basmaq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bas- (“to press”). Cognate with Turkish basmak (“to press, print”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: bas‧maq

• Audio (Baku)

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Verb

basmaq (transitive)

1. to press, push

   Düyməni bas, işıq yansın. ― Push the button, and the light goes on.

   düyməyə/düyməni basmaq ― to push the button

2. to defeat

   Synonyms: məğlub etmək, yenmək, qalib gəlmək

3. to run over, hit (by car)

   Synonym: vurmaq

4. to overcome (to overwhelm with emotions)

   Synonym: yenmək

   Bu insanların içini paxıllıq basib. ― The inner of these people is overcome by envy.

   Yuxu məni basdı. ― I was overcome by sleepiness.

   Məni dəhşətli bir yorğunluq basdı. ― I was overcome by a terrible tiredness.

5. to flood (to overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall)

   Metronu su basdı. ― The subway was flooded.

   • 2013 January 7, FaktXəbər‎:

     Müstəqillikdən sonra sələmçi qruplar yağışdan sonra göbələk kimi ölkəni basıb.

     After the independence, moneylender groups flooded the country like mushrooms after rain.

6. to be overgrown with

   Yolları ot basmışdı. ― The roads were overgrown with grass.

   • 2019 June 8, AZƏRTAC-ın Uşaq Bilik Portalı‎:

     Evin bağı baxımsız qaldı, tarlanı alaq basdı.

     The garden was left without care, the field was overgrown with weeds.

7. (dated) to print

   Synonym: çap etmək

8. (colloquial, agriculture) to mount, to get on top of (an animal) to mate, to cover

   Synonym: sürmək

Conjugation

Derived terms

• basdırmaq (“to bury”)
  • basdırılmaq (“to be buried”)
• basqın (“attack”)
• basılmaq (“to be defeated”)
  • basılmaz (“invincible”)
• basabas (“crush, squash”)
• ayaq basmaq (“to set foot”)

References

Further reading

• “basmaq” in Obastan.com.

Khalaj

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bas-.

Pronunciation

• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key):

Verb

basmaq (third-person singular aorist basar, second person singular imperative bası, basıır)

1. to press, to push

Conjugation

Derived terms

• basılmaq (“to be pressed”)
• bastırmaq (“to cause to press”)

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó