olmak

Turkish

[oɫˈmak]

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to become, come to exist, come into being
  • to happen, occur, be, take place, befall
  • to be, to have or occupy a place or position, be located or situated at
  • (with possessive marker in object) to have, own
  • (of time) to pass, elapse, be
  • to suffice, be acceptable, be all right, be okay
  • to be possible, be apparently valid, be likely, be plausible
  • to ripen, mature; (for food) to be cooked, be done
  • (with dative case) to fit, suit
  • (with ablative case) to lose, be deprived of
  • to have, undergo something, to be afflicted with, suffer from, experience something negative, to catch a disease

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اولمق (become, be, happen, mature, fit, ripen, exist) inherited from Proto-Turkic *bōl- (become, be).

Origin

Proto-Turkic

*bōl-

Gloss

become, be

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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