dönmək

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

Cognate with Karakhanid (tȫnmēk, to return), Turkish dönmek.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dön‧mək

Verb

dönmək (intransitive)

  1. to turn, turn around, turn off
    Yol sola dönür.The road turns to the left.
    ...dönüb dedi......s/he turned around and said...
    yoldan sağa dönməkto turn off to the right from the road
    haqq yoluna dönməkto turn to the righteous path
    qapına tərəf dönməkto turn towards the door
  2. to turn to, become
    Su buxara döndüWater became steam.
    buza dönməkto turn to ice
    yanıb külə dönməkto burn up and turn to ashes
    uşağa dönməkto turn to a child
    Synonym: olmaq
  3. to return, come back, go back
    Vətənə dönməkto return to the home country
    evinə dönməkto return to one's home
    Synonym: qayıtmaq
  4. turn back
    Öldü var, döndü yox.Rather die than turn back.
    geriyə dönməkto turn back
  5. (figuratively) to turn away (from someone or something), renounce
    əqidəsindən dönməkto renounce one's beliefs
    Allahdan dönməkto renounce God
  6. (figuratively) to retract
    sözündən dönməkto retract one's words
  7. to end, be over; to go by, go past (without any affect)
    Gün döndü.The day passed.
    Gecə döndü, səhər oldu.The night passed, the morning came.
    Synonym: keçmək
  8. to convert (to a religion)
    islama/xristianlığa dönməkto convert to Islam/Christianity
    Synonym: qəbul etmək
  9. Used in idiomatic expressions
    Ona kişi deməyə dilim dönmür. (idiomatic)
    I can't bring myself to call him a man.
    (literally, “My tongue isn't turning to call him a man.”)
    başına dönüm. (idiomatic; mostly ironically)
    expression of care, concern or tenderness.
    (literally, “may I turn around/ to your head.”)
    üzü dönmək (idiomatic)to break with someone, to turn one's back on someone (literally, “to turn away one's face”)
    dönə-dönə üzr istəməkto deeply apologize

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