oynamaq
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | ојнамаг | |
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Abjad | اویناماق |
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *oj- (“to play, to jump”)[1], whence also the derivation oyun (“play, game”). Cognate with Turkish oynamak, Turkmen oýnamak, Crimean Tatar oynamaq, etc.
Pronunciation
Verb
oynamaq
- (transitive, intransitive) to play[usage 1]
- futbol oynamaq ― to play football
- həyətdə oynamaq ― to play in the yard
- (transitive, intransitive) to dance
- İnşallah sənin toyunda oynayaq. ― God willing, we'll dance on your wedding.
- Mən bu rəqsi oynamaq istəmirəm. ― I don't want to dance this dance.
- Synonym: rəqs etmək
- (transitive, intransitive, drama) to act, to play a role, to have a part
Conjugation
Usage notes
References
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*oj-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill