Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic истәмәк
Abjad ایسته‌مک

Etymology

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From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (istämäk), Proto-Turkic *īŕ-te-, ultimately a derivation of Proto-Turkic *īŕ (trace). See more at Turkish istemek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [istæˈmæk]
  • (Absheron) IPA(key): [istæˈmæj], [istæˈmej]
  • (Tabriz) IPA(key): [istæˈmɑχ]
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Verb

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istəmək (transitive)

  1. to want
    Sən isti yoxsa soyuq çay istəyirsən?
    Do you want hot tea or cold?
  2. to love
    O bizim son beşiyimiz idi. Atam onu çox istəyirdi.
    He was the youngest of us. My father loved him a lot.
  3. to desire, to be in love
    Qız istəmək nə yaman pis şeydir.
    What a terrible thing it is to be in love with a girl.
  4. to ask for, to request [with ablative]
    Ondan bir stəkan su istədim.
    I asked him/her for a glass of water.
    O adamdan heç vaxt heç nə istəmə.
    Never ask that person for anything.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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