Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وارمق (varmak), from Proto-Turkic *bar- (to walk, go; to come, reach). Cognate of Old Turkic [script needed] (bar-), Azerbaijani varmaq, Uzbek bormoq etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vaɾˈmak/
  • Hyphenation: var‧mak

Verb

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varmak (third-person singular simple present varır)

  1. to arrive; to reach a location
    Synonyms: gelmek, ulaşmak
  2. to reach a stage or a state of being
    Synonyms: ermek, erişmek, ulaşmak
    • 2013, “Yürek [Heart]”, in Darmaduman, performed by Duman:
      Varamadım, doyamadım, kokusuna tadına
      I couldn't reach, I couldn't get enough of its smell, its taste

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • varmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu