öz
/øz/
1. one's own — Stands before a noun, which usually carries a possessive ending: öz işibiz "our own business", öz qarındaşım "my own brother".
- öz iş — one's own business
- öz qarnaşım — my own brother
- öz üyübüz — our own house
- öz adamıŋ — one of your own people
- öz tiliŋi unutma — do not forget your own language
- öz halqıŋı tarıhın oqu — study the history of your own people
- öz küçümü sınay edim — I was testing my own strength
- öz qıyının aşaydı — eats the fruit of his own labor
- öz janımı ayamay — not sparing my own life
2. self, oneself — Used on its own with a possessive ending, e.g. özüm "myself"; the usual word for this is kesi.
- özüm — myself
- özüm aythança etdim — I did as I myself said
- öz qadarıŋa özüŋse ie — you yourself are master of your own fate
Expressions
- öz tuthan — nourishing, substantial
- özün basarğa — eat one's fill; eat rich food