juq
/dʒuq/
1. anything, something — This reading appears in questions, conditional clauses and statements about some unspecified thing, often with bir before it: bir juq "something".
- menŋe juq ber — give me something
- bir juq aytayım — let me say something
- juq kerek ese, ayt — if you need anything, say so
- juq bilemise bu işni üsünden? — do you know anything about this matter?
2. nothing — This reading needs a negated verb in the same clause.
- bılayda juq joqdu — there is nothing here
- mında juq da joqdu — there is nothing at all here
- men juq da körmedim — I saw nothing at all
- juq aytmağanlay ketdi — he left without saying anything
- juq körmey, abına başladı — seeing nothing, he began to stumble
Expressions
- juq qoymağandı — spitting image
- aqdan, qaradan juq qoşmazğa — say nothing
- awuzuna juq tiymezge — eat nothing
- betinde juq oqulmazğa — face gives nothing away