yaramaz
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | јарамаз | |
|---|---|---|
| Perso-Arabic | یاراماز | |
Etymology
From yara- (“to be good enough”) + -maz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɑrɑˈmɑz]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ya‧ra‧maz
Adjective
yaramaz
- good-for-nothing
- Synonym: yarıtmaz
- mischievous, naughty
Derived terms
- yaramazca
- yaramazcasına
- yaramazlıq
Descendants
- → Armenian: յարամազ (yaramaz)
- → Talysh: yaramaz
References
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *yara- (“to be beneficial, useful, successful”), whence also the derivation yaramay (“bad”). Equivalent to yara- (“to be good enough; to please”) + -maz.
Adjective
yaramaz
- bitchy, perverse, naughty
Noun
yaramaz
- mischievous child, imp, naughty child or animal
- 2016 September 29, Гирей Баиров, “Шамрат Халилов из деревни Стиля”, in Голос Крыма, volume 38, number 78:
- Веринъиз манъа бу ярамазны
- Veriñiz maña bu yaramaznı!
- Give that imp to me!
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- piddler, frolicker, someone who screws around, someone who is being naughty
- villain
Declension
Declension of yaramaz
| nominative | yaramaz |
|---|---|
| genitive | yaramaznıñ |
| dative | yaramazqa |
| accusative | yaramaznı |
| locative | yaramazta |
| ablative | yaramaztan |
Derived terms
- yaramazlanmaq (“to fool around”)
- yaramazlaşmaq
- yaramazlıq (“naughtiness”)
References
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*yara-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- Useinov, S. M. (2007), Edije Muslimova, editor, Russko-krymskotatarskij, krymskotatarsko-russkij slovarʹ [Russian -- Crimean Tatar, Crimean Tatar -- Russian dictionary], Simferopol: Tezis, →ISBN, page 634
Talysh
Etymology
From Azerbaijani yaramaz.
Adjective
yaramaz (Cyrillic јарамаз)
- good-for-nothing
- mischievous, naughty
Noun
yaramaz (Cyrillic јарамаз)
- scoundrel, villain
References
- Pirejko, L. A. (1976), “јарамаз”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 115