qapamaq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kap- (“to close”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

qapamaq (transitive)

  1. to close
    1. to obstruct, shut (an opening)
      Synonym: örtmək
    2. to move so that an opening is closed
      • 2011 April 6, Amerikanın Səsi‎:
        Lakin bu dəfə növbətçi kamerada havanın çoxalmasına çalışmaq əvəzində, balaca nəfəsliyi də qapadı.
        But this time, instead of trying to make sure that there is more air in the cell, the guard shut even the small ventilation window.
      Synonym: örtmək
    3. to enclose; to encompass; to confine
      dairəni qapamaq ― to close the circle
      dairə qapandı ― the circle is complete
    4. (social) to finish, to terminate
      iclası qapamaq ― to close the meeting
    Synonym: bağlamaq
  2. to cover
    • 2010 July 21, 525-ci‎:
      Suriyanın təhsil naziri Ghiath Barakat deyib ki, insanın üzünü qapayan və tanınmaz hala gətirən çadra akademik və etik dəyərlərlə uzlaşmır.
      Syrian Education Minister Ghiath Barakat says the headscarf, which covers a person's face and makes her unrecognizable, is incompatible with academic and ethical values.
    başı qapalı ― with a covered head (i.e. wearing a headscarf)
    Synonym: örtmək
  3. to stop up, to plug, to cork
    Synonyms: tutmaq, tıxamaq
  4. to lock
    Synonym: qıfıllamaq

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