namıslı

/namɯslɯ/

1. (adj.) honorable, decent, upright, highly moral (Ar.)

namıslı adam — an honorable person
namıslı iş — an honorable deed
soldatnı işi namıslı işdi — a soldier's work is honorable work
elde namıslı adamla aslamdıla — there are many upright people in the village

2. (adj.) well-mannered, courteous, well brought up, tactful (Ar.)

namıslı tişirıw ariw söleşedi — a well brought up woman speaks graciously
namıslı sabiy uluwlağa salamlaşadı — a well-mannered child greets his elders

3. (adj.) conscientious, modest (Ar.)

namıslı jaş — a modest lad
ol namıslı qızdı — she is a modest girl
namıslı adam kesin mahtamaydı — a modest person does not praise himself
tişirıwlarıbız uyalçaq, namıslı boluwçudula — our women are usually shy and modest
namıslı jaşçıq — a modest little boy

4. (adj.) esteemed, honored, held in respect (Ar.)

elde namıslı adamdı — he is an esteemed person in the village
namıslı qart edi — he was an esteemed elder
namıslı qartnı sözü awurdu — an honored elder's word carries weight
namıslı adamğa hurmet etedile — people show respect to an esteemed person
namıslı ustaz halqğa belgilidi — an esteemed teacher is known to the people

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 4
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 2
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meanings 1–3
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 4
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1–3
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1–3

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Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — namıslı
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	namıslımaI am honorable	namıslısayou are honorable	namıslıdıhe is honorable	namıslıbızwe are honorable	namıslısızyou all are honorable	namıslıdılathey are honorable
comparative — more	namıslıraqmaI am more honorable	namıslıraqsayou are more honorable	namıslıraqdıhe is more honorable	namıslıraqbızwe are more honorable	namıslıraqsızyou all are more honorable	namıslıraqdılathey are more honorable
intensifier — very	bek namıslımaI am very honorable	bek namıslısayou are very honorable	bek namıslıdıhe is very honorable	bek namıslıbızwe are very honorable	bek namıslısızyou all are very honorable	bek namıslıdılathey are very honorable
superlative — most	em namıslımaI am the most honorable	em namıslısayou are the most honorable	em namıslıdıhe is the most honorable	em namıslıbızwe are the most honorable	em namıslısızyou all are the most honorable	em namıslıdılathey are the most honorable

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden namıslıdı — "compared to me, he is honorable."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — namıslı
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki namıslıdımine is honorable	seniki namıslıdıyours is honorable	anıqı namıslıdıhis is honorable	bizniki namıslıdıours is honorable	sizniki namıslıdıyours (pl.) is honorable	alanıqı namıslıdıtheirs is honorable
comparative — more	meniki namıslıraqdımine is more honorable	seniki namıslıraqdıyours is more honorable	anıqı namıslıraqdıhis is more honorable	bizniki namıslıraqdıours is more honorable	sizniki namıslıraqdıyours (pl.) is more honorable	alanıqı namıslıraqdıtheirs is more honorable
intensifier — very	meniki bek namıslıdımine is very honorable	seniki bek namıslıdıyours is very honorable	anıqı bek namıslıdıhis is very honorable	bizniki bek namıslıdıours is very honorable	sizniki bek namıslıdıyours (pl.) is very honorable	alanıqı bek namıslıdıtheirs is very honorable
superlative — most	meniki em namıslıdımine is the most honorable	seniki em namıslıdıyours is the most honorable	anıqı em namıslıdıhis is the most honorable	bizniki em namıslıdıours is the most honorable	sizniki em namıslıdıyours (pl.) is the most honorable	alanıqı em namıslıdıtheirs is the most honorable

Several things

Several things — namıslı
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile namıslıdılamine are honorable	senikile namıslıdılayours are honorable	anıqıla namıslıdılahis are honorable	biznikile namıslıdılaours are honorable	siznikile namıslıdılayours (pl.) are honorable	alanıqıla namıslıdılatheirs are honorable
comparative — more	menikile namıslıraqdılamine are more honorable	senikile namıslıraqdılayours are more honorable	anıqıla namıslıraqdılahis are more honorable	biznikile namıslıraqdılaours are more honorable	siznikile namıslıraqdılayours (pl.) are more honorable	alanıqıla namıslıraqdılatheirs are more honorable
intensifier — very	menikile bek namıslıdılamine are very honorable	senikile bek namıslıdılayours are very honorable	anıqıla bek namıslıdılahis are very honorable	biznikile bek namıslıdılaours are very honorable	siznikile bek namıslıdılayours (pl.) are very honorable	alanıqıla bek namıslıdılatheirs are very honorable
superlative — most	menikile em namıslıdılamine are the most honorable	senikile em namıslıdılayours are the most honorable	anıqıla em namıslıdılahis are the most honorable	biznikile em namıslıdılaours are the most honorable	siznikile em namıslıdılayours (pl.) are the most honorable	alanıqıla em namıslıdılatheirs are the most honorable

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