boş

See also: bos, Bos, bô, bõs, boš, boș, bo's, and Bos.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boʃ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

boş (comparative daha boş, superlative ən boş, intensive bomboş)

1. empty

   Xəzinə boşdur, pul yoxdur! ― The treasury is empty, there is no money!

2. available, not occupied

   Sabah axşam boşam, gələ bilərsən. ― I'm free tomorrow evening, you can come [then].

3. spare (of time)

   Boş vaxtım olanda, kitab oxumaqdan xoşum gəlir.

   When I have spare time, I like reading.

Antonyms

• dolu

Derived terms

• boşanmaq (“to divorce”)
• boşalmaq (“to be emptied”)
  • boşaltmaq (“to empty”)
• boşluq (“emptiness; space bar”)
• boşqab (“plate”)

Descendants

• → Lezgi: буш (buš)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective

boş

1. empty

References

• https://classes.ru/all-crtatar/dictionary-crtatar-russian-cyr-term-2108.htm

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *boĺ. Cognate to Azerbaijani boş, Kyrgyz бош (boş), Southern Altai бош (boš), Kumyk бош (boş), etc.

Adjective

boş

1. empty

References

• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “boš”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 48

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوش (boş), from Proto-Turkic *boĺ (“empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʃ/, [ˈbo̞ʃ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: boş

Adjective

boş (intensive bomboş)

1. empty, unoccupied, blank

   boş kutu ― empty box

   boş kâğıt ― blank paper

2. (of a position, a post of employment, a job) open, available

   Synonym: müsait

   Yarın sabah boşum.

   I'm available tomorrow morning.

3. (of cups and dishes) used, empty

   Synonym: kirli (“dirty”)

   Boşları verin, mutfağa götüreyim.

   Hand me the empty cups, let me take them to the kitchen.

4. (figurative) meaningless, pointless
5. (figurative) ignorant, unskilled, unqualified
6. (figurative) useless, pointless, in vain, no-good

   Synonym: yararsız (“unbeneficial”)

   boş teselliler ― useless consolations

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “1 and 3”): dolu

Adverb

boş

1. (figurative) unprepared, off guard

   boş yakalanmak ― to get caught off guard

Noun

boş (definite accusative boşu, plural boşlar)

1. nonsense

Derived terms

• boş kâğıdı
• boş vermek
• boş yere
• boşa almak
• boşa çıkarmak
• boşa çıkmak
• boşa gitmek
• boşa koysan dolmaz, doluya koysan almaz
• boşalmak
• boşboğaz
• boşlamak
• boşluk
• boşta gezmek
• boşta kalmak
• boşu boşuna
• boşuna