arlı

/arlɯ/

1. (adj.) inconstant, fickle, frequently changing one's mind — Often appears in the paired form arlı-berli with the same meaning, as in arlı-berli adam "an inconstant person". one source

arlı adam — an inconstant person
bek arlı jaş — a very fickle young man
arlı bolma — don't be inconstant

2. (adj.) evasive, vague, indefinite — Commonly used in the paired form arlı-berli, as in arlı-berli juwab "an evasive answer". one source

arlı juwab — an evasive answer
arlı sözle — vague talk
arlı juwab berdi — he gave an evasive answer

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — arlı
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	arlımaI am inconstant	arlısayou are inconstant	arlıdıhe is inconstant	arlıbızwe are inconstant	arlısızyou all are inconstant	arlıdılathey are inconstant
comparative — more	arlıraqmaI am more inconstant	arlıraqsayou are more inconstant	arlıraqdıhe is more inconstant	arlıraqbızwe are more inconstant	arlıraqsızyou all are more inconstant	arlıraqdılathey are more inconstant
intensifier — very	bek arlımaI am very inconstant	bek arlısayou are very inconstant	bek arlıdıhe is very inconstant	bek arlıbızwe are very inconstant	bek arlısızyou all are very inconstant	bek arlıdılathey are very inconstant
superlative — most	em arlımaI am the most inconstant	em arlısayou are the most inconstant	em arlıdıhe is the most inconstant	em arlıbızwe are the most inconstant	em arlısızyou all are the most inconstant	em arlıdılathey are the most inconstant

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — arlı
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki arlıdımine is inconstant	seniki arlıdıyours is inconstant	anıqı arlıdıhis is inconstant	bizniki arlıdıours is inconstant	sizniki arlıdıyours (pl.) is inconstant	alanıqı arlıdıtheirs is inconstant
comparative — more	meniki arlıraqdımine is more inconstant	seniki arlıraqdıyours is more inconstant	anıqı arlıraqdıhis is more inconstant	bizniki arlıraqdıours is more inconstant	sizniki arlıraqdıyours (pl.) is more inconstant	alanıqı arlıraqdıtheirs is more inconstant
intensifier — very	meniki bek arlıdımine is very inconstant	seniki bek arlıdıyours is very inconstant	anıqı bek arlıdıhis is very inconstant	bizniki bek arlıdıours is very inconstant	sizniki bek arlıdıyours (pl.) is very inconstant	alanıqı bek arlıdıtheirs is very inconstant
superlative — most	meniki em arlıdımine is the most inconstant	seniki em arlıdıyours is the most inconstant	anıqı em arlıdıhis is the most inconstant	bizniki em arlıdıours is the most inconstant	sizniki em arlıdıyours (pl.) is the most inconstant	alanıqı em arlıdıtheirs is the most inconstant

Several things

Several things — arlı
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile arlıdılamine are inconstant	senikile arlıdılayours are inconstant	anıqıla arlıdılahis are inconstant	biznikile arlıdılaours are inconstant	siznikile arlıdılayours (pl.) are inconstant	alanıqıla arlıdılatheirs are inconstant
comparative — more	menikile arlıraqdılamine are more inconstant	senikile arlıraqdılayours are more inconstant	anıqıla arlıraqdılahis are more inconstant	biznikile arlıraqdılaours are more inconstant	siznikile arlıraqdılayours (pl.) are more inconstant	alanıqıla arlıraqdılatheirs are more inconstant
intensifier — very	menikile bek arlıdılamine are very inconstant	senikile bek arlıdılayours are very inconstant	anıqıla bek arlıdılahis are very inconstant	biznikile bek arlıdılaours are very inconstant	siznikile bek arlıdılayours (pl.) are very inconstant	alanıqıla bek arlıdılatheirs are very inconstant
superlative — most	menikile em arlıdılamine are the most inconstant	senikile em arlıdılayours are the most inconstant	anıqıla em arlıdılahis are the most inconstant	biznikile em arlıdılaours are the most inconstant	siznikile em arlıdılayours (pl.) are the most inconstant	alanıqıla em arlıdılatheirs are the most inconstant

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