az

/az/

1. (adj.) few, little; insufficient, not enough — Also used for the smaller part or amount when two are compared.

az açha — little money
az asker — a small army
zamanıbız azdı — we have little time
bu azdı — this is not enough
çüyleribiz azdıla — we have few nails
bu elde sabiyle bek azdıla — there are very few children in this village
az mülkünden da ayırılğandı — he lost even his small property

2. (adv.) little, not much — Often implies that the amount is not enough.

az söleş — speak little
ol bügün az aşağandı — he ate little today
qoynu biz az tutabız — we keep few sheep
az bilgen — knowing little
az ayt, köb bil — say little, know much

3. (adv.) slightly, a little

az örgerekde — slightly higher
az teber — push slightly
suw az jılınŋandı — the water has warmed up slightly
anı qolu az qaltıray edi — his hand was trembling slightly

4. (adv.) rarely, seldom

ol bizge az keledi — he rarely comes to us
biz anı az körebiz — we rarely see him
ala qonaqda az boladıla — they are rarely on a visit
jaşla birge az tübeşedile — the young men rarely meet
allay çırmawla işde az tübeydile — such obstacles rarely occur at work

5. (adv.) briefly, not for long — Says how long something lasts, not how much of it there is.

az oltur — sit briefly
biz anda az turduq — we stayed there briefly
ol mında az işlegendi — he worked here briefly
Qasım az jaşağandı — Kasym lived not for long
qonaq az olturur, köb körür — a guest stays briefly but sees much
qonaq az olturur — a guest stays briefly

6. (adj.) slight, minor, insignificant — Of degree or importance rather than number, as in az suwuq tiyiw 'a slight cold'.

az suwuq tiyiw — a slight cold

7. (adj.) low — Used of temperature.

az temperatura — a low temperature
temperaturasın az eterge — to make its temperature low
suwnu temperaturası az bolğandı — the water's temperature has become low

Expressions

bek az da — not at all (Idiom · Formula)
ne az da — not in the least (Collocation)
az aşadıŋ ese da, köb jaşa — may you live long (Formula · Blessing)
az bek — very, extremely (Idiom)

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Quantity words Intensifiers & hedges

Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meanings 2, 4
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2, 4, 5
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 2
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Siemieniec-Gołaś 2000 · Karachay-Balkar Vocabulary of Proto-Turkic Origin · meanings 1–3
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1–3, 6, 7
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1–4, 7
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 6

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Degrees

Degrees — az
Degree	—form
base form	azlittle
comparative — more	azıraqless
intensifier — very	bek azvery little
superlative — most	em azthe least

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — az
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki azdımine is little	seniki azdıyours is little	anıqı azdıhis is little	bizniki azdıours is little	sizniki azdıyours (pl.) is little	alanıqı azdıtheirs is little
comparative — more	meniki azıraqdımine is less	seniki azıraqdıyours is less	anıqı azıraqdıhis is less	bizniki azıraqdıours is less	sizniki azıraqdıyours (pl.) is less	alanıqı azıraqdıtheirs is less
intensifier — very	meniki bek azdımine is very little	seniki bek azdıyours is very little	anıqı bek azdıhis is very little	bizniki bek azdıours is very little	sizniki bek azdıyours (pl.) is very little	alanıqı bek azdıtheirs is very little
superlative — most	meniki em azdımine is the least	seniki em azdıyours is the least	anıqı em azdıhis is the least	bizniki em azdıours is the least	sizniki em azdıyours (pl.) is the least	alanıqı em azdıtheirs is the least

Several things

Several things — az
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile azdılamine are little	senikile azdılayours are little	anıqıla azdılahis are little	biznikile azdılaours are little	siznikile azdılayours (pl.) are little	alanıqıla azdılatheirs are little
comparative — more	menikile azıraqdılamine are less	senikile azıraqdılayours are less	anıqıla azıraqdılahis are less	biznikile azıraqdılaours are less	siznikile azıraqdılayours (pl.) are less	alanıqıla azıraqdılatheirs are less
intensifier — very	menikile bek azdılamine are very little	senikile bek azdılayours are very little	anıqıla bek azdılahis are very little	biznikile bek azdılaours are very little	siznikile bek azdılayours (pl.) are very little	alanıqıla bek azdılatheirs are very little
superlative — most	menikile em azdılamine are the least	senikile em azdılayours are the least	anıqıla em azdılahis are the least	biznikile em azdılaours are the least	siznikile em azdılayours (pl.) are the least	alanıqıla em azdılatheirs are the least

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