همراه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian همراه (hamrâh, comrade, companion, fellow).

Noun

همراه (hemrah)

  1. fellow traveller, one who travels together with another
    Synonyms: رفیق (refik), یولداش (yoldaş)
  2. (by extension) companion, fellow, mate, comrade
    Synonyms: رفیق (refik), قولداش (koldaş), یولداش (yoldaş)

Derived terms

  • همراهلق (hemrahlik, companionship)
  • همراهی (hemrahi, companionship)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hem-rāh

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

هم (ham, same) + راه (râh, way).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /hamɾɒːh/

    Noun

    Dari همراه
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ҳамроҳ (hamroh)

    همراه (hamrâh)

    1. companion, fellow traveller
      • c. 1260, Rumi, “4:333—334”, in The Masnavi:
        عمرها باید به نادر گاه‌گاه، تا که بینا از قضا افتد به چاه، کور را خود این قضا همراه اوست، که مرورا اوفتادن طبع و خوست.
        'omr-hâ bâyad be nâder gâh-gâh, tâ ke binâ az qazâ oftad be čâh, kur-râ xod in qazâ hamrâh-e u-st, ke maru-râ oftâdan tab' o xust.
        Lifetimes are needed—[so] rarely and occasionally [does it happen]—for the seeing man to fall by destiny into the pit; [but] as regards the blind man, this destiny indeed is his companion on the way, for it is his nature and disposition to fall.
        (adapted from the Reynold A. Nicholson translation)
    2. escort, guard

    Adjective

    همراه (hamrâh)

    1. accompanying
    2. of the same mind, sympathizing
    3. (technology) mobile

    Derived terms

    • همراهی (hamrâhi, assistance, aid)
    • تلفن همراه (telefon-e hamrâh, mobile phone)

    Preposition

    Dari همراه
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ҳамроҳи (hamrohi)

    همراه (hamrâh-e)

    1. along with, together with
      همراه من بیا.hamrâh-e man biyâ.Come with me.

    Descendants

    • Armenian: համըռահ (haməṙah)
    • Kazakh: ымыра (ymyra)
    • Ottoman Turkish: همراه (hemrah)
      • Turkish: hem-rāh
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