baxmaq
Appearance
Azerbaijani
[edit]| Cyrillic | бахмаг | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | باخماق | |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *bak- (“to look, watch”). Cognate with Turkish bakmak, Crimean Tatar baqmaq, Turkmen bakmak.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]baxmaq (intransitive) [with dative]
- to look
- Synonyms: izləmək, tamaşa etmək
- Nəyə baxırsan? ― What are you looking at?
- to watch
- Synonym: izləmək
- televizora baxmaq ― to watch TV
- to take care of
- Synonym: qayğısına qalmaq
- Hər valideyn övladına yaxşı baxmalıdır. ― Every parent has to take good care of their child.
- Özünə yaxşı bax! (valediction) ― Take care! (literally, “take good care of yourself!”)
- to be in charge of (requires dative object)
- (intransitive, only used in 3rd person singular present) to depend
Conjugation
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- baxım (“point of view, perspective, respect”)
- baxış (“look, glance”)
- baxmayaraq (“despite”)
Compound verbs
- dadına baxmaq (“to taste”)
- tərs baxmaq (“to look askew”)
- yan baxmaq (“to look sideways”)
Further reading
[edit]- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “baxmaq”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, pages 208-209