Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic тапмаг
Abjad تاپماک

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *tap- (to find).[1] Not cognate with Turkish tapmak (to worship), which is derived from a different root (akin to Azerbaijani tapınmaq (to worship)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tɑpˈmɑχ]
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  • Hyphenation: tap‧maq

Verb

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tapmaq

  1. (transitive) to find
    Axtaran taparThe one who searches will find
    Ev açarımı tapa bilmirdim, ancaq bir saat axtarandan sonra tapdım.
    I couldn't find my home keys, I found them only after having searched for one hour.
    təsdiqini tapmaqto be confirmed (literally, “to find its confirmation”)
  2. (transitive) to guess

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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

Crimean Tatar

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Cyrillic тапмакъ
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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tap- (to find).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tap‧maq

Verb

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tapmaq

  1. to find
    Synonym: bulmaq
  2. to guess
  3. to give birth

Declension

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Derived terms

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