qeyb etmək

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قائب ایتمك. Compare Turkish kaybetmek, from the Arabic-derived kayıp + Turkish etmek, and its Gagauz cognate kaybetmää.

Verb

qeyb etmək (higher register)

  1. to lose
    Hərgah siz buna razılıq versəniz, burada qeyb edə biləcəyiniz bu qiymətli şeyləri də özünüzlə bərabər salamat apara biləcəksiniz! M.S.Ordubadi. ― If you allow it, you can safely take with you your valuables that you are likely to lose here! M.S.Ordubadi.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • qeyb etmək, in the Explanatory Dictionary of Azerbaijani Language on Obastan
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