اوقومق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *okï- (to call; to read); cognate with Azerbaijani oxumaq, Bashkir уҡыу (uqıw), Kazakh оқу (oqu), Kyrgyz окуу (okuu), Turkmen okamak, Uyghur ئوقىماق (oqimaq), Uzbek oʻqimoq and Yakut угуй (uguy).

Verb

اوقومق • (okumak)

  1. (transitive) to read, to look at and interpret letters or other information that is written
  2. (transitive) to peruse, read through, read over, to thoroughly read something to the end
  3. (transitive) to decipher, decode, interpret, to read text that is almost illegible or obscure
  4. (transitive) to study, to review materials already learned in order to not forget them
  5. (transitive) to recite, declaim, to repeat aloud some passage or poem before an audience
  6. (transitive) to sing, chant, to produce or musical or harmonious sounds with one's voice
    Synonyms: چاغرمق (çağırmak), سویله‌مك (söylemek)
  7. (transitive) to invite, entreat, to ask for the presence or participation of someone or something
    Synonyms: چاغرمق (çağırmak), دعوت ایتمك (daʼvet etmek)
  8. (transitive) to read or recite prayers, incantations, or the like over a sick or possessed

Derived terms

  • آغر اوقومق (ağır okumak, to read slowly)
  • آفرین اوقومق (aferin okumak, to applaud)
  • اذان اوقومق (ezan okumak, to recite the adhan)
  • اوقوتمق (okutmak, to make someone read or recite; to make something to be read or recited; to teach)
  • اوقوشمق (okuşmak, to read mutually)
  • اوقومش (okumuş, learned)
  • اوقوناقلی (okunaklı, legible (writing etc.))
  • اوقونمق (okunmak, to be read, recited; to be invited)
  • اوقونور (okunur, legible (writing etc.))
  • اوقویجی (okuyucu, reader, reciter, singer)
  • دوكونه اوقومق (düğüne okumak, to invite to wedding)
  • رحمت اوقومق (rahmet okumak, to pray for god's mercy and grace on the dead)
  • قوقومه (okuma, reading, reciting)
  • لعنت اوقومق (lanet okumak, to curse)
  • مصال اوقومق (masal okumak, to read a tale; to romance)
  • میدان اوقومق (meydan okumak, to challenge)
  • پك اوقومق (pek okumak, to read aloud)
  • یواش اوقومق (yavaş okumak, to read or recite in a low voice)

Descendants

  • Turkish: okumak

Further reading