boş
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *boĺ.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boş (comparative daha boş, superlative ən boş, intensive bomboş)
- empty
- Xəzinə boşdur, pul yoxdur! ― The treasury is empty, there is no money!
- available, not occupied
- Sabah axşam boşam, gələ bilərsən. ― I'm free tomorrow evening, you can come [then].
- spare (of time)
- Boş vaxtım olanda, kitab oxumaqdan xoşum gəlir.
- When I have spare time, I like reading.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- boşanmaq (“to divorce”)
- boşalmaq (“to be emptied”)
- boşaltmaq (“to empty”)
- boşluq (“emptiness; space bar”)
- boşqab (“plate”)
Descendants edit
- → Lezgi: буш (buš)
References edit
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*boĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Kumyk бош (boş), etc.
Adjective edit
boş
References edit
Salar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Azerbaijani boş, Kyrgyz бош (boş), Southern Altai бош (boš), Kumyk бош (boş), etc.
Adjective edit
boş
References edit
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “boš”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 48
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş), from Proto-Turkic *boĺ (“empty”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boş (intensive bomboş)
- empty, unoccupied, blank
- boş kutu ― empty box
- boş kâğıt ― blank paper
- (of a position, a post of employment, a job) open, available
- Synonym: müsait
- Yarın sabah boşum.
- I'm available tomorrow morning.
- (of cups and dishes) used, empty
- Synonym: kirli (“dirty”)
- Boşları verin, mutfağa götüreyim.
- Hand me the empty cups, let me take them to the kitchen.
- (figurative) meaningless, pointless
- (figurative) ignorant, unskilled, unqualified
- (figurative) useless, pointless, in vain, no-good
- Synonym: yararsız (“unbeneficial”)
- boş teselliler ― useless consolations
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "1 and 3"): dolu
Adverb edit
boş
- (figurative) unprepared, off guard
- boş yakalanmak ― to get caught off guard
Noun edit
boş (definite accusative boşu, plural boşlar)