ayrı
/ajrɯ/
1. forked, split, branched
- ayrı qamçi — a forked whip
- ayrı qarmaq — a forked fishing rod
- qarılğaçnı quyruğu ayrı — a swallow's tail is forked
- qarılğaçnı quyruğu nek ayrı bolğandı? — why is the swallow's tail forked?
- ayrı erin — a split lip
- ayrı terek — a forked tree
- jılannı tili ayrıdı — a snake's tongue is forked
2. separate, apart, distinct, isolated one source
- kesini ayrı üyü bardı — he has his own separate house
3. contradictory, discordant, at odds, divided, strained (of opinions, people, relations)
- ol aythan bizge ayrı keledi — what he says runs counter to us
- araları ayrı bolğandı — relations between them have become strained
- aqılı halqdan ayrı adam — a person whose thinking is at odds with the people
4. wooden pitchfork, forked stick, prop, gun rest — Traditionally cut from a forked hazel branch.
- ayrı bla gebenni tüzetiw — straightening the haystack with a pitchfork
- ayrı bla biçenni jıydıla — they gathered the hay with a pitchfork
- çertlewük ayrı — a hazel-wood pitchfork
- müyüzle kiydirilgen ayrı — a pitchfork fitted with horns
5. fork, branching point (of a tree, a road, a gorge)
- terekni ayrısı — the fork of the tree
- uyasın tüz terekni ayrısında salğandı — has built its nest right in the fork of the tree
- jolnu ayrısında tohtadıla — they stopped at the fork of the road
6. saddle, col between two mountain peaks; pass
- miyik tawnu ayrısından — from the saddle of the high mountain
- Tamçı ayrı — the Tamchy saddle
- Miŋi tawnu ayrısı — the saddle of Mount Elbrus
Expressions
- ayrı körürge — slight, neglect
- araları ayrı bolurğa — fall out
- ayağı ayrı bolmazğa — no great hardship
- butları ayrı bolurğa — it won't hurt him
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | ayrıforked |
| comparative — more | ayrıraqmore forked |
| intensifier — very | bek ayrıvery forked |
| superlative — most | em ayrıthe most forked |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ayrıdımine is forked | seniki ayrıdıyours is forked | anıqı ayrıdıhis is forked | bizniki ayrıdıours is forked | sizniki ayrıdıyours (pl.) is forked | alanıqı ayrıdıtheirs is forked |
| comparative — more | meniki ayrıraqdımine is more forked | seniki ayrıraqdıyours is more forked | anıqı ayrıraqdıhis is more forked | bizniki ayrıraqdıours is more forked | sizniki ayrıraqdıyours (pl.) is more forked | alanıqı ayrıraqdıtheirs is more forked |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek ayrıdımine is very forked | seniki bek ayrıdıyours is very forked | anıqı bek ayrıdıhis is very forked | bizniki bek ayrıdıours is very forked | sizniki bek ayrıdıyours (pl.) is very forked | alanıqı bek ayrıdıtheirs is very forked |
| superlative — most | meniki em ayrıdımine is the most forked | seniki em ayrıdıyours is the most forked | anıqı em ayrıdıhis is the most forked | bizniki em ayrıdıours is the most forked | sizniki em ayrıdıyours (pl.) is the most forked | alanıqı em ayrıdıtheirs is the most forked |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ayrıdılamine are forked | senikile ayrıdılayours are forked | anıqıla ayrıdılahis are forked | biznikile ayrıdılaours are forked | siznikile ayrıdılayours (pl.) are forked | alanıqıla ayrıdılatheirs are forked |
| comparative — more | menikile ayrıraqdılamine are more forked | senikile ayrıraqdılayours are more forked | anıqıla ayrıraqdılahis are more forked | biznikile ayrıraqdılaours are more forked | siznikile ayrıraqdılayours (pl.) are more forked | alanıqıla ayrıraqdılatheirs are more forked |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek ayrıdılamine are very forked | senikile bek ayrıdılayours are very forked | anıqıla bek ayrıdılahis are very forked | biznikile bek ayrıdılaours are very forked | siznikile bek ayrıdılayours (pl.) are very forked | alanıqıla bek ayrıdılatheirs are very forked |
| superlative — most | menikile em ayrıdılamine are the most forked | senikile em ayrıdılayours are the most forked | anıqıla em ayrıdılahis are the most forked | biznikile em ayrıdılaours are the most forked | siznikile em ayrıdılayours (pl.) are the most forked | alanıqıla em ayrıdılatheirs are the most forked |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ayrıdı, bıla ayrıdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".