صولامق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From صو (su, water) +‎ ـلامق (-lamak, verb-forming suffix). Cfr. Azerbaijani sulamaq.

Verb

صولامق • (sulamak) (third-person singular aorist صولار (sular))

  1. to water (plants or animals)
  2. (figurative) to spend (money)
  3. to temper, anneal

Derived terms

  • صولاتمق (sulatmak, to cause to water)
  • صولاشمق (sulaşmak, to throw water at each other)
  • صولاق (sulak, watering place)
  • صولانمق (sulanmak, to be watered)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sulamak
  • Armenian: սուլամիշ (sulamiš)

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