imek
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish ایمك (imek, “to be”). Cognate of Azerbaijani *imək, Old Turkic 𐰼 (er-, “to be”), Uzbek *emoq, and Yakut эр (er, “to be”).
Verb
editimek
- (auxiliary, defective) to be
Usage notes
edit- imek acts more as a suffix rather than a full-fledged verb; it cannot stand by itself. For this reason, you will not find this word listed in most dictionaries. It also has the ability to act as a verbal suffix carrier for nominal predicates: "O kitap imiş." (I've heard that that was a book). But today's speakers prefer to add the verbal suffix to the noun in these situations, so this might make you sound too formal.
Historical notes
editThis word is the evolved form of the Old Turkic verb er- "to be". This is also where the modern Turkish verb er- "to mature, to become, to reach" comes from.