Azerbaijani edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic ҝөзләмәк
Abjad گؤزله‌مک

Etymology edit

From göz (eye) +‎ -lə. Cognate with Turkish gözlemek (to observe) and Turkmen gözlemek (to search).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Baku) IPA(key): [ɟœzlæˈmæc], [ɟœzdæˈmæc]
  • (Absheron) IPA(key): [ɟœzdæˈmej]
  • (Tabriz) IPA(key): [d͡ʒœzlæˈmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: göz‧lə‧mək
  • (file)

Verb edit

gözləmək

  1. (transitive) to wait
    Synonym: (dated) bəkləmək
    Iki saat səni gözlədim, sonra evə getdim
    I waited for you for two hours, then I went home
  2. (transitive) to expect
    Bunu səndən gözləməzdim.
    I wouldn't expect this from you.
  3. (transitive) to guard (against), to protect (from)
  4. (transitive) to guard, to keep, to maintain, to observe
    təmizliyi gözləməkto maintain cleanliness
    qanun-qaydanı gözləməkto observe/abide laws and rules

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