ayrı

/ajrɯ/

1. (adj.) 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. (adj.) separate, apart, distinct, isolated one source

kesini ayrı üyü bardı — he has his own separate house

3. (adj.) contradictory, discordant, at odds, divided, strained (of opinions, people, relations) (fig.)

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. (n.) 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. (n.) 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. (n.) saddle, col between two mountain peaks; pass (geogr.)

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 (Idiom)
araları ayrı bolurğa — fall out (Idiom)
ayağı ayrı bolmazğa — no great hardship (Idiom · Formula)
butları ayrı bolurğa — it won't hurt him (Idiom · Formula)

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3–6
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3–5
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 3, 4, 6
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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Degrees

Degrees — ayrı
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

One thing — ayrı
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

Several things — ayrı
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".