قوریمق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kōrï- (“to protect”).

Cognates

Cognate with Azerbaijani qorumaq, Kazakh қорғау (qorğau), Southern Altai корыыр (korïïr), Turkmen gōramak, Uyghur [script needed] (qoru-) and Uzbek qoʻrimoq.

Verb

قوریمق • (korımak or korumak) (third-person singular simple present قوریر (korır, korur))

  1. (transitive) to protect, defend, guard, shield, watch over, to keep safe or prevent harm coming to
    Synonyms: حمایه ایتمك (himaye etmek), صیانت ایتمك (sıyanet etmek), محافظه ایتمك (muhafaza etmek)
    • 1911, Ahmed Rafik [Altınay], مختار تاريخ عمومى [muhtar-i tarih-i umumi]‎[1], page 67:
      روما ایمپراطورلغنده یر چوق، فقط بو یرلری قورویاجق عسكر آز ایدی.
      Roma imperatorluğunda yer çok, fakat bu yerleri kurıyacak asker az eden.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive, of a sum of money) to cover, to be enough money for, to suffice for an expense

Derived terms

  • قوریتمق (korıtmak, korutmak, “to make or let be guarded”)
  • قوریمه (korıma, koruma, “protection”)
  • قورینمق (korınmak, korunmak, “to seek protection”)
  • قوری (korı, koru, “reserve, paddock”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: korumak

Further reading

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