ҡаршы

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *qaršu (opposite) (compare Old Turkic [script needed] (qaršu), Old Turkic [script needed] (qaršï, opposite)), from Proto-Turkic *kar- (opposite; be opposite, meet).

Cognate with Kazakh қарсы (qarsy), Kyrgyz каршы (karşı), Uzbek qarshi, Uyghur قارشى (qarshi), Azerbaijani qarşı, Turkish karşı (opposite, against).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [qɑɾ.ˈʂɯ̞]
  • Hyphenation: ҡар‧шы

Postposition

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ҡаршы (qarşı) (takes dative case)

  1. (location) in front of, opposite
  2. (time) when a certain time or a routine event is approaching; close to, near; on the eve of
    Төнгә ҡаршы.
    Töngə qarşı.
    When it's nearly dark, when the night is about to begin.
    Таңға ҡаршы.
    Tañğa qarşı.
    When the dawn is about to break.
  3. against
    Ҡауаҡҡа ҡаршы шампунь.
    Qawaqqa qarşı şampunʹ.
    Shampoo against dandruff.
    Илдә тәмәке тартыуға ҡаршы аҙналыҡ башланды.
    İldə təməke tartıwğa qarşı aźnalıq başlandı.
    A weekly campaign against tobacco smoking has begun in the country.
  4. contrary to, in spite of, in defiance, against
    Йолаға ҡаршы.
    Yolağa qarşı.
    Against the tradition.

Adjective

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ҡаршы (qarşı)

  1. opposite; counter..., head... (coming from in front, coming from the opposite direction)
    Ҡаршы ел.
    Qarşı yel.
    Headwind.
    Ҡаршы һыҙат.
    Qarşı hıźat.
    The opposite lane.
    Ҡаршы машина.
    Qarşı maşina.
    An oncoming vehicle.
  2. reciprocal, in return

Derived terms

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