ariw / aruw

/ariw/, /aruw/

1. (adj.) beautiful, lovely — Used as a noun it means a beautiful person or thing, a beauty.

ariw qız — a beautiful girl
bu qız bek ariwdu — this girl is very beautiful
ariw keçe — a beautiful night
ariw el — a beautiful village
ariw maqam — a beautiful melody
ariw hat — beautiful handwriting
ariw süekli — shapely, slender
qardan ariw da joqdu — there is nothing more beautiful than snow
ariwnu nasıbı az — a beauty has little luck

2. (adj.) good, fine (fig.) — Said of manners, words, aims and other things people judge worthy; also of a good, smooth road.

ariw adet — good manners
anı ariw qılığı bardı — he has a good character
ariw kün — a fine day
ariw jol ajal keltirmez — a good road will not bring death

3. (adj.) pleasant, agreeable, fragrant (fig.) — Said of what is agreeable to the senses, above all of smells.

ariw iyis — a pleasant smell, a fragrance
ariw tawuş — a pleasant sound
burnubuzğa allay ariw iyis keledi! — such a pleasant smell reaches our noses!

4. (adj.) clean, clear, fresh (fig.) — Said of water, air and places, and of clear weather; of water it can also mean fresh, not salty.

ariw suw — clean water
ariw hawa — fresh air
ariw arbaz — a clean yard
bu suw ariwdu — this water is clean
ariw ayaz — a fresh breeze

5. (adj.) gentle, kind, courteous — Describes a warm, courteous manner toward another person, or careful handling of something.

ariw söz — a kind word
ariw tilli adam — a courteous person
ariw söz awruw alır — a kind word takes the pain away

6. (adv.) beautifully, elegantly

kelin ariw tepsedi — the bride danced beautifully
ariw söleş — speak beautifully
ariw kiyin — dress beautifully
ariw tepse — dance beautifully

7. (adv.) cleanly, thoroughly (fig.) — Goes with verbs of washing and sweeping to say that no dirt is left.

qızçıq sawutlanı ariw juwdu — the little girl washed the dishes clean
kögetleni ariw juwuğuz — wash the fruit clean
arbaznı ariw sıypa — sweep the yard clean
jaŋı kelin ariw sibirir — a new bride sweeps clean
ariw juw — wash clean
ariw sıypa — sweep clean

8. (adv.) well, properly (fig.)

kesiŋ da bek ariw bilese — you yourself know it very well
ariw jırlaydı — he sings well
eri bla qatını ariw jaşaydıla — the husband and his wife live well together

9. (adv.) clearly, distinctly (fig.)

anı awazın ariw eşiteme — I hear his voice clearly
bılaydan tawla bek ariw körünedile — the mountains are visible very clearly from here
suratda anı beti ariw körünedi — his face shows clearly in the picture

10. (adv.) gently, kindly, courteously — Also of handling things gently, with care.

sabiyge ariw söleş — speak gently to the child
ariw aytıb — speaking kindly, gently
ariw aytırğa — to speak kindly to, to soothe
ariw bla jılan ininden çığar — with kindness even a snake will come out of its hole

11. (ptcl.) simply, quite, completely — It strengthens the whole statement rather than describing any one thing.

ariw amalsız bolduq — we became completely helpless
ariw bezdik andan — we got completely fed up with him
bizni ariw teli etgendi — has driven us completely mad

12. (ptcl.) even — Most often stands in a concessive clause, where it means even if.

ariw teŋiz bolsa da — even if it is a sea
allında ariw teŋiz bolsa da — even if there is a sea in front of him
ariw alay ese da — even if that is so
ol ariw atımı da unuthandı — he has even forgotten my name

13. (ptcl.) for example — Used in the set phrase for taking one thing as an example.

ülgüge ariw — for example
ülgüge ariw bu kitabnı alayıq — let us take, for example, this book
ülgüge ariw bügünŋü dersni alayıq — let us take, for example, today's lesson
ülgüge ariw meni teŋimi alayıq — let us take, for example, my friend

Expressions

ariw körürge — be fond of (Idiom)
bir birinden ariw — each lovelier than the last (Idiom)
ariw at da, quru çıq — generous but left empty (Idiom · Proverb or saying)
ariw köz bla qaramazğa — bear ill will (Idiom)

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — ariw
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	ariwmaI am beautiful	ariwsayou are beautiful	ariwduhe is beautiful	ariwbuzwe are beautiful	ariwsuzyou all are beautiful	ariwdulathey are beautiful
comparative — more	ariwraqmaI am more beautiful	ariwraqsayou are more beautiful	ariwraqdıhe is more beautiful	ariwraqbızwe are more beautiful	ariwraqsızyou all are more beautiful	ariwraqdılathey are more beautiful
intensifier — very	bek ariwmaI am very beautiful	bek ariwsayou are very beautiful	bek ariwduhe is very beautiful	bek ariwbuzwe are very beautiful	bek ariwsuzyou all are very beautiful	bek ariwdulathey are very beautiful
superlative — most	em ariwmaI am the most beautiful	em ariwsayou are the most beautiful	em ariwduhe is the most beautiful	em ariwbuzwe are the most beautiful	em ariwsuzyou all are the most beautiful	em ariwdulathey are the most beautiful

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — ariw
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki ariwdumine is beautiful	seniki ariwduyours is beautiful	anıqı ariwduhis is beautiful	bizniki ariwduours is beautiful	sizniki ariwduyours (pl.) is beautiful	alanıqı ariwdutheirs is beautiful
comparative — more	meniki ariwraqdımine is more beautiful	seniki ariwraqdıyours is more beautiful	anıqı ariwraqdıhis is more beautiful	bizniki ariwraqdıours is more beautiful	sizniki ariwraqdıyours (pl.) is more beautiful	alanıqı ariwraqdıtheirs is more beautiful
intensifier — very	meniki bek ariwdumine is very beautiful	seniki bek ariwduyours is very beautiful	anıqı bek ariwduhis is very beautiful	bizniki bek ariwduours is very beautiful	sizniki bek ariwduyours (pl.) is very beautiful	alanıqı bek ariwdutheirs is very beautiful
superlative — most	meniki em ariwdumine is the most beautiful	seniki em ariwduyours is the most beautiful	anıqı em ariwduhis is the most beautiful	bizniki em ariwduours is the most beautiful	sizniki em ariwduyours (pl.) is the most beautiful	alanıqı em ariwdutheirs is the most beautiful

Several things

Several things — ariw
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile ariwdulamine are beautiful	senikile ariwdulayours are beautiful	anıqıla ariwdulahis are beautiful	biznikile ariwdulaours are beautiful	siznikile ariwdulayours (pl.) are beautiful	alanıqıla ariwdulatheirs are beautiful
comparative — more	menikile ariwraqdılamine are more beautiful	senikile ariwraqdılayours are more beautiful	anıqıla ariwraqdılahis are more beautiful	biznikile ariwraqdılaours are more beautiful	siznikile ariwraqdılayours (pl.) are more beautiful	alanıqıla ariwraqdılatheirs are more beautiful
intensifier — very	menikile bek ariwdulamine are very beautiful	senikile bek ariwdulayours are very beautiful	anıqıla bek ariwdulahis are very beautiful	biznikile bek ariwdulaours are very beautiful	siznikile bek ariwdulayours (pl.) are very beautiful	alanıqıla bek ariwdulatheirs are very beautiful
superlative — most	menikile em ariwdulamine are the most beautiful	senikile em ariwdulayours are the most beautiful	anıqıla em ariwdulahis are the most beautiful	biznikile em ariwdulaours are the most beautiful	siznikile em ariwdulayours (pl.) are the most beautiful	alanıqıla em ariwdulatheirs are the most beautiful

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