bütöv

Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

A derivation of *büt- (“to end, accomplish; to create, build; to heal; to grow, ripen”), whence also Azerbaijani bütün (“all”). Cognate with Turkish bitevi.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /byˈtœv/, [py̥ˈtœv]
(Ardabil) IPA^(key): /bɯˈtœ/^[1]
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Hyphenation: bü‧töv

Determiner edit

bütöv

whole, entire
Mən bütöv qarpızı özüm yedim. ― I ate the whole watermelon myself.

Adjective edit

bütöv

intact, whole

Derived terms edit

ağzıbütöv (“able to keep secrets”)

References edit

^ Dehghani, Yavar (2000) A grammar of Iranian Azeri: including comparisons with Persian, Munich: Lincom Europa, page 68:
Although there are no exceptions in the standard dialect, there are some exceptions to vowel harmony in some dialects of [Azerbaijani]. The most representative dialect of these types is Ardabili[, in which] (...) there is both Backness and Roundness harmony in suffixes[.] (...) However, this dialect differs from the standard dialect (...) [with] the following six words (...) which violate vowel harmony constraints: /arxeyin/ 'relax', /bınörä/ 'foundation', /bılö/ 'a stone', /bıtö/ 'complete', /ilan/ 'snake', /jıngıro/ 'very cold'.

[1] Dehghani, Yavar (2000) A grammar of Iranian Azeri: including comparisons with Persian, Munich: Lincom Europa, page 68:
Although there are no exceptions in the standard dialect, there are some exceptions to vowel harmony in some dialects of [Azerbaijani]. The most representative dialect of these types is Ardabili[, in which] (...) there is both Backness and Roundness harmony in suffixes[.] (...) However, this dialect differs from the standard dialect (...) [with] the following six words (...) which violate vowel harmony constraints: /arxeyin/ 'relax', /bınörä/ 'foundation', /bılö/ 'a stone', /bıtö/ 'complete', /ilan/ 'snake', /jıngıro/ 'very cold'.

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