Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish یارامق (yaramak), from Proto-Turkic *yara- (to be beneficial, useful, successful).[1] Cognate with Bashkir ярау (yaraw), Tatar ярарга (yararga), Uzbek yaramoq.

Verb

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yaramak (third-person singular simple present yarar)

  1. (intransitive, + dative) to benefit, serve (someone's) purpose; to serve, avail; to be good for
    Savaş kimseye yaramaz.War does not serve anyone.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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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: “*jara-”