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Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish صانمق (sanmak, to deem, think, suppose, imagine), from Proto-Turkic *sā-n-mak (to be counted, be regarded), originally passive/reflexive of *sā-mak (to think, count, regard). See saymak (to count, regard). Cognate with Karakhanid سَنْماقْ (sanmāq, to be counted, be regarded, to think).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /san.mak/
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Verb edit

sanmak (third-person singular simple present sanır)

  1. (transitive) to suppose, think, reckon, assume
    Evrenin altı günde yaratıldığına sanıyor.
    He thinks ([in a mocking manner] imagines) that the universe was created in six days.
    Kim olduğunu sanıyorsun?
    Who do you think you are?
    Tam çıktığımı sanırken, beni geri çektiler.
    Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.

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