سڤماك

Karakhanid

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *seb-. Compare Turkish sevmek.

Verb

سَڨْماكْ (sevmek) (third-person singular aorist سَڨارْ (sever))

  1. (transitive) to love
    اُلْ مَنٖی سَڨْدٖیol meni sevdihe loved me
  2. (transitive) to like
    تَیْغانْ یُكُرْكَنِّ تِلْكُو سَڨْماسْ
    tayğan yügürgenni tilkǖ sevmes
    a fox does not like a running hound

Derived terms

  • سَڨُكْ (sevük, beloved)
  • سَڨُنْماكْ (sevünmek, to rejoice)
  • سَڨِشْماكْ (sevišmek, to love each other; to have sex)

Descendants

  • Chagatai: [script needed] (séwmek)

Further reading