qabuqsuz
/qabuqsuz/
without bark, crust, peel, or husk; peeled — Used in the proverb qabuqsuz gırjın bla süeksiz et qurulay qalğan kibikdi, "bread without crust and meat without bone are as good as nothing"; Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as a Karachay proverb.
- qabuqsuz gırjın bla süeksiz et — bread without crust and meat without bone
- qabuqsuz alma — a peeled apple
- qabuqsuz terek — a tree without bark
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qabuqsuzmaI am without bark | qabuqsuzsayou are without bark | qabuqsuzduhe is without bark | qabuqsuzbuzwe are without bark | qabuqsuzsuzyou all are without bark | qabuqsuzdulathey are without bark |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qabuqsuzdu — "compared to me, he is without bark."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qabuqsuzdumine is without bark | seniki qabuqsuzduyours is without bark | anıqı qabuqsuzduhis is without bark | bizniki qabuqsuzduours is without bark | sizniki qabuqsuzduyours (pl.) is without bark | alanıqı qabuqsuzdutheirs is without bark |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qabuqsuzdulamine are without bark | senikile qabuqsuzdulayours are without bark | anıqıla qabuqsuzdulahis are without bark | biznikile qabuqsuzdulaours are without bark | siznikile qabuqsuzdulayours (pl.) are without bark | alanıqıla qabuqsuzdulatheirs are without bark |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qabuqsuzdu, bıla qabuqsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".