arğı
/arʁɯ/
1. far, distant, on the far side — It often points to the farther of two things: arğı stol 'that table over there'. The opposite is bergi.
- arğı stol — that table over there
- arğı taw — the far mountain
- suwnu arğı jağası — the far bank of the river
- qoyla arğı betdedile — the sheep are on the far slope
- qoylada arğı igidi — of the sheep, that one over there is better
- bergiden arğı ulludu — the far one is bigger than the near one
- arğı elde jaşaydı — he lives in the far village
2. other, opposite, reverse — arğı duniya means 'the other world, the afterlife'.
- qağıtnı arğı janında — on the other side of the sheet
- özenni arğı janında — on the other side of the valley
- qağıtnı arğı janın oquğuz — read the other side of the sheet
- arğı duniya — the other world, the hereafter
- arğı duniya kerti duniyadı — the other world is the true world
3. further, subsequent, what comes after — It is usually used as a noun with a possessive ending: mından arğısı 'what comes after this, the continuation'.
- mından arğısı — what follows from here, the continuation
- mından arğısı belgisizdi — what comes after this is unknown
- kitabnı mından arğısı qolay tüldü — the rest of the book is no good
Expressions
- arğı duniya — the afterlife
- arğı duniyağa barıb qaytırğa — survive grave illness
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | arğıfar |
| comparative — more | arğıraqfurther |
| intensifier — very | bek arğıvery far |
| superlative — most | em arğıthe furthest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki arğıdımine is far | seniki arğıdıyours is far | anıqı arğıdıhis is far | bizniki arğıdıours is far | sizniki arğıdıyours (pl.) is far | alanıqı arğıdıtheirs is far |
| comparative — more | meniki arğıraqdımine is further | seniki arğıraqdıyours is further | anıqı arğıraqdıhis is further | bizniki arğıraqdıours is further | sizniki arğıraqdıyours (pl.) is further | alanıqı arğıraqdıtheirs is further |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek arğıdımine is very far | seniki bek arğıdıyours is very far | anıqı bek arğıdıhis is very far | bizniki bek arğıdıours is very far | sizniki bek arğıdıyours (pl.) is very far | alanıqı bek arğıdıtheirs is very far |
| superlative — most | meniki em arğıdımine is the furthest | seniki em arğıdıyours is the furthest | anıqı em arğıdıhis is the furthest | bizniki em arğıdıours is the furthest | sizniki em arğıdıyours (pl.) is the furthest | alanıqı em arğıdıtheirs is the furthest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile arğıdılamine are far | senikile arğıdılayours are far | anıqıla arğıdılahis are far | biznikile arğıdılaours are far | siznikile arğıdılayours (pl.) are far | alanıqıla arğıdılatheirs are far |
| comparative — more | menikile arğıraqdılamine are further | senikile arğıraqdılayours are further | anıqıla arğıraqdılahis are further | biznikile arğıraqdılaours are further | siznikile arğıraqdılayours (pl.) are further | alanıqıla arğıraqdılatheirs are further |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek arğıdılamine are very far | senikile bek arğıdılayours are very far | anıqıla bek arğıdılahis are very far | biznikile bek arğıdılaours are very far | siznikile bek arğıdılayours (pl.) are very far | alanıqıla bek arğıdılatheirs are very far |
| superlative — most | menikile em arğıdılamine are the furthest | senikile em arğıdılayours are the furthest | anıqıla em arğıdılahis are the furthest | biznikile em arğıdılaours are the furthest | siznikile em arğıdılayours (pl.) are the furthest | alanıqıla em arğıdılatheirs are the furthest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu arğıdı, bıla arğıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".