صانمق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sā-n- (to be counted, be regarded), originally passive/reflexive of *sā- (to think, count, regard). Cognate with Karakhanid سَنْماق (sanmāq).

Verb

صانمق • (sanmak)

  1. to suppose, think
    • Selim II, صانمه شاهم هركسی سن صادقانه یار :
      صانمه شاهم هركسی سن صادقانه یار اولور / هركسی سن دوست‌مو صاندیك، بلكی اول اغیار اولور
      Sanma şahım herkesi sen sadıkane yar olur / Herkesi sen dost mu sandıñ belki ol ağyar olur
      Don't estimate, my lord, that anybody would be a loyal fellow / Did you think of everyone as friends, maybe they would be strangers

Derived terms

  • صانكه (sanki)
  • صانلی (sanlı)
  • صانی (sanı)
  • صان (san)
  • صانامق (sanamak)
  • صایمق (saymak)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sanmak

References