ayıblı
/ajɯblɯ/
Balkar spelling: ayıplı
1. shameful, disgraceful, blameworthy, unseemly, improper, embarrassing — With bolurğa it means be put to shame or be embarrassed: ayıblı boldum "I found myself in an awkward position".
- ayıblı iş — a shameful deed
- ayıblı işni etmegiz — do not do anything unseemly
- ayıblı bolmayıq — let us not disgrace ourselves
- ayıblı boldum — I found myself in an awkward position
- bılayda çırt ayıblı zat joqdu — there is nothing shameful in this
2. guilty, at fault — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks this sense as Karachay usage.
- ayıblı adam — a guilty man
- kim ayıblıdı? — who is at fault?
- ol ayıblı tüldü — he is not guilty
3. defective, flawed
- ayıblı sağat — a faulty watch
- ayıblı zat — a defective thing
- ayıblı kiyim — a flawed garment
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | ayıblımaI am blameworthy | ayıblısayou are blameworthy | ayıblıdıhe is blameworthy | ayıblıbızwe are blameworthy | ayıblısızyou all are blameworthy | ayıblıdılathey are blameworthy |
| comparative — more | ayıblıraqmaI am more blameworthy | ayıblıraqsayou are more blameworthy | ayıblıraqdıhe is more blameworthy | ayıblıraqbızwe are more blameworthy | ayıblıraqsızyou all are more blameworthy | ayıblıraqdılathey are more blameworthy |
| intensifier — very | bek ayıblımaI am very blameworthy | bek ayıblısayou are very blameworthy | bek ayıblıdıhe is very blameworthy | bek ayıblıbızwe are very blameworthy | bek ayıblısızyou all are very blameworthy | bek ayıblıdılathey are very blameworthy |
| superlative — most | em ayıblımaI am the most blameworthy | em ayıblısayou are the most blameworthy | em ayıblıdıhe is the most blameworthy | em ayıblıbızwe are the most blameworthy | em ayıblısızyou all are the most blameworthy | em ayıblıdılathey are the most blameworthy |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden ayıblıdı — "compared to me, he is blameworthy."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ayıblıdımine is blameworthy | seniki ayıblıdıyours is blameworthy | anıqı ayıblıdıhis is blameworthy | bizniki ayıblıdıours is blameworthy | sizniki ayıblıdıyours (pl.) is blameworthy | alanıqı ayıblıdıtheirs is blameworthy |
| comparative — more | meniki ayıblıraqdımine is more blameworthy | seniki ayıblıraqdıyours is more blameworthy | anıqı ayıblıraqdıhis is more blameworthy | bizniki ayıblıraqdıours is more blameworthy | sizniki ayıblıraqdıyours (pl.) is more blameworthy | alanıqı ayıblıraqdıtheirs is more blameworthy |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ayıblıdımine is very blameworthy | seniki bek ayıblıdıyours is very blameworthy | anıqı bek ayıblıdıhis is very blameworthy | bizniki bek ayıblıdıours is very blameworthy | sizniki bek ayıblıdıyours (pl.) is very blameworthy | alanıqı bek ayıblıdıtheirs is very blameworthy |
| superlative — most | meniki em ayıblıdımine is the most blameworthy | seniki em ayıblıdıyours is the most blameworthy | anıqı em ayıblıdıhis is the most blameworthy | bizniki em ayıblıdıours is the most blameworthy | sizniki em ayıblıdıyours (pl.) is the most blameworthy | alanıqı em ayıblıdıtheirs is the most blameworthy |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ayıblıdılamine are blameworthy | senikile ayıblıdılayours are blameworthy | anıqıla ayıblıdılahis are blameworthy | biznikile ayıblıdılaours are blameworthy | siznikile ayıblıdılayours (pl.) are blameworthy | alanıqıla ayıblıdılatheirs are blameworthy |
| comparative — more | menikile ayıblıraqdılamine are more blameworthy | senikile ayıblıraqdılayours are more blameworthy | anıqıla ayıblıraqdılahis are more blameworthy | biznikile ayıblıraqdılaours are more blameworthy | siznikile ayıblıraqdılayours (pl.) are more blameworthy | alanıqıla ayıblıraqdılatheirs are more blameworthy |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ayıblıdılamine are very blameworthy | senikile bek ayıblıdılayours are very blameworthy | anıqıla bek ayıblıdılahis are very blameworthy | biznikile bek ayıblıdılaours are very blameworthy | siznikile bek ayıblıdılayours (pl.) are very blameworthy | alanıqıla bek ayıblıdılatheirs are very blameworthy |
| superlative — most | menikile em ayıblıdılamine are the most blameworthy | senikile em ayıblıdılayours are the most blameworthy | anıqıla em ayıblıdılahis are the most blameworthy | biznikile em ayıblıdılaours are the most blameworthy | siznikile em ayıblıdılayours (pl.) are the most blameworthy | alanıqıla em ayıblıdılatheirs are the most blameworthy |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ayıblıdı, bıla ayıblıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".