yazıq

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic јазыг
Roman yazıq
Perso-Arabic یازیق

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Turkic, cognate with Bashkir яҙыҡ (yaðïq, sin, wrongdoing), Tatar язык (yazıq, sin). The relationship with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰔‬‬𐰴‬ (yazïq, plain, steppe)[1] is not clear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɑːˈzɯɣ], [jɑːˈzɯχ]

Adjective

yazıq

  1. pitiable, arm, poor (used to express pity)
    Synonym: miskin
    Yazıq uşaq, nə atası var, nə də anası.
    Poor child, it has neither a father nor a mother.
  2. harmless[2]

Noun

yazıq (definite accusative yazığı, plural yazıqlar)

  1. poor thing, poor devil
    Yazıq bilmirdi, dərdini kimə söyləsinThe poor thing didn't know whom to tell about his/her sorrow.
  2. pity, compassion
    kimə isə yazığı gəlməkto pity someone, to feel sorry for someone
    Yazığın gəlsin bizə!
    Have compassion for us!
    Nə gündəsən, yazığım gəlir sənə.
    Look at you, I feel sorry for you.
    (literally, “What condition are you in, I feel sorry for you.”)
  3. woe; (used similarly to the English expression woe is me and alike)
    Yazıq o adama ki, yaxşılıq etmir.
    Woe is the man who doesn't do good deeds.

Declension

Derived terms

  • yazıqlıq (pity, compassion)
  • yazıqcığaz (pitiful)[2]

References

  1. Abuseitova, M. Kh; Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), 𐱁𐰔𐰴”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
  2. Əzizbəyov X. Ə. (1965), јазыг”, in Азәрбајҹанҹа-русҹа лүғәт [Azerbaijani-Russian Dictionary], Baku: Azərbaycan Dövlət Nəşriyyatı, page 214
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