qarıwlu

/qarɯwlu/

1. (adj.) strong, powerful, robust — Of a person or an animal: having great physical strength.

qarıwlu adam — a strong man
qarıwlu jaş — a strapping young man
qarıwlu at — a powerful horse
jaş qarıwludu — the boy is strong
ol bek qarıwlu adamdı — he is a very strong man

2. (adj.) powerful, high-powered — Of a machine, engine or tractor.

qarıwlu traktor — a powerful tractor
qarıwlu motor — a powerful engine
qarıwlu maşina — a powerful machine

3. (adj.) sturdy, solid, durable one source

qarıwlu baw — a strong rope
qarıwlu ağaç — sturdy timber
qarıwlu qabırğa — a solid wall
qayişleni qarıwluların — the strong ones among the straps

4. (adj.) mighty, of great power — Of a state, an army and the like.

qarıwlu asker — a mighty army
qarıwlu el — a mighty land
qızıl askeribiz qarıwludu — our Red Army is mighty
duşman alqın qarıwludu — the enemy is still strong

5. (adj.) well-off, wealthy, of means (fig.)

qarıwlu üydegi — a well-off family
qarıwlu tuqum — a family of means
qarıwlu mülk — a prosperous farm
qarıwlu kolhoz — a wealthy collective farm

6. (n.) a strong person, a strongman one source

qarıwluğa küç qarımaz — a strong person cannot be overcome by force
qarıwludan qarıwsuz ters — before the strong, the weak is at fault
qarıwlu urub alır — the strong one will strike
qarıwlu qarıwsuznu qıyının aşaydı — the strong one eats the labor of the weak
araqı ne qarıwlunu da esirtedi — vodka makes even the strongest drunk

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–4
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 5
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 5
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 5
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 4
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1, 5, 6

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Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — qarıwlu
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	qarıwlumaI am strong	qarıwlusayou are strong	qarıwluduhe is strong	qarıwlubuzwe are strong	qarıwlusuzyou all are strong	qarıwludulathey are strong
comparative — more	qarıwluraqmaI am stronger	qarıwluraqsayou are stronger	qarıwluraqdıhe is stronger	qarıwluraqbızwe are stronger	qarıwluraqsızyou all are stronger	qarıwluraqdılathey are stronger
intensifier — very	bek qarıwlumaI am very strong	bek qarıwlusayou are very strong	bek qarıwluduhe is very strong	bek qarıwlubuzwe are very strong	bek qarıwlusuzyou all are very strong	bek qarıwludulathey are very strong
superlative — most	em qarıwlumaI am the strongest	em qarıwlusayou are the strongest	em qarıwluduhe is the strongest	em qarıwlubuzwe are the strongest	em qarıwlusuzyou all are the strongest	em qarıwludulathey are the strongest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — qarıwlu
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki qarıwludumine is strong	seniki qarıwluduyours is strong	anıqı qarıwluduhis is strong	bizniki qarıwluduours is strong	sizniki qarıwluduyours (pl.) is strong	alanıqı qarıwludutheirs is strong
comparative — more	meniki qarıwluraqdımine is stronger	seniki qarıwluraqdıyours is stronger	anıqı qarıwluraqdıhis is stronger	bizniki qarıwluraqdıours is stronger	sizniki qarıwluraqdıyours (pl.) is stronger	alanıqı qarıwluraqdıtheirs is stronger
intensifier — very	meniki bek qarıwludumine is very strong	seniki bek qarıwluduyours is very strong	anıqı bek qarıwluduhis is very strong	bizniki bek qarıwluduours is very strong	sizniki bek qarıwluduyours (pl.) is very strong	alanıqı bek qarıwludutheirs is very strong
superlative — most	meniki em qarıwludumine is the strongest	seniki em qarıwluduyours is the strongest	anıqı em qarıwluduhis is the strongest	bizniki em qarıwluduours is the strongest	sizniki em qarıwluduyours (pl.) is the strongest	alanıqı em qarıwludutheirs is the strongest

Several things

Several things — qarıwlu
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile qarıwludulamine are strong	senikile qarıwludulayours are strong	anıqıla qarıwludulahis are strong	biznikile qarıwludulaours are strong	siznikile qarıwludulayours (pl.) are strong	alanıqıla qarıwludulatheirs are strong
comparative — more	menikile qarıwluraqdılamine are stronger	senikile qarıwluraqdılayours are stronger	anıqıla qarıwluraqdılahis are stronger	biznikile qarıwluraqdılaours are stronger	siznikile qarıwluraqdılayours (pl.) are stronger	alanıqıla qarıwluraqdılatheirs are stronger
intensifier — very	menikile bek qarıwludulamine are very strong	senikile bek qarıwludulayours are very strong	anıqıla bek qarıwludulahis are very strong	biznikile bek qarıwludulaours are very strong	siznikile bek qarıwludulayours (pl.) are very strong	alanıqıla bek qarıwludulatheirs are very strong
superlative — most	menikile em qarıwludulamine are the strongest	senikile em qarıwludulayours are the strongest	anıqıla em qarıwludulahis are the strongest	biznikile em qarıwludulaours are the strongest	siznikile em qarıwludulayours (pl.) are the strongest	alanıqıla em qarıwludulatheirs are the strongest

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