əcəb
Azerbaijani
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editəcəb (comparative daha əcəb, superlative ən əcəb)
- strange, outlandish
- excellent, splendid
- pretty, comely, pin-up
- (exclamative) what (a) (used to indicate an intense manifestation of something)
Adverb
editəcəb
- well, adequately, correctly (contrary to what might be assumed), not anybody else's business
- əcəb elədin! ― Well done! You did nothing wrong! That's none of anybody's business!
- çox danışıram? əcəb eləyirəm! ― [You think] I talk to much? Well, that's none of your business! It is solely my business!
- well-deserved (of negative outcomes); blame yourself
- əcəb oldu sənə! ― That's what you deserve! You got what you deserved!
Further reading
edit- “əcəb” in Obastan.com.