Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic басмаг
Abjad باسماق

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bas- (to press).[1] Cognate with Turkish basmak (to press, print).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɑsˈmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: bas‧maq
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Verb

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basmaq (transitive)

  1. to press, push
    Düyməni bas, işıq yansın.Push the button, and turn on the light.
  2. to defeat
    Synonyms: məğlub etmək, yenmək, qalib gəlmək
  3. to run over, hit
    Synonym: vurmaq
  4. to overcome (to be overwhelmed with emotion or sense)
    Synonym: yenmək
    Yuxu məni basdı.I was overcome by sleepiness.
  5. to flood not in the natural sense
    • 2013 January 7, FaktXəbər[1]:
      Müstəqillikdən sonra sələmçi qruplar yağışdan sonra göbələk kimi ölkəni basıb.
      After independence, moneylender groups flooded the country like mushrooms after rain.
  6. to be overgrown with
    Yolları ot basmışdı.The roads were overgrown with grass.
    • 2019 June 8, AZƏRTAC-ın Uşaq Bilik Portalı[2]:
      Evin bağı baxımsız qaldı, tarlanı alaq basdı.
      The garden was uncared for, the field was overgrown with weeds.
  7. (dated) to print
    Synonym: çap etmək
  8. (colloquial, agriculture) to mount, to get on top of an animal to mate, to cover
    Synonym: sürmək

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*press-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading

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Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic باسماق

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bas-.

Pronunciation

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  • (Xarrâbî) IPA(key): [basˈmaq]

Verb

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basmaq (third-person singular aorist basar, second person singular imperative bası, basıır)

  1. to press, to push

Conjugation

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References

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  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó