olmaq

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic олмаг
Abjad اولماق

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bōl- (“to become”).[1] See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [olˈmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: ol‧maq
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Verb

olmaq (intransitive)

  1. to be
    Olmaq ya da olmamaq, bütün məsələ budur. ― To be or not to be, that is the question.
    Yaxşı da, zarafat edirik. Uşaq olma ― Come on, we're just joking. Don't be such a child.
  2. to become
    Böyüyəndə nə olacaqsan? ― What are you going to become when you grow up?
    • 2017 November 24, Esmira Ismayılova, Günün Səsi‎:
      Həyat niyə bizə yük olub?
      Why did life become a burden to us?
  3. to happen
    Ayaqlarına nə oldu? ― What happened to your legs?
  4. in the form olar
    1. may, to be allowed
      Olar mən də sizə qoşulum? ― Can I join you?
      Olmaz! ― You can't!
    2. why not (used to indicate that one has no objection, but is not too eager)
      -Bəlkə sabah gedək gəzək?
      -Olar.
      -How about going for a walk tomorrow?
      - Why not?

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (bol-). Cognate with Azerbaijani olmaq, Turkish olmak.

Verb

olmaq

  1. to be, to become

Conjugation

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