qurmaq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *Kur- (“to erect (a building), to establish”).[1] Cognate with Turkish kurmak, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡurmɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: qur‧maq
  • (file)

Verb

qurmaq (transitive)

  1. to construct, build, to design
    körpü qurmaq ― to construct a bridge
    təyyarə qurmaq ― to design an aircraft
    Synonym: tikmək
  2. (linguistics) to form (to create a word, phrase or sentence)
    cümlə qurmaq ― to form a sentence
  3. to make, come up with (a plan)
    plan qurmaq ― to make a plan
    Synonym: cızmaq
  4. to pitch (a tent), to set (the table etc.), to set up
    süfrə qurmaq ― to lay table, set the table
  5. to found, start (to bring onto being or into view; to originate)
    ailə qurmaq ― start a family; have a family; marry
    biznes qurmaq ― to start a business
    dövlət qurmaq ― to found a state
  6. to organize, arrange, establish
    Synonym: təşkil etmək
  7. to wind up

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • qurucu (“creator, founder”)
    • quruculuq (“construction, building, creation”)
  • qurğu (“device”)
  • yenidənqurma (“reconstruction; perestroika”)

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*Kur-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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