өйрәтеү

From Proto-Turkic *ögret- (“to familiarize; to teach”).

Cognate with Kazakh үйрету (üiretu), Kyrgyz үйрөтүү (üyrötüü), Uzbek oʻrgatmoq, Turkmen öwretmek, Turkish öğretmek, Tuvan өөредир (ööredir), Yakut үөрэт (üöret, “to teach, train”), etc.

• IPA^(key): [ʏ̞j.ræt-], [ʏ̞.ræt-]

өйрәтеү • (öyrətew) (transitive)

1. to teach (to do something; some practical skill), instruct
   • (Can we date this quote?), Quran, Ar-Rahman: 1-4:

     Мәрхәмәт эйәһе Аллаһ Ҡөрьәнде өйрәтте. Инсанды Ул яралтты. Һөйләшергә өйрәтте.

     Mərxəmət eyəhe Allah Qörənde öyrətte. İnsandı Ul yaralttı. Höyləşergə öyrətte.

     Allah, the Most Compassionate, taught the Quran, created humanity, and taught them speech.

     (literally, “Allah, the master of mercy, taught the Quran. He created the man. (He) taught to speak.”)

2. to train, inure, accustom
3. (animal) tame, train, educate; condition; break in (a horse)

   Балыҡты йөҙөргә, үгеҙҙе һөҙөргә өйрәтмә.

   Balıqtı yöźörgə, ügeźźe höźörgə öyrətmə.

   Do not teach a fish to swim (and) a bull ― to butt.

4. teach someone a lesson, come down on sb.