qolsuz
/qolsuz/
handless, armless, one-armed, without a hand — Karachay does not separate hand from arm here, so the word covers either. It can mean lacking one hand or both.
- qolsuz adam — a handless man
- ol qolsuz adamdı — he is a handless man
- keledile qolsuzla — the handless ones are coming
- qolsuz, ayaqsız, eşik açar — without hands, without feet, yet it opens the door
- qolsuz üy işleydi — the handless one builds a house
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qolsuzmaI am handless | qolsuzsayou are handless | qolsuzduhe is handless | qolsuzbuzwe are handless | qolsuzsuzyou all are handless | qolsuzdulathey are handless |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qolsuzdu — "compared to me, he is handless."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qolsuzdumine is handless | seniki qolsuzduyours is handless | anıqı qolsuzduhis is handless | bizniki qolsuzduours is handless | sizniki qolsuzduyours (pl.) is handless | alanıqı qolsuzdutheirs is handless |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qolsuzdulamine are handless | senikile qolsuzdulayours are handless | anıqıla qolsuzdulahis are handless | biznikile qolsuzdulaours are handless | siznikile qolsuzdulayours (pl.) are handless | alanıqıla qolsuzdulatheirs are handless |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qolsuzdu, bıla qolsuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".