Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Cognate with Turkish konmak.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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qonmaq (intransitive)

  1. to come down onto, to squat down on, to perch (of birds)
    Quş budağa qondu.A bird perched on a branch.
    • 1536 – 1610, Muhammad Amani :
      Lal olmuş bülbülə döndüm
      Pərvanə kimi yandım söndüm
      Filməsəl düz yurda qodnum
      Sevgili yarımdan ayrı.
      I turned into a speechless nightingale,
      Burned and extinguished like a moth,
      Thus, I plummeted straight to earth's embrace,
      Separated from my beloved half.
  2. to settle, to sink
    Yayda saçlara çoxlu toz qonur.In the summer, a lot of dust settles on the hair.

Conjugation

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