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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *īĺč (“work, deed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
iş (definite accusative işi, plural işlər)
- work
- Bu gün işimiz çoxdur, gələmmərik ― We have a lot of work today, we will not to be able to come
- bütün günü iş başında olmaq ― to be busy doing work all day (literally, “to be at the head of work all day”)
- job
- Allaha min şükür, qardaşımın qəşəng işi vardır. ― Praise the Lord, my brother has a nice job.
- Adamın işi olmayanda günlər uzun gəlir. ― When one doesn't have a job, days feel long.
- errand, business
- Bazara niyə getməliyəm, orada nə işim var? ― Why would I go to the bazaar, what business do I have there?
- Sabah görüşə bilərik? Sənə işim düşüb ― Can we meet tomorrow? I have business with you.
- Bu dəqiqə əlimdə (bir) iş var. ― I am a little busy at the moment. (literally, “I have an errand at my hands at the moment.”)
- action, deed, thing
- Synonym: əməl
- nahaq iş görmək ― to do something bad
- Bu yaxşı işdir. ― This is a good deed.
- Yaxşı ki ora getdik. Böyük iş gördük. ― It's good that we went there. We did an important deed.
2018 June 1, Nemət Veysəlli, Ədalət 2018:Gərək uşağı bu işlərə məcbur etməyəydim.- I shouldn't have compelled the child to do these things.
- (law) charge, prosecution, case
- cinayət işi ― criminal charge
2015 June 11, “Obamanı qorumalı idi, qızdan nömrə aldı və…”, in QafqazNews.az:İstintaqçılar agent barədə iş açıblar.- The investigators have brought criminal charges against the agent.
- (colloquial) prison sentence, jail term
- Oğruya yeddi il iş veriblər. ― The thief got seven years of jail term.
- (colloquial) trouble, mess
- Başıma iş açmışam. ― I got myself into a mess.
- Özümü işə salmışam. ― I got myself in trouble.
- Deyəsən yenə işə düşmüşəm. ― It seems I am in trouble again.
Declension
Derived terms
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *īĺč (“work, deed”).
Noun
iş
- work, making
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “iş”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Salar
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ič. Cognate with Turkmen iç.
Noun
iş (3rd person possessive içi, plural işler)
- inside
References
- 马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “iş”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 112
- 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “iş”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 118
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *īĺč. Cognate with Turkmen iş.
Noun
iş (3rd person possessive işi, plural işler)
- job, work, labor
- Synonym: eñgek
- trouble, misfortune
References
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “iş”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 140
Tatar
Noun
iş
- work, deed
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ایش (iş, “work, matter, affair”), from Proto-Turkic *īĺč (“work, deed”). Cognate to Old Turkic 𐰃𐰾 (iš, “work, deed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
iş (definite accusative işi, plural işler)
- work, task, deed
- job, employment
- matter, affair, business, activity
Declension
Derived terms
Turkmen
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *īĺč (“work, deed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
iş (definite accusative işi, plural işler)
- work, labor
- job, employment
- affair
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.