ayırmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آیرمق (ayırmak, “to part; separate, choose, pick, select, distinguish”), from Proto-Turkic *adïr- (“to separate”).

Cognate with Karakhanid (aδır-, “to separate”), Old Turkic (adır-, “to separate”), Azerbaijani ayırmaq (“to separate”), Bashkir айырыу (ayırıw, “to separate”), Chuvash уйӑр (ujăr, “to separate”), Khakas азырарға (azırarğa, “to separate”), Kyrgyz айыруу (ayıruu, “to separate”), Turkmen aýyrmak (“to separate”), Uzbek ayirmoq (“to separate”), Yakut атыр (atır, “to separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑyɯɾmɑk/

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Verb

ayırmak (third-person singular simple present ayırır)

1. (transitive) to part, separate, sever
2. (transitive) to choose, pick, select
3. (transitive) to set apart, divide, sunder
4. (transitive) to detach
5. (transitive) to distinguish
6. (transitive) to sort, classify
7. (transitive) to save, reserve, spare
8. (transitive) to isolate
9. (transitive) to discriminate
10. (transitive) to except, exclude

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• ayırt
• ayrı
• (?) ayılmak

See also

• bölmek
• seçmek
• koparmak

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