yurd

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yūrt (“dwelling place, camping-site”). Cognate with Chuvash ҫорт (śort), etc.

Noun

yurd (definite accusative yurdu, plural yurdlar)

  1. (poetic) native country, homeland
  2. (poetic) country, land
    Odlar yurdu (poetic name of Azerbaijan) ― land of fire(s)
    ata-baba yurdu ― ancestral land(s)
  3. (poetic) home
    yurdundan olmaq ― to lose one's home, to become a refugee
    yurduna od salmaq (idiomatic) ― to ravage (literally, “to set someone's home on fire”)
    yurdunda turp əkmək (idiomatic)
    to destroy, to dispel
    (literally, “to plant a radish in someone's home”)
  4. (poetic) dwelling place
    yurd salmaq ― to settle, to establish a dwelling place

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