adamak

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *atā- (“to give name, to make a promise, to affiance, to beckon”), which was derived from Proto-Turkic *āt (“name”) combined with the suffix Proto-Turkic *-(g)A.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.da.mak/

Verb

adamak (third-person singular simple present adar)

1. (transitive) To intend or to vow to make an offering or an oblation to a power that is believed to be sacred for the purpose of making a wish come true.

   Synonym: nezretmek

2. (transitive)(figurative) To sacrifice something or oneself for something one holds valuable; to dedicate, to devote.

   Bütün hayatını oğluna adadı. ― She devoted her whole life to her son.

3. (transitive)(figurative) To be intensely occupied with something, to devote oneself to something.

   kendini işine adamak ― to devote oneself to one's work

4. (transitive)(figurative) To adress a literary or musical work to someone as a sign of respect or affection; to dedicate.

   Synonyms: ithaf etmek, armağan etmek

5. (transitive)(figurative) To allocate, to reserve, to earmark something for particular purpose.

   Synonym: tahsis etmek

Conjugation

4=adar
5=a
6=d

Related terms

• adak
• adaklı
• adaklık
• adanmış
• adanmışlık

References

Further reading

• “adamak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu