Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic олмаг
Abjad اولماق

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bōl- (to become).[1] See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [olˈmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: ol‧maq
  • Audio (Baku):(file)

Verb

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olmaq (intransitive)

  1. to be
    Olmaq ya da olmamaq, bütün məsələ budur.To be or not to be, that is the question.
    Yaxşı da, zarafat edirik. Uşaq olmaCome on, we're just joking. Don't be such a child.
  2. to become
    Böyüyəndə olacaqsan?What are you going to become when you grow up?
    • 2017 November 24, Esmira Ismayılova, Günün Səsi[2]:
      Həyat niyə bizə yük olub?
      Why did life become a burden to us?
  3. to happen
    Ayaqlarına oldu?What happened to your legs?
  4. in the form olar
    1. may, to be allowed
      Olar mən də sizə qoşulum?Can I join you?
      Olmaz!You can't!
    2. why not (used to indicate that one has no objection, but is not too eager)
      -Bəlkə sabah gedək gəzək?
      -Olar.
      -How about going for a walk tomorrow?
      - Why not?

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References

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

Crimean Tatar

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Cyrillic олмакъ
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Etymology

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Possibly cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (bol-). Cognate with Azerbaijani olmaq, Turkish olmak.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ol‧maq

Verb

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olmaq

  1. to be, to become

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