öhtem

/øxtem/

1. (adj.) proud, dignified

öhtem adam — a proud person
bu bek öhtem adamdı — this is a very proud person
öhtem Kavkaz — the proud Caucasus
öhtem tawla köründüle — the proud mountains came into view
Qaraçaylı endi öhtemdi — the Karachay are proud now
men halqıma öhtem bolama — I am proud of my people
erini tawkel işine öhtem boldu — she was proud of her husband's bold deed
öhtem adamnı sıyı ulludu — a dignified person's honor is great
men halqım bla öhtem bolama — I am proud of my people

2. (adj.) haughty, arrogant

öhtem söz aytma — do not say an arrogant word
qıznı öhtem sözleri — the girl's haughty words
mahtançaq, öhtem edi — he was boastful and arrogant
mardasız öhtemdi — he is boundlessly arrogant
öhtem jilik aşamaz — a haughty person will not eat marrow bone
öhtem qobsa el buzar — if a haughty one rises up, they will upset the village

3. (adj.) majestic, stately, imposing

öhtem maqam eşitildi — a majestic melody was heard
kesin öhtem tuthan — carrying oneself in a stately way
kesin öhtem tutadı — they carry themselves in a stately way
anı beti öhtem edi — her face was majestic

4. (adv.) proudly, haughtily

Osman öhtem söleşdi — Osman spoke proudly
ol qızçıqlağa öhtem qaraydı — he looks haughtily at the little girls
öhtem-öhtem atlaydı — they stride along proudly
başın öhtem kötürüb — raising its head proudly

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 4
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 4
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1–3
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · all meanings
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1, 3
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

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Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — öhtem
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	öhtemmeI am proud	öhtemseyou are proud	öhtemdihe is proud	öhtembizwe are proud	öhtemsizyou all are proud	öhtemdilethey are proud
comparative — more	öhtemirekmeI am prouder	öhtemirekseyou are prouder	öhtemirekdihe is prouder	öhtemirekbizwe are prouder	öhtemireksizyou all are prouder	öhtemirekdilethey are prouder
intensifier — very	bek öhtemmeI am very proud	bek öhtemseyou are very proud	bek öhtemdihe is very proud	bek öhtembizwe are very proud	bek öhtemsizyou all are very proud	bek öhtemdilethey are very proud
superlative — most	em öhtemmeI am the proudest	em öhtemseyou are the proudest	em öhtemdihe is the proudest	em öhtembizwe are the proudest	em öhtemsizyou all are the proudest	em öhtemdilethey are the proudest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — öhtem
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki öhtemdimine is proud	seniki öhtemdiyours is proud	anıqı öhtemdihis is proud	bizniki öhtemdiours is proud	sizniki öhtemdiyours (pl.) is proud	alanıqı öhtemditheirs is proud
comparative — more	meniki öhtemirekdimine is prouder	seniki öhtemirekdiyours is prouder	anıqı öhtemirekdihis is prouder	bizniki öhtemirekdiours is prouder	sizniki öhtemirekdiyours (pl.) is prouder	alanıqı öhtemirekditheirs is prouder
intensifier — very	meniki bek öhtemdimine is very proud	seniki bek öhtemdiyours is very proud	anıqı bek öhtemdihis is very proud	bizniki bek öhtemdiours is very proud	sizniki bek öhtemdiyours (pl.) is very proud	alanıqı bek öhtemditheirs is very proud
superlative — most	meniki em öhtemdimine is the proudest	seniki em öhtemdiyours is the proudest	anıqı em öhtemdihis is the proudest	bizniki em öhtemdiours is the proudest	sizniki em öhtemdiyours (pl.) is the proudest	alanıqı em öhtemditheirs is the proudest

Several things

Several things — öhtem
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile öhtemdilemine are proud	senikile öhtemdileyours are proud	anıqıla öhtemdilehis are proud	biznikile öhtemdileours are proud	siznikile öhtemdileyours (pl.) are proud	alanıqıla öhtemdiletheirs are proud
comparative — more	menikile öhtemirekdilemine are prouder	senikile öhtemirekdileyours are prouder	anıqıla öhtemirekdilehis are prouder	biznikile öhtemirekdileours are prouder	siznikile öhtemirekdileyours (pl.) are prouder	alanıqıla öhtemirekdiletheirs are prouder
intensifier — very	menikile bek öhtemdilemine are very proud	senikile bek öhtemdileyours are very proud	anıqıla bek öhtemdilehis are very proud	biznikile bek öhtemdileours are very proud	siznikile bek öhtemdileyours (pl.) are very proud	alanıqıla bek öhtemdiletheirs are very proud
superlative — most	menikile em öhtemdilemine are the proudest	senikile em öhtemdileyours are the proudest	anıqıla em öhtemdilehis are the proudest	biznikile em öhtemdileours are the proudest	siznikile em öhtemdileyours (pl.) are the proudest	alanıqıla em öhtemdiletheirs are the proudest

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