arıq

/arɯq/ · plural arıqla

1. (adj.) thin, lean, skinny, slender, emaciated — Said of people and animals, as in arıq adam "a thin person" and arıq mal "lean livestock"; bek arıq means "very thin, bony" and arıq bolurğa "grow thin". The opposite is semiz "fat".

arıq adam — a thin person
arıq mal — lean livestock
bek arıq — very thin
arıq qoy — a thin sheep
arıq bolurğa — to grow thin
ol köz köre arıq bolğandı — he has visibly grown thin
kesi da bek arıq edi — and it was itself very thin

2. (adj.) lean, low-fat (fig.) — Said of meat, as in arıq et "lean meat".

arıq et — lean meat
bu et bek arıqdı — this meat is very lean
arıq etni şorpası tatımaz — broth from lean meat is not tasty

3. (adj.) depleted, infertile, exhausted (fig.) — Said of soil or land, as in arıq jer "exhausted soil".

arıq jer — depleted soil
bu jer arıqdı — this land is depleted
arıq jerde bitim az boladı — on depleted land the crop is small

4. (adj.) poor, needy, without means (fig.) — Said of a household or its property, as in arıq üy "a poor household".

arıq üy — a poor household
arıq üydegi — a poor family
arıq mülk — a poor farm
arıq üy çamçı bolur — a poor household will be fond of joking

5. (n.) thinness, leanness one source

asırı arıqdan boynu sozulub qalğandı — from extreme thinness his neck has stretched out

6. (n.) irrigation ditch, water trench, irrigation canal — A separate word from the adjective meaning "thin".

ullu arıq — a large irrigation ditch
arıqnı suwu azaydı — the water in the ditch decreased
arıqlanı tazaladıla — they cleaned the ditches
tazalanŋanmıdıla arıqla — have the ditches been cleaned
çügündürge suw salıwçu arıq — a ditch for running water to the beets

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–4, 6
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2, 4, 6
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 · Russian–Balkar Explanatory Dictionary of Sectoral Vocabulary · meaning 6
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 6
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — arıq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	arıqmaI am thin	arıqsayou are thin	arıqdıhe is thin	arıqbızwe are thin	arıqsızyou all are thin	arıqdılathey are thin
comparative — more	arığıraqmaI am thinner	arığıraqsayou are thinner	arığıraqdıhe is thinner	arığıraqbızwe are thinner	arığıraqsızyou all are thinner	arığıraqdılathey are thinner
intensifier — very	bek arıqmaI am very thin	bek arıqsayou are very thin	bek arıqdıhe is very thin	bek arıqbızwe are very thin	bek arıqsızyou all are very thin	bek arıqdılathey are very thin
superlative — most	em arıqmaI am the thinnest	em arıqsayou are the thinnest	em arıqdıhe is the thinnest	em arıqbızwe are the thinnest	em arıqsızyou all are the thinnest	em arıqdılathey are the thinnest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — arıq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki arıqdımine is thin	seniki arıqdıyours is thin	anıqı arıqdıhis is thin	bizniki arıqdıours is thin	sizniki arıqdıyours (pl.) is thin	alanıqı arıqdıtheirs is thin
comparative — more	meniki arığıraqdımine is thinner	seniki arığıraqdıyours is thinner	anıqı arığıraqdıhis is thinner	bizniki arığıraqdıours is thinner	sizniki arığıraqdıyours (pl.) is thinner	alanıqı arığıraqdıtheirs is thinner
intensifier — very	meniki bek arıqdımine is very thin	seniki bek arıqdıyours is very thin	anıqı bek arıqdıhis is very thin	bizniki bek arıqdıours is very thin	sizniki bek arıqdıyours (pl.) is very thin	alanıqı bek arıqdıtheirs is very thin
superlative — most	meniki em arıqdımine is the thinnest	seniki em arıqdıyours is the thinnest	anıqı em arıqdıhis is the thinnest	bizniki em arıqdıours is the thinnest	sizniki em arıqdıyours (pl.) is the thinnest	alanıqı em arıqdıtheirs is the thinnest

Several things

Several things — arıq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile arıqdılamine are thin	senikile arıqdılayours are thin	anıqıla arıqdılahis are thin	biznikile arıqdılaours are thin	siznikile arıqdılayours (pl.) are thin	alanıqıla arıqdılatheirs are thin
comparative — more	menikile arığıraqdılamine are thinner	senikile arığıraqdılayours are thinner	anıqıla arığıraqdılahis are thinner	biznikile arığıraqdılaours are thinner	siznikile arığıraqdılayours (pl.) are thinner	alanıqıla arığıraqdılatheirs are thinner
intensifier — very	menikile bek arıqdılamine are very thin	senikile bek arıqdılayours are very thin	anıqıla bek arıqdılahis are very thin	biznikile bek arıqdılaours are very thin	siznikile bek arıqdılayours (pl.) are very thin	alanıqıla bek arıqdılatheirs are very thin
superlative — most	menikile em arıqdılamine are the thinnest	senikile em arıqdılayours are the thinnest	anıqıla em arıqdılahis are the thinnest	biznikile em arıqdılaours are the thinnest	siznikile em arıqdılayours (pl.) are the thinnest	alanıqıla em arıqdılatheirs are the thinnest

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

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of arıq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	arıqthe irrigation ditch	arığımmy irrigation ditch	arığıŋyour irrigation ditch	arığıhis irrigation ditch	arığıbızour irrigation ditch	arığığızyou all's irrigation ditch	arıqlarıtheir irrigation ditches
Genitive	arıqnıthe irrigation ditch's	arığımımy irrigation ditch's	arığıŋıyour irrigation ditch's	arığınıhis irrigation ditch's	arığıbıznıour irrigation ditch's	arığığıznıyou all's irrigation ditch's	arıqlarınıtheir irrigation ditches'
Accusative	arıqnıthe irrigation ditch (as the object)	arığımımy irrigation ditch (as the object)	arığıŋıyour irrigation ditch (as the object)	arığınhis irrigation ditch (as the object)	arığıbıznıour irrigation ditch (as the object)	arığığıznıyou all's irrigation ditch (as the object)	arıqlarıntheir irrigation ditches (as the object)
Dative	arıqğato the irrigation ditch	arığımato my irrigation ditch	arığıŋato your irrigation ditch	arığınato his irrigation ditch	arığıbızğato our irrigation ditch	arığığızğato you all's irrigation ditch	arıqlarınato their irrigation ditches
Locative	arıqdain / at the irrigation ditch	arığımdain / at my irrigation ditch	arığıŋdain / at your irrigation ditch	arığındain / at his irrigation ditch	arığıbızdain / at our irrigation ditch	arığığızdain / at you all's irrigation ditch	arıqlarındain / at their irrigation ditches
Ablative	arıqdanfrom the irrigation ditch	arığımdanfrom my irrigation ditch	arığıŋdanfrom your irrigation ditch	arığındanfrom his irrigation ditch	arığıbızdanfrom our irrigation ditch	arığığızdanfrom you all's irrigation ditch	arıqlarındanfrom their irrigation ditches

Plural

Plural — cases of arıq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	arıqlathe irrigation ditches	arıqlarımmy irrigation ditches	arıqlarıŋyour irrigation ditches	arıqlarıhis irrigation ditches	arıqlarıbızour irrigation ditches	arıqlarığızyou all's irrigation ditches	arıqlarıtheir irrigation ditches
Genitive	arıqlanıthe irrigation ditches'	arıqlarımımy irrigation ditches'	arıqlarıŋıyour irrigation ditches'	arıqlarınıhis irrigation ditches'	arıqlarıbıznıour irrigation ditches'	arıqlarığıznıyou all's irrigation ditches'	arıqlarınıtheir irrigation ditches'
Accusative	arıqlanıthe irrigation ditches (as the object)	arıqlarımımy irrigation ditches (as the object)	arıqlarıŋıyour irrigation ditches (as the object)	arıqlarınhis irrigation ditches (as the object)	arıqlarıbıznıour irrigation ditches (as the object)	arıqlarığıznıyou all's irrigation ditches (as the object)	arıqlarıntheir irrigation ditches (as the object)
Dative	arıqlağato the irrigation ditches	arıqlarımato my irrigation ditches	arıqlarıŋato your irrigation ditches	arıqlarınato his irrigation ditches	arıqlarıbızğato our irrigation ditches	arıqlarığızğato you all's irrigation ditches	arıqlarınato their irrigation ditches
Locative	arıqladain / at the irrigation ditches	arıqlarımdain / at my irrigation ditches	arıqlarıŋdain / at your irrigation ditches	arıqlarındain / at his irrigation ditches	arıqlarıbızdain / at our irrigation ditches	arıqlarığızdain / at you all's irrigation ditches	arıqlarındain / at their irrigation ditches
Ablative	arıqladanfrom the irrigation ditches	arıqlarımdanfrom my irrigation ditches	arıqlarıŋdanfrom your irrigation ditches	arıqlarındanfrom his irrigation ditches	arıqlarıbızdanfrom our irrigation ditches	arıqlarığızdanfrom you all's irrigation ditches	arıqlarındanfrom their irrigation ditches

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: arıqları can mean "his / her irrigation ditches", "their irrigation ditch", or "their irrigation ditches" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.