quru
/quru/
Definitions
1. dry, having no moisture left in it
- quru ağaçnı otha saldıla — they put the dry wood on the fire
- kiyimle qurudu, alıb kiy — the clothes are dry, take them and put them on
- quru tayaqça süelib qaldı — she stood there like a dry stick
2. empty, with nothing in it or on it
- quru qol bla qonaqğa barılmaz — one does not go visiting empty-handed
- quru ayaq — an empty bowl
- quru çelegin oynata keledi — she comes swinging her empty pail
3. only, and nothing besides — TSKBYA d2_12431 gives this reading its own homonym entry tagged кес. (particle).
- quru ustazlanı borçları — the teachers' duty alone
- mında quru taşla qalğandıla — only stones are left here
- ol quru oquw bla küreşedi — he occupies himself only with study
4. constantly, without a break — TSKBYA d2_12430 gives this reading its own homonym entry tagged заман. сёзл. сёл.тил.; the сёл. label is the source of the colloquial mark.
- dorbun quru gürüldeydi — the cave rumbles constantly
- kün quru tiedi tawlada — the sun shines constantly in the mountains
- ol quru meni sartın soradı — he is constantly asking after me
Related
qururğacognateto dry, to dry out, to become dry; to run dry, to evaporate away, to dwindle to nothing; to wither, to shrivel, to die for want of water; to waste away, to grow thin, to be sapped of flesh; to die out, to become extinct, to pass out of existence; to run out, to be used up, to give out; to clear off, to be gone, to take oneself away
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or .Saying it about something
| One thing | Several | |
|---|---|---|
| this / these | bu quruduthis is dry | bıla qurudulathese are dry |
| that / those | ol quruduthat / it is dry | ala qurudulathose / they are dry |
| mine | meniki qurudumine is dry | menikile qurudulamine are dry |
| yours | seniki quruduyours is dry | senikile qurudulayours are dry |
| ours | bizniki quruduours is dry | biznikile qurudulaours are dry |