sanmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صانمق (sanmak, “to deem, think, suppose, imagine”), from Proto-Turkic *sā-n-mak (“to be counted, be regarded”), originally passive/reflexive of *sā-mak (“to think, count, regard”). See saymak (“to count, regard”). Cognate with Karakhanid سَنْماقْ (sanmāq, “to be counted, be regarded, to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /san.mak/

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Verb

sanmak (third-person singular simple present sanır)

1. (transitive) to suppose, think, reckon, assume

   Evrenin altı günde yaratıldığına sanıyor.

   He thinks ( imagines) that the universe was created in six days.

   Kim olduğunu sanıyorsun?

   Who do you think you are?

   Tam çıktığımı sanırken, beni geri çektiler.

   Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.

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Related terms

• saymak