qabhın
/qabxɯn/
Balkar spelling: qaphın
1. stolen, taken by theft
- qabhın mal — stolen livestock
- qabhın atnı tabdıla — they found the stolen horse
- qabhın zatnı qaytardım — I returned the stolen thing
- sormağanŋa söleşme, qabhın malnı üleşme — do not speak to one who does not ask, do not share out stolen livestock
2. plunder, stolen or seized livestock or goods
- qabhınnı üleşdile — they divided up the plunder
- qabhınlağa barır onow etdile — they decided to go for plunder
- qabhınlanı bu jerleden süreyik — let's drive the plunder away from these places
Expressions
- qaphın ahça — easy money
- qaphın mağana — stolen idea
- qaphın qazan eterge — live off theft
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qabhındımine is stolen | seniki qabhındıyours is stolen | anıqı qabhındıhis is stolen | bizniki qabhındıours is stolen | sizniki qabhındıyours (pl.) is stolen | alanıqı qabhındıtheirs is stolen |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qabhındılamine are stolen | senikile qabhındılayours are stolen | anıqıla qabhındılahis are stolen | biznikile qabhındılaours are stolen | siznikile qabhındılayours (pl.) are stolen | alanıqıla qabhındılatheirs are stolen |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qabhındı, bıla qabhındıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".