بویرمق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• بیورمق (buyurmak), بویورمق (buyurmak)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *buyur-.

Verb

بویرمق • (buyurmaq)

1. to order
2. to command
3. to affix a formal mandate to a document
4. to rule over

Usage notes

• Used as a polite auxiliary in place of verbs like ایتمك.

Descendants

• Turkish: buyurmak
• Gagauz: buyurmaa

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بیورمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 306
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بویورمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 413
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بیورمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 427