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sarmak

sarmak

Turkish

Verb

sarmak (third-person singular simple present sarar)

  1. (transitive, dative) to wind or wrap (one thing) around (another)
    Kolunu boynuna sardı. ― She wrapped her arms around his neck.
  2. (transitive) to bandage
    Yaranı sarmamı ister misin? ― Would you like me to bandage your wound?
  3. (transitive) to surround (a place, someone)
    Çevremizi kurtlar sarmıştı. ― The wolves had surrounded us.
  4. (transitive) to cover, spread over, envelop.
  5. (transitive) to wind up, coil up
  6. to interest, excite the curiosity of; to please
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Etymology 2

Akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (sarmāk, to ill-use, use harsh language)

Verb

sarmak (third-person singular simple present sarar)

  1. (intransitive) to attack (someone) verbally, lay into somebody
Derived terms
  • sarpa sarmak
  • yokuşa sarmak
See also
  • sataşmak

Conjugation

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *sero”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill