qarıwsuz

/qarɯwsuz/

1. (adj.) weak, feeble, lacking strength

qarıwsuz adam — a weak person
qarıwsuz sanla — weak limbs
qarıwsuz adamğa boluşluq kerekdi — a weak person needs help
qarıwsuz bolub töşekde jatadı — having grown weak, he lies in bed
qarıwsuzdan qarıwsuz bolub barama — I keep growing weaker and weaker
qanı ketib qarıwsuz bolğanın aŋıladı — he realized he had grown weak from losing blood
qarıwsuzğa külme, oŋsuzğa tiyme — do not laugh at the weak, do not touch the helpless

2. (adj.) sickly, infirm, frail — Said of a child or an old person, about health rather than strength.

qarıwsuz sabiy — a sickly child
qarıwsuz qart — an infirm old man
qarıwsuz qartla bla qarıwsuz sabiyle — frail old people and sickly children
qart anam qarıwsuz bolğandı — my grandmother has grown frail

3. (adj.) thin, emaciated, scrawny — Said of people or animals wasted by lack of food. one source

topuraq betli qarıwsuz qoyla — scrawny, earth-colored sheep
jalanŋaç, qarıwsuz sabiyçikleni — the naked, emaciated little children

4. (adj.) delicate, not yet grown strong — Said of a young person, animal or plant that is only beginning to develop. one source

qozuçuq alqın qarıwsuzdu — the little lamb is still delicate

5. (adj.) poor, needy, without means (fig.) — Said of a family or a household.

qarıwsuz üydegile — poor families
qarıwsuz üyürle — poor households
ol üydegi bek qarıwsuzdu — that family is very poor
qarıwsuz üydegilege çaçığız — distribute it to poor families
qarıwsuzğa boluşhan suwabdı — helping the poor is a good deed

6. (adj.) underdeveloped, poor, economically backward — Said of a country, a farm or an economy.

qarıwsuz qralla — economically underdeveloped countries
qarıwsuz mülk — an underdeveloped economy
taw elleni bir-birleri qarıwsuzdula — some of the mountain villages are poor
qarıwsuz kolhozla em sovhozla — underdeveloped collective and state farms

7. (adj.) low-powered, underpowered — Said of engines, tractors and other machinery.

qarıwsuz motor — a low-powered engine
bu motor bek qarıwsuzdu — this engine is very low-powered
eski traktor qarıwsuzdu — the old tractor is low-powered

8. (adj.) weak, poor, of low quality (fig.) — Said of a book, a poem, an argument or a piece of work.

qarıwsuz nazmula — weak poems
qarıwsuz jır — a weak song
qarıwsuz çığarma — a weak piece of writing
qarıwsuz patawa — a weak argument
nazmunu qarıwsuz jerlerin — the weak passages of the poem

9. (adj.) dim, faint, giving little light or heat — Said of a lamp, a fire or the sun.

qarıwsuz çıraq — a dim lamp
qarıwsuz mıdıh — faint embers
jarıtıwu, jılıtıwu da qarıwsuz edi — its light and warmth were both faint
terezeden qarıwsuz jarıq ura edi — a faint light was coming through the window

10. (adj.) unskilled, incompetent, weak at a subject — Said of a pupil, a teacher or a craftsman.

qarıwsuz ustaz — an unskilled teacher
çotdan qarıwsuz sohta — a pupil weak at arithmetic
kesinden qarıwsuz sohtalağa — to pupils weaker than herself

11. (adj.) sickly, stunted, poorly grown — Said of plants.

qarıwsuz butaqları jerge oğuna jetedile — its sickly branches reach right down to the ground
qarıwsuz zıgıtçıqlanı san etmey — paying no heed to the weak seedlings
baçhada nartüh qarıwsuz bolğandı — the corn in the garden has come up stunted

12. (adj.) flimsy, rickety, unsteady (fig.)

qarıwsuz köpür — a rickety bridge
eşik qarıwsuz bolğandı — the door has become rickety
çuruqlarım qarıwsuz bolğandıla — my boots are about to fall apart

13. (adv.) faintly, feebly, weakly

ot qarıwsuz qızdıradı — the fire gives only faint heat
qarıwsuz tiygen kün — the faintly shining sun
kün qarıwsuz jılıtadı — the sun warms only faintly
jel qarıwsuz uradı — the wind blows feebly
qarıwsuz kişnedi — it neighed feebly
awaz qarıwsuz çıqdı — the voice came out feebly

14. (adv.) poorly, badly, inadequately (fig.)

sabiy qarıwsuz oquydu — the child studies poorly
biz qarıwsuz işlegenbiz — we have worked poorly
klubları alqın qarıwsuz işleydile — their clubs still function poorly
lektorla ellede qarıwsuz işleydile — lecturers work poorly in the villages

15. (adv.) slowly, sluggishly, lazily

çalqını qarıwsuz sildew — swinging the scythe sluggishly
bek qarıwsuz sildeydi — he swings it very sluggishly
bek qarıwsuz baradı — it is progressing very slowly

16. (adv.) slightly, barely, only a little (fig.) one source

suw qarıwsuz jetedi — the water barely reaches
jılıw qarıwsuz jete edi — the warmth barely reached
azatlıq jeli qarıwsuz jetgenin — that the wind of freedom had barely reached it

17. (adv.) unsteadily, shakily, insecurely one source

qarıwsuz süelgen — standing unsteadily
qazıq qarıwsuz süeledi — the stake stands unsteadily
tepsi qarıwsuz turadı — the table stands unsteadily

18. (adv.) in poverty, in need (fig.)

qarıwsuz jaşağanla — those living in poverty
ala qarıwsuz jaşaydıla — they live in poverty
uruşnu közüwünde halq qarıwsuz jaşağandı — during the war, the people lived in poverty
bizden da qarıwsuz jaşay edile — they lived even poorer than us

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–11, 13–18
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 5–7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 2, 7–9, 11, 12
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 14, 18
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 7

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Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — qarıwsuz
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	qarıwsuzmaI am weak	qarıwsuzsayou are weak	qarıwsuzduhe is weak	qarıwsuzbuzwe are weak	qarıwsuzsuzyou all are weak	qarıwsuzdulathey are weak
comparative — more	qarıwsuzuraqmaI am weaker	qarıwsuzuraqsayou are weaker	qarıwsuzuraqdıhe is weaker	qarıwsuzuraqbızwe are weaker	qarıwsuzuraqsızyou all are weaker	qarıwsuzuraqdılathey are weaker
intensifier — very	bek qarıwsuzmaI am very weak	bek qarıwsuzsayou are very weak	bek qarıwsuzduhe is very weak	bek qarıwsuzbuzwe are very weak	bek qarıwsuzsuzyou all are very weak	bek qarıwsuzdulathey are very weak
superlative — most	em qarıwsuzmaI am the weakest	em qarıwsuzsayou are the weakest	em qarıwsuzduhe is the weakest	em qarıwsuzbuzwe are the weakest	em qarıwsuzsuzyou all are the weakest	em qarıwsuzdulathey are the weakest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — qarıwsuz
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki qarıwsuzdumine is weak	seniki qarıwsuzduyours is weak	anıqı qarıwsuzduhis is weak	bizniki qarıwsuzduours is weak	sizniki qarıwsuzduyours (pl.) is weak	alanıqı qarıwsuzdutheirs is weak
comparative — more	meniki qarıwsuzuraqdımine is weaker	seniki qarıwsuzuraqdıyours is weaker	anıqı qarıwsuzuraqdıhis is weaker	bizniki qarıwsuzuraqdıours is weaker	sizniki qarıwsuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is weaker	alanıqı qarıwsuzuraqdıtheirs is weaker
intensifier — very	meniki bek qarıwsuzdumine is very weak	seniki bek qarıwsuzduyours is very weak	anıqı bek qarıwsuzduhis is very weak	bizniki bek qarıwsuzduours is very weak	sizniki bek qarıwsuzduyours (pl.) is very weak	alanıqı bek qarıwsuzdutheirs is very weak
superlative — most	meniki em qarıwsuzdumine is the weakest	seniki em qarıwsuzduyours is the weakest	anıqı em qarıwsuzduhis is the weakest	bizniki em qarıwsuzduours is the weakest	sizniki em qarıwsuzduyours (pl.) is the weakest	alanıqı em qarıwsuzdutheirs is the weakest

Several things

Several things — qarıwsuz
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile qarıwsuzdulamine are weak	senikile qarıwsuzdulayours are weak	anıqıla qarıwsuzdulahis are weak	biznikile qarıwsuzdulaours are weak	siznikile qarıwsuzdulayours (pl.) are weak	alanıqıla qarıwsuzdulatheirs are weak
comparative — more	menikile qarıwsuzuraqdılamine are weaker	senikile qarıwsuzuraqdılayours are weaker	anıqıla qarıwsuzuraqdılahis are weaker	biznikile qarıwsuzuraqdılaours are weaker	siznikile qarıwsuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are weaker	alanıqıla qarıwsuzuraqdılatheirs are weaker
intensifier — very	menikile bek qarıwsuzdulamine are very weak	senikile bek qarıwsuzdulayours are very weak	anıqıla bek qarıwsuzdulahis are very weak	biznikile bek qarıwsuzdulaours are very weak	siznikile bek qarıwsuzdulayours (pl.) are very weak	alanıqıla bek qarıwsuzdulatheirs are very weak
superlative — most	menikile em qarıwsuzdulamine are the weakest	senikile em qarıwsuzdulayours are the weakest	anıqıla em qarıwsuzdulahis are the weakest	biznikile em qarıwsuzdulaours are the weakest	siznikile em qarıwsuzdulayours (pl.) are the weakest	alanıqıla em qarıwsuzdulatheirs are the weakest

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