügenni arı-beri tartışadıla — they pull the bridle back and forth between them
2. somewhere, anywhere — Names an unspecified destination; with a negative verb it means "anywhere".
- arı-beri barlıqma — I will go somewhere
- arı-beri ketmegiz — don't go anywhere
- arı-beri barlıq esegiz — if you are going somewhere
3. something, odds and ends — Refers to unspecified things or matters, often small items or a bit of talk; the diminutive arı-beriçikle means "little things, odds and ends".
- arı-beri aytırığıŋ bar ese — if you have something to say
- arı-beri sorurğa izleyme — I want to ask something
- arı-beri sorğanŋa juq aytma — don't say anything to whoever asks something
- menŋe arı-beri berdi — he gave me a few odds and ends
Expressions
- ne arı-beri deseŋ da — say what you will