bircə

See also: birce

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From bir (“one”) +‎ -cə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [birˈd͡ʒæ], [birˈd͡zæ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bir‧cə

Determiner

bircə

  1. just one, the only one
    Synonym: yeganə
    • 2017 December 15, Yeni Jurnalist‎[1]:
      Şəhərdə ancaq bircə dənə işlək qartəmizləyən maşın qalıb.
      There is only one working snowplow left in the city.
  2. not a single (with negation)

Usage notes

  • Often used with the "classifier" dənə.

Adverb

bircə

  1. only, just
  2. just so that, the only thing that matters
    Synonym: təki

Further reading

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