sarmak

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صارمق (sarmak, “to wind, wrap around, embrace, surround, comprehend, take in”), from Proto-Turkic *saru- (“to wind around”).[1]

sarmak (third-person singular simple present sarar)

1. (transitive, dative) to wind or wrap (one thing) around (another)

   Kolunu boynuna sardı. ― She wrapped her arms around his neck.

2. (transitive) to bandage

   Yaranı sarmamı ister misin? ― Would you like me to bandage your wound?

3. (transitive) to surround (a place, someone)

   Çevremizi kurtlar sarmıştı. ― The wolves had surrounded us.

4. (transitive) to cover, spread over, envelop.
5. (transitive) to wind up, coil up
6. (slang) to interest, excite the curiosity of; to please

   Bu oyun beni sarmadı. ― This game hasn't interested me.

• sarılmak
• sarınmak

• kaplamak
• bürümek
• dolamak

Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (sarmāk, “to ill-use, use harsh language”)

sarmak (third-person singular simple present sarar)

1. (intransitive) to attack (someone) verbally, lay into somebody

• sarpa sarmak
• yokuşa sarmak

• sataşmak