yaramaz

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		یاراماز
Arabic		јарамаз

Etymology

From yara- (“to be good enough”) +‎ -maz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑrɑˈmɑz]

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• Hyphenation: ya‧ra‧maz

Adjective

yaramaz

1. good-for-nothing

   Synonym: yarıtmaz

2. mischievous, naughty

Derived terms

• yaramazca
  • yaramazcasına
• yaramazlıq

Descendants

• → Armenian: յարամազ (yaramaz)
• → Talysh: yaramaz

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *yara- (“to be beneficial, useful, successful”), whence also the derivation yaramay (“bad”). Equivalent to yara- (“to be good enough; to please”) +‎ -maz.

Adjective

yaramaz

1. bitchy, perverse, naughty

Noun

yaramaz

1. mischievous child, imp, naughty child or animal
   • 2016 September 29, Гирей Баиров, “Шамрат Халилов из деревни Стиля”, in Голос Крыма‎^[1], volume 38, number 78:

     Веринъиз манъа бу ярамазны

     Veriñiz maña bu yaramaznı!

     Give that imp to me!

2. piddler, frolicker, someone who screws around, someone who is being naughty
3. villain

Declension

Declension of yaramaz

nominative	yaramaz
genitive	yaramaznıñ
dative	yaramazqa
accusative	yaramaznı
locative	yaramazta
ablative	yaramaztan

Derived terms

• yaramazlanmaq (“to fool around”)
  • yaramazlaşmaq
• yaramazlıq (“naughtiness”)

References

• Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*yara-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
• Useinov, S. M. (2007), “ярамаз”, in Edije Muslimova, editor, Russko-krymskotatarskij, krymskotatarsko-russkij slovarʹ [Russian–Crimean Tatar, Crimean Tatar–Russian dictionary], Simferopol: Tezis, →ISBN, page 634

Talysh

Etymology

From Azerbaijani yaramaz.

Adjective

yaramaz (Cyrillic јарамаз)

1. good-for-nothing
2. mischievous, naughty

Noun

yaramaz (Cyrillic јарамаз)

1. scoundrel, villain

References

• Pirejko, L. A. (1976), “јарамаз”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 115

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یارامز (yaramaz). Form of yaramak.

Adjective

yaramaz

1. useless
2. good-for-nothing
3. naughty; mischievous

Derived terms

• yaramazlık

Verb

yaramaz

1. third-person singular indicative negative aorist of yaramak

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “yaramaz”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “یارامز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2182a