Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *fırla- +‎ -n. Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Turkish fırlamak, fırlatmak.

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Verb edit

fırlanmaq (intransitive)

  1. to rotate, revolve, turn, spin
    Dünya fırlanır.The world is spinning.
    fırfıra kimi fırlanmaqto spin like a spinning top
    Beynimdə o qədər fikir fırlanırdı ki...I had so many thought spinning in my brain that...
    Dünya başıma fırlandı. (idiomatic)I felt dizzy. (literally, “The world span around my head.”)
  2. to linger, to loaf, to loiter about
    Synonyms: veyillənmək, yellənmək
  3. (slang) to date, to be someone's girlfriend (without serious intentions)
    -O qız kimdir? -Yaqubun fırlandığı qızdır.
    -Who is that girl? -She is Jacob's date/girlfriend.
    • 2017 November 11, soz6.com[1]:
      ...baxırsan birinin sifətinə ki götə oxşayur amma gözəl qızlarla fırlanır, yaxşı dost-tanışı, ətrafı var...
      ...you look at somebody and he may look like shit but [then] he dates hot girls, has good friends and a nice circle [of acquaintances]...

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