яҙыу

Bashkir

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yạŕ- (“to write”).

Cognate with Kyrgyz жазуу (jazuu, “to write”), Uyghur يازماق (yazmaq, “to write”), Uzbek yozmoq (“to write, record”), Turkmen ýazmak (“to write, cite, type”), Turkish yazmak, Chuvash ҫыр (śyr, “to write”), etc.

Verb

яҙыу • (yaźıw)

1. to write

   Мин шунда уҡ бер һөйләмдән генә торған ғариза яҙҙым да уға һондом.

   Min şunda uq ber höyləmdən genə torğan ğariza yaźźım da uğa hondom.

   I immediately wrote an official notice which consisted of just one sentence, and handed it to him.

   Көн һайын яҙырға тырышығыҙ; һәр яҙған бит, юл менән ҡәләмегеҙ шымара бара.

   Kön hayın yaźırğa tırışığıź; hər yaźğan bit, yul menən qələmegeź şımara bara.

   Try to write (=practice writing) every day; your style improves with each written page, (each) line (you write).

2. to record
3. to determine one's destiny, fate

   Бәндәгә ни яҙһа, шуны күрер.

   Bəndəgə ni yaźha, şunı kürer.

   A human will see (in its life) whatever (it) is destined (to see).

Derived terms

• яҙыусы (yaźıwsı, “writer”)
• яҙмыш (yaźmış, “destiny, fate”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yạŕ- (“to spread, flatten folds”).

Verb

яҙыу • (yaźıw)

1. to stretch, flex one's limbs, muscles etc.

   Synonym: һуҙыу (huźıw)

2. to spread, straighten out; unknit

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *yāŕ- (“to mistake; to commit a sin”).

Verb

яҙыу • (yaźıw)

1. to err, make a mistake
2. to lose, get deprived of [+ablative]
3. (only in past tenses, takes verb in 3 person sing. present) nearly/all but did something, fell short of doing something

   Һөрөнөп йығыла яҙҙым.

   Hörönöp yığıla yaźźım.

   I tripped and nearly fell.

Derived terms

• яҙыҡ (yaźıq, “offense, wrongdoing; sin”)