boş

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See also: bos, Bos, bô, bõs, boš, boș, bo's, and Bos.

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [boʃ]
  • Audio(file)

Adjective[edit]

boş (comparative daha boş, superlative ən boş, intensive bomboş)

  1. empty
    Xəzinə boşdur, pul yoxdur! ― The treasury is empty, there is no money!
  2. available, not occupied
    Sabah axşam boşam, gələ bilərsən. ― I'm free tomorrow evening, you can come [then].
  3. spare (of time)
    Boş vaxtım olanda, kitab oxumaqdan xoşum gəlir.
    When I have spare time, I like reading.

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Lezgi: буш (buš)

References[edit]

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

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective[edit]

boş

  1. empty

References[edit]

Salar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Azerbaijani boş, Kyrgyz бош (boş), Southern Altai бош (boš), Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective[edit]

boş

  1. empty

References[edit]

  • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “boš”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 48

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş), from Proto-Turkic *boĺ (“empty”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈboʃ/, [ˈbo̞ʃ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: boş

Adjective[edit]

boş (intensive bomboş)

  1. empty, unoccupied, blank
    boş kutu ― empty box
    boş kâğıt ― blank paper
  2. (of a position, a post of employment, a job) open, available
    Synonym: müsait
    Yarın sabah boşum.
    I'm available tomorrow morning.
  3. (of cups and dishes) used, empty
    Synonym: kirli (“dirty”)
    Boşları verin, mutfağa götüreyim.
    Hand me the empty cups, let me take them to the kitchen.
  4. (figurative) meaningless, pointless
  5. (figurative) ignorant, unskilled, unqualified
  6. (figurative) useless, pointless, in vain, no-good
    Synonym: yararsız (“unbeneficial”)
    boş teselliler ― useless consolations

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of "1 and 3"): dolu

Adverb[edit]

boş

  1. (figurative) unprepared, off guard
    boş yakalanmak ― to get caught off guard

Noun[edit]

boş (definite accusative boşu, plural boşlar)

  1. nonsense

Derived terms[edit]

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