adamak

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *atā- (to give name, to make a promise, to affiance, to beckon), which was derived from Proto-Turkic *āt (name) combined with the suffix Proto-Turkic *-(g)A[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.da.mak/

Verb

adamak (third-person singular simple present adar)

  1. (transitive) To intend or to vow to make an offering or an oblation to a power that is believed to be sacred for the purpose of making a wish come true.
    Synonym: nezretmek
  2. (transitive)(figurative) To sacrifice something or oneself for something one holds valuable; to dedicate, to devote.
    Bütün hayatını oğluna adadı. ― She devoted her whole life to her son.
  3. (transitive)(figurative) To be intensely occupied with something, to devote oneself to something.
    kendini işine adamak ― to devote oneself to one's work
  4. (transitive)(figurative) To adress a literary or musical work to someone as a sign of respect or affection; to dedicate.
    Synonyms: ithaf etmek, armağan etmek
  5. (transitive)(figurative) To allocate, to reserve, to earmark something for particular purpose.
    Synonym: tahsis etmek

Conjugation

  • adak
  • adaklı
  • adaklık
  • adanmış
  • adanmışlık

References

  1. "adamak" - nişanyansözlük

Further reading

  • adamak in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.