dönmək

See also: dönmek

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (tȫnmēk, “to return”), Turkish dönmek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dœnˈmæk], [dœnˈmæj]
  • IPA(key): [dœˈmːæk], [dœˈmːæj]
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  • Hyphenation: dön‧mək

Verb

dönmək (intransitive)

  1. to turn, turn around, turn off
    Yol sola dönür. ― The road turns to the left.
    ...dönüb dedi... ― ...s/he turned around and said...
    yoldan sağa dönmək ― to turn off to the right from the road
    haqq yoluna dönmək ― to turn to the righteous path
    qapına tərəf dönmək ― to turn towards the door
  2. to turn to, become [+dative]
    Su buxara döndü ― Water became steam.
    buza dönmək ― to turn to ice
    yanıb külə dönmək ― to burn up and turn to ashes
    uşağa dönmək ― to turn to a child
    Synonym: olmaq
  3. to return, come back, go back
    Vətənə dönmək ― to return to the home country
    evinə dönmək ― to return to one's home
    Synonym: qayıtmaq
  4. turn back
    Öldü var, döndü yox. ― Rather die than turn back.
    geriyə dönmək ― to turn back
  5. (figuratively) to turn away (from someone or something), renounce [+ablative]
    əqidəsindən dönmək ― to renounce one's beliefs
    Allahdan dönmək ― to renounce God
  6. (figuratively) to retract
    sözündən dönmək ― to retract one's words [+ablative]
  7. to end, be over; to go by, go past (without any affect)
    Gün döndü. ― The day passed.
    Gecə döndü, səhər oldu. ― The night passed, the morning came.
    Synonym: keçmək
  8. to convert (to a religion) [+dative]
    islama/xristianlığa dönmək ― to convert to Islam/Christianity
    Synonym: qəbul etmək
  9. Used in idiomatic expressions
    Ona kişi deməyə dilim dönmür. (idiomatic)
    I can't bring myself to call him a man.
    (literally, “My tongue isn't turning to call him a man.”)
    başına dönüm. (idiomatic; mostly ironically)
    expression of care, concern or tenderness.
    (literally, “may I turn around/ to your head.”)
    üzü dönmək (idiomatic) ― to break with someone, to turn one's back on someone (literally, “to turn away one's face”)
    dönə-dönə üzr istəmək ― to deeply apologize

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