Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic ҝирмәк
Abjad گیرمک

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kīr- (to enter).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼 (kir- /⁠kir²⁠/),[2] Turkish girmek, Chuvash кӗр (kĕr) etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɟirˈmæk], [ɟirˈmej]
  • (Tabriz) IPA(key): [d͡ʒirmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: gir‧mək
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Verb

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girmək (intransitive)

  1. to enter [with dative]
    Synonym: (formal) daxil olmaq
    Antonym: çıxmaq
    Otağa girməzdən öncə qapı döyülməlidir.One has to knock on the door before entering the room.
    Usta maşının altına girdi.The repairman got (down) under the car.
    • 2017, Natiq Rasulzadə, Ev, Litres:
      Yuxarıya qalxıb bu hindən fərqlənməyən otağa girmək fikri belə ürəyimi bulandırırdı.
      The mere thought of going upstairs and entering a room not differing from this hen-house made me feel distaste.
  2. to break in [with dative]
    Evə oğru girdi.A burglar broke into the house.
  3. (chiefly of higher education) to get (accepted/admitted) into [with dative]
    Synonym: daxil olmaq
    Antonym: çıxarılmaq (get suspended)
    universitetə girməkto get accepted into university
    İnstituta girə bilmədiyimə görə əsgərliyə getməli oldumBecause I couldn't get into a university, I had to do military service
  4. (vulgar, slang) to care [with dative]
    Yəni onun sözü mənə girmir, bilirsən?Cause I don't give a fuck about what he says, you know?

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gīr-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰚𐰃𐰼”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan