saymaq

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		сајмаг
Abjad		سایماق

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sā(y)- (“to count, to consider”). Cognate with Turkish saymak, Chuvash сума (suma, “to count, consider, honor, respect, read”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑjˈmɑχ]
• Hyphenation: say‧maq

Verb

saymaq

1. (intransitive) to count

   Sən iyirmiyə qədər saya bilirsən?

   Are you able to count to twenty?

   Neçəyə qədər saya bilirsən?

   How far can you count?

2. (transitive) to calculate

   xərcləri saymaq ― to calculate expenses

3. (transitive) to consider

   kimisə yaxşı adam saymaq ― to consider somebody a good person

4. (transitive) to respect, value, regard

   Adam olub, bizi daha saymır.

   [S/he] has become somebody, doesn't respect us anymore.

   O səni saymır, heç adam yerinə də qoymur.

   He doesn't respect you, [he] doesn't even treat you as a human being.