qurğaqlıq

/qurʁaqlɯq/

1. (n.) dryness, aridity

hawanı qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the air
jerni qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the ground
awuznu qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the mouth
çaçnı qurğaqlığı — the dryness of the hair

2. (n.) drought — Also used of how dry a particular year or season turns out.

qurğaqlıq qıshandı — the drought has been punishing
qurğaqlıqğa çıdamlı buday — drought-resistant wheat
ağaç bolmasa qurğaqlıq qısar — if there is no forest, drought will take hold
qurğaqlıq saldı — it brought on a drought
jılnı qurğaqlığına köre — according to how dry the year is

3. (n.) emptiness of content, uselessness (fig.) one source

sözleni qurğaqlığı — the emptiness of the words
haparnı qurğaqlığı — the emptiness of the account
uşaqnı qurğaqlığı — the emptiness of the conversation

4. (n.) leanness, gauntness (rare) one source

betini qurğaqlığı — the gauntness of his face
sanlarını qurğaqlığı — the leanness of his frame
atnı qurğaqlığı — the leanness of the horse

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Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 · Russian–Balkar Explanatory Dictionary of Sectoral Vocabulary · meaning 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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Cases and owners

Singular — cases of qurğaqlıq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qurğaqlıqthe dryness	qurğaqlığımmy dryness	qurğaqlığıŋyour dryness	qurğaqlığıhis dryness	qurğaqlığıbızour dryness	qurğaqlığığızyou all's dryness	qurğaqlıqlarıtheir drynesses
Genitive	qurğaqlıqnıthe dryness'	qurğaqlığımımy dryness'	qurğaqlığıŋıyour dryness'	qurğaqlığınıhis dryness'	qurğaqlığıbıznıour dryness'	qurğaqlığığıznıyou all's dryness'	qurğaqlıqlarınıtheir drynesses'
Accusative	qurğaqlıqnıthe dryness (as the object)	qurğaqlığımımy dryness (as the object)	qurğaqlığıŋıyour dryness (as the object)	qurğaqlığınhis dryness (as the object)	qurğaqlığıbıznıour dryness (as the object)	qurğaqlığığıznıyou all's dryness (as the object)	qurğaqlıqlarıntheir drynesses (as the object)
Dative	qurğaqlıqğato the dryness	qurğaqlığımato my dryness	qurğaqlığıŋato your dryness	qurğaqlığınato his dryness	qurğaqlığıbızğato our dryness	qurğaqlığığızğato you all's dryness	qurğaqlıqlarınato their drynesses
Locative	qurğaqlıqdain / at the dryness	qurğaqlığımdain / at my dryness	qurğaqlığıŋdain / at your dryness	qurğaqlığındain / at his dryness	qurğaqlığıbızdain / at our dryness	qurğaqlığığızdain / at you all's dryness	qurğaqlıqlarındain / at their drynesses
Ablative	qurğaqlıqdanfrom the dryness	qurğaqlığımdanfrom my dryness	qurğaqlığıŋdanfrom your dryness	qurğaqlığındanfrom his dryness	qurğaqlığıbızdanfrom our dryness	qurğaqlığığızdanfrom you all's dryness	qurğaqlıqlarındanfrom their drynesses

There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.