برو

See also: برُو

Arabic

Etymology

Transliteration of English bro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /broː/

Noun

بْرُو • (brō) m

  1. (slang) bro

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bērü.[1]

Adverb

برو • (berü)

  1. (proximal) here, right here, over here
    برو كلكل ― berü gelgil ― Come over here
    • 1330, Âşık Paşa, Garibnâme:
      قنی اول عبرت صوران كلسن برو
      كوزی كوكلی بر دم عهد اولسن برو
      qanı ol ʼibret soran gelsün berü
      gözi göŋlü bir dem ʼehd olsun berü
      may that one who asks for a lesson come right here
      may his eye and heart witness in a moment right here
    • 14th Century, anonymous author, Dresden Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
      برو كلكل اق سودين امدكم قادونم انا
      berü gelgil aq südin emdügüm qadunum ana
      Come right here my queen whose white milk I drank, [O] mother
  2. (with ablative) since
    انی كورند برو یل كچدی ― anı görenden berü bir yıl kẹçdi ― a year passed ever since I saw him
    • 14th Century, anonymous author, Dresden Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
      طوینجه تقه بصه یر الن بوکرنه اورور ایدر بو اوی خراب اولسی اره وارلدن برو دخی قرنم طویمدی، یوزم کولمدی آیاغم پاشمق یوزم یاشمق کورمدی دیر
      doyınca tıqa basa yer, elin bögrine urur, eydür; bu ẹvi ḫerāb olası ere varaldan berü daḫı qarnum doymadı, yüzüm gülmedi, ayaġum paşmaq, yüzüm yaşmaq görmedi dẹr
      she eats until she is all full, [then] she beats her chest, [and] says; [ever] since I was betrothed to this man, whose house I hope collapses, my stomach hasn't been full, my feet haven't seen a shoe, my face hasn't seen a veil.
    • 1330, Âşık Paşa, Garibnâme:
      واردی بر نور آدمدن برو
      سیر ایدردی جانده اول دمدن برو
      varıdı bir nūr ādemden berü
      seyr ẹderidi cāndan ol demden berü
      there was a light [ever] since Adam
      he would watch in soul [ever] since that moment
  3. forward

Derived terms

  • برو آغمق (berü aġmaq, “to go up”)
  • برو ویرمك (berü vẹrmek, “to hand over”)
  • برورك (berürek, “a bit here”)
  • برولك (berülek, “a bit here”)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: bəri
  • Gagauz: beeri
  • Ottoman Turkish: بری (beri)

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “beri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “berü”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 110
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “beri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • “berü”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎[1] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977

Ottoman Turkish

Adverb

برو • (berü)

  1. alternative form of بری (beri)
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