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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic дә
Abjad ده

Alternative forms

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  • da (after words with back vowels)

Etymology

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From Azerbaijani dəxi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dæ]
  • Audio:(file)

Particle

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  1. too, also
    O da olar.
    That works, too.
    Mən sizinlə getmək istəyirəm, məni aparın.
    I won't to come along too, take me with you too.
  2. even (when used with conditional verb forms ending on -sə/-sa)
    Onlar bura gəlsə , heç nəyə nail ola bilməzlər.
    Even if they come here, they won't achieve anything.
  3. even though (when used with conditional verb forms ending on -sə/-sa)
    Ələkbər içməyi tərgitməyə çalışsa da, xeyri yox idi.
    Even though Alakbar tried to quit drinking, it was to no avail.
  4. used to emphasize the meaning of the utterance, especially (but not only) an imperative one
    Synonym: dana (dialectal)
    Yaxşı da, bəsdir!
    Come on, that's enough.
    Gəl , gəl! İki saat gözlədik səni!
    Come on, move it! We've been waiting for your for two hours now!
  5. used to render objection against what the interlocutor perceives as a request that has already been complied with
    Synonym: dana (dialectal)
    -Mənə pul ver!
    -Verdim !!
    Give me money!
    - But I've [already] given [you money]!!

Descendants

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  • Armenian: էլի (ēli) (semantic loan)

Further reading

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  • ” in Obastan.com.

Tat

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Etymology

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Cognate with Persian ده (dah).

Numeral

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  1. ten