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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *kẹ̄mi (“boat”).[1] Cognate with Crimean Tatar and Turkish gemi, Chuvash кимӗ (kimĕ) etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): ,
- Hyphenation: gə‧mi
Noun
gəmi (definite accusative gəmini, plural gəmilər)
- ship
- gəmiyə minmək ― to get on board of a ship
- gəmi ilə səyahət ― a journey by ship
- gəmi ilə getmək ― to go by boat
- üzən gəmi ― a sailing ship
- batan gəmi ― a sinking ship
- kağızdan gəmi düzəltmək ― to make a ship out of paper
- nicat gəmisi ― the boat of salvation
(a frequent metaphor of Husayn ibn Ali in Shia discourse)
- Gəmi körpüyə yan alır. ― The ship docks at the pier.
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