basmaq

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic басмаг
Abjad باسماق

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bas- (to press).[1] Cognate with Turkish basmak (to press, print).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɑsˈmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: bas‧maq
  • (file)

Verb

basmaq (transitive)

  1. to press, push
    Düyməni bas, işıq yansın.Push the button, and the light goes on.
    düyməyə/düyməni basmaqto push the button
  2. to defeat
    Synonyms: məğlub etmək, yenmək, qalib gəlmək
  3. to run over, hit (by car)
    Synonym: vurmaq
  4. to overcome (to overwhelm with emotions)
    Synonym: yenmək
    Bu insanların içini paxıllıq basib.The inner of these people is overcome by envy.
    Yuxu məni basdı.I was overcome by sleepiness.
    Məni dəhşətli bir yorğunluq basdı.I was overcome by a terrible tiredness.
  5. to flood (to overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall)
    Metronu su basdı.The subway was flooded.
    • 2013 January 7, FaktXəbər:
      Müstəqillikdən sonra sələmçi qruplar yağışdan sonra göbələk kimi ölkəni basıb.
      After the independence, moneylender groups flooded the country like mushrooms after rain.
  6. to be overgrown with
    Yolları ot basmışdı.The roads were overgrown with grass.
  7. (dated) to print
    Synonym: çap etmək
  8. (colloquial, agriculture) to mount, to get on top of (an animal) to mate, to cover
    Synonym: sürmək

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*press-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic باسماق

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bas-.

Pronunciation

  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [basˈmaq]

Verb

basmaq (third-person singular aorist basar, second person singular imperative bası, basıır)

  1. to press, to push

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
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