jartı

/dʒartɯ/

1. (adj.) half, partial, incomplete, unfinished, split in two

jartı jolda — halfway along the road
jartı çelek — a bucket that is not full
jartı stakan — half a glass
jartı alma — a bitten apple
jartı aynı jarığı da jartı — the light of a half moon is half too
jartı ötmekni qonaqğa berdi — he gave half a loaf of bread to the guest
jartı işni qoyma, ahırına jet — do not leave a half-done job, see it through to the end

2. (adj.) feeble-minded, foolish, half-witted; as a noun, a fool (fig.)

jartı adam — a feeble-minded person
jartı tişirıw — a foolish woman
aqılı jartı — half-witted (lit. his mind is half)
ket sen, jartı! — go away, you fool!
başı jartı neden da jartı — one whose head is lacking is lacking in everything

3. (adj.) half-educated, poorly schooled, semiliterate (fig.)

jartı molla — a half-educated mullah
jartı oquğan — half-educated (lit. half-studied)
jartı bilimli — with half an education
jartı molla din buzar — a half-educated mullah will ruin religion

4. (adj.) disabled, physically impaired (fig.) one source

sanı jartı — physically disabled (lit. his body is half)
aqılı jartıdan sanı jartı aşhı — better to be physically impaired than mentally

Expressions

aqıldan jartı — half-witted (Idiom)
jartı jan eterge — leave half-dead (Idiom)
jartı jolda qoyarğa — leave unfinished (Idiom)

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 2
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 2
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1, 2

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Degrees

Degrees — jartı
Degree	—form
base form	jartıhalf
comparative — more	jartıraqhalfer
intensifier — very	bek jartıvery half
superlative — most	em jartıthe halfest

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — jartı
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki jartıdımine is half	seniki jartıdıyours is half	anıqı jartıdıhis is half	bizniki jartıdıours is half	sizniki jartıdıyours (pl.) is half	alanıqı jartıdıtheirs is half
comparative — more	meniki jartıraqdımine is halfer	seniki jartıraqdıyours is halfer	anıqı jartıraqdıhis is halfer	bizniki jartıraqdıours is halfer	sizniki jartıraqdıyours (pl.) is halfer	alanıqı jartıraqdıtheirs is halfer
intensifier — very	meniki bek jartıdımine is very half	seniki bek jartıdıyours is very half	anıqı bek jartıdıhis is very half	bizniki bek jartıdıours is very half	sizniki bek jartıdıyours (pl.) is very half	alanıqı bek jartıdıtheirs is very half
superlative — most	meniki em jartıdımine is the halfest	seniki em jartıdıyours is the halfest	anıqı em jartıdıhis is the halfest	bizniki em jartıdıours is the halfest	sizniki em jartıdıyours (pl.) is the halfest	alanıqı em jartıdıtheirs is the halfest

Several things

Several things — jartı
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile jartıdılamine are half	senikile jartıdılayours are half	anıqıla jartıdılahis are half	biznikile jartıdılaours are half	siznikile jartıdılayours (pl.) are half	alanıqıla jartıdılatheirs are half
comparative — more	menikile jartıraqdılamine are halfer	senikile jartıraqdılayours are halfer	anıqıla jartıraqdılahis are halfer	biznikile jartıraqdılaours are halfer	siznikile jartıraqdılayours (pl.) are halfer	alanıqıla jartıraqdılatheirs are halfer
intensifier — very	menikile bek jartıdılamine are very half	senikile bek jartıdılayours are very half	anıqıla bek jartıdılahis are very half	biznikile bek jartıdılaours are very half	siznikile bek jartıdılayours (pl.) are very half	alanıqıla bek jartıdılatheirs are very half
superlative — most	menikile em jartıdılamine are the halfest	senikile em jartıdılayours are the halfest	anıqıla em jartıdılahis are the halfest	biznikile em jartıdılaours are the halfest	siznikile em jartıdılayours (pl.) are the halfest	alanıqıla em jartıdılatheirs are the halfest

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