boş

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See also: bos, Bos, bô, bõs, boš, boș, bo's, and Bos.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

boş (comparative daha boş, superlative ən boş, intensive bomboş)

  1. empty
    Xəzinə boşdur, pul yoxdur! ― The treasury is empty, there is no money!
  2. available, not occupied
    Sabah axşam boşam, gələ bilərsən. ― I'm free tomorrow evening, you can come .
  3. spare (of time)
    Boş vaxtım olanda, kitab oxumaqdan xoşum gəlir.
    When I have spare time, I like reading.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Lezgi: буш (buš)

References

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

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective

boş

  1. empty

References

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Azerbaijani boş, Kyrgyz бош (boş), Southern Altai бош (boš), Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective

boş

  1. empty

References

  • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “boš”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 48

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş), from Proto-Turkic *boĺ (“empty”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

boş (intensive bomboş)

  1. empty, unoccupied, blank
    boş kutu ― empty box
    boş kâğıt ― blank paper
  2. (of a position, a post of employment, a job) open, available
    Synonym: müsait
    Yarın sabah boşum.
    I'm available tomorrow morning.
  3. (of cups and dishes) used, empty
    Synonym: kirli (“dirty”)
    Boşları verin, mutfağa götüreyim.
    Hand me the empty cups, let me take them to the kitchen.
  4. (figurative) meaningless, pointless
  5. (figurative) ignorant, unskilled, unqualified
  6. (figurative) useless, pointless, in vain, no-good
    Synonym: yararsız (“unbeneficial”)
    boş teselliler ― useless consolations

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “1 and 3”): dolu

Adverb

boş

  1. (figurative) unprepared, off guard
    boş yakalanmak ― to get caught off guard

Noun

boş (definite accusative boşu, plural boşlar)

  1. nonsense

Derived terms

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