zıraf

/zɯraf/

1. (adj.) wasted, squandered, thrown away (Ar.) — Usually used with bolurğa or keterge for something that went to waste. With eterge it means squander or waste something.

qıyınım zıraf boldu — my labor went to waste
zamanım zıraf ketdi — my time was wasted
açhası zıraf bolğandı — his money has been squandered
sizni qıyınığız zıraf bolluq tüldü — your labor will not go to waste
juqnu zıraf etmewçü adam — a person who wastes nothing

2. (adj.) spoiled, ruined, useless, good for nothing (Ar.) — With eterge it means spoil or ruin something.

bolğan zıraf boldu — everything was spoiled
için zıraf eterse — you will ruin its inside
zatnı zıraf etme — do not spoil the thing
aş zıraf bolmasın — may the food not spoil

3. (adv.) in vain, to no purpose, for nothing, needlessly (Ar.)

zıraf ketgen zaman — time gone in vain
zamannı zıraf iyme — do not spend time to no purpose
açhanı zıraf joyma — do not spend money needlessly
zamanıŋı zıraf keterme — do not let your time pass in vain
künlerin zıraf aşırdı — he passed his days in vain

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Batchaev 2010 · Dictionary of Arabic-Persian Loanwords · meaning 3
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 2
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 2
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 3
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 2, 3
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — zıraf
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki zırafdımine is wasted	seniki zırafdıyours is wasted	anıqı zırafdıhis is wasted	bizniki zırafdıours is wasted	sizniki zırafdıyours (pl.) is wasted	alanıqı zırafdıtheirs is wasted

Several things

Several things — zıraf
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile zırafdılamine are wasted	senikile zırafdılayours are wasted	anıqıla zırafdılahis are wasted	biznikile zırafdılaours are wasted	siznikile zırafdılayours (pl.) are wasted	alanıqıla zırafdılatheirs are wasted

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