şibizhi
/ʃibiʒi/ · plural şibizhile
1. pepper, especially red pepper or pod pepper — Before another noun it means pepper or peppered, as in şibizhi araqı 'pepper vodka'. The Balkar form is çibizhi. Black pepper is purç.
- şibizhi atarğa — to add pepper
- şibizhi orun — a pepper pot
- şibizhi araqı — pepper vodka
2. quick-tempered and sharp-tongued (of a person)
- şibizhi qatın — a sharp-tempered woman
- anı qılığı şibizhidi — his temper is harsh
- anı qatını barıb tohtağan şibizhidi — his wife is utterly bad-tempered
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şibizhithe pepper | şibizhimmy pepper | şibizhiŋyour pepper | şibizhisihis pepper | şibizhibizour pepper | şibizhigizyou all's pepper | şibizhileritheir peppers |
| Genitive | şibizhinithe pepper's | şibizhimimy pepper's | şibizhiŋiyour pepper's | şibizhisinihis pepper's | şibizhibizniour pepper's | şibizhigizniyou all's pepper's | şibizhilerinitheir peppers' |
| Accusative | şibizhinithe pepper (as the object) | şibizhimimy pepper (as the object) | şibizhiŋiyour pepper (as the object) | şibizhisinhis pepper (as the object) | şibizhibizniour pepper (as the object) | şibizhigizniyou all's pepper (as the object) | şibizhilerintheir peppers (as the object) |
| Dative | şibizhigeto the pepper | şibizhimeto my pepper | şibizhiŋeto your pepper | şibizhisineto his pepper | şibizhibizgeto our pepper | şibizhigizgeto you all's pepper | şibizhilerineto their peppers |
| Locative | şibizhidein / at the pepper | şibizhimdein / at my pepper | şibizhiŋdein / at your pepper | şibizhisindein / at his pepper | şibizhibizdein / at our pepper | şibizhigizdein / at you all's pepper | şibizhilerindein / at their peppers |
| Ablative | şibizhidenfrom the pepper | şibizhimdenfrom my pepper | şibizhiŋdenfrom your pepper | şibizhisindenfrom his pepper | şibizhibizdenfrom our pepper | şibizhigizdenfrom you all's pepper | şibizhilerindenfrom their peppers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | şibizhilethe peppers | şibizhilerimmy peppers | şibizhileriŋyour peppers | şibizhilerihis peppers | şibizhileribizour peppers | şibizhilerigizyou all's peppers | şibizhileritheir peppers |
| Genitive | şibizhilenithe peppers' | şibizhilerimimy peppers' | şibizhileriŋiyour peppers' | şibizhilerinihis peppers' | şibizhileribizniour peppers' | şibizhilerigizniyou all's peppers' | şibizhilerinitheir peppers' |
| Accusative | şibizhilenithe peppers (as the object) | şibizhilerimimy peppers (as the object) | şibizhileriŋiyour peppers (as the object) | şibizhilerinhis peppers (as the object) | şibizhileribizniour peppers (as the object) | şibizhilerigizniyou all's peppers (as the object) | şibizhilerintheir peppers (as the object) |
| Dative | şibizhilegeto the peppers | şibizhilerimeto my peppers | şibizhileriŋeto your peppers | şibizhilerineto his peppers | şibizhileribizgeto our peppers | şibizhilerigizgeto you all's peppers | şibizhilerineto their peppers |
| Locative | şibizhiledein / at the peppers | şibizhilerimdein / at my peppers | şibizhileriŋdein / at your peppers | şibizhilerindein / at his peppers | şibizhileribizdein / at our peppers | şibizhilerigizdein / at you all's peppers | şibizhilerindein / at their peppers |
| Ablative | şibizhiledenfrom the peppers | şibizhilerimdenfrom my peppers | şibizhileriŋdenfrom your peppers | şibizhilerindenfrom his peppers | şibizhileribizdenfrom our peppers | şibizhilerigizdenfrom you all's peppers | şibizhilerindenfrom their peppers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: şibizhileri can mean "his / her peppers", "their pepper", or "their peppers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | şibizhimeI am quick-tempered | şibizhiseyou are quick-tempered | şibizhidihe is quick-tempered | şibizhibizwe are quick-tempered | şibizhisizyou all are quick-tempered | şibizhidilethey are quick-tempered |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden şibizhidi — "compared to me, he is quick-tempered."