açmak

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آچمق (açmak, “to open”), from Old Anatolian Turkish آچمق (açmaq), from Proto-Turkic *ač- (“to open”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰲 (č /⁠ač-⁠/), Azerbaijani açmaq

• IPA^(key): /ɑt͡ʃˈmɑk/

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açmak (third-person singular simple present açar)

1. (transitive) to open

   Antonyms: kapamak, örtmek

   Camı açmadım.

   I didn't open the window.

2. (transitive) to clear, to unclog, to remove an obstacle
3. (transitive) to open; to untie something tied up, knit etc.
4. (transitive) to turn on

   Işıkları açar mısın lütfen?

   Could you turn the lights on, please?

5. (intransitive, only with güneş) for the sun to shine on a cloudy or rainy day
6. (transitive) to dig, to penetrate

   çukur açmak ― to dig a hole

7. (transitive) to open, to clear up, to make space
8. (transitive) to separate, to make space between two things
9. (transitive) to open; to start running (a shop, a business, an event, a game etc.)

   toplantıyı açmak ― to start a meeting

   dükkanı açtılar ― they opened the shop

   konseyi açmak ― to start a council

   okulda bir kütüphane açılacak ― a library will be opened in the school

10. (transitive) to make fade, to wear out a color
11. (transitive) to open, to uncover, to reveal, to expose; to make uncovered

    perdeyi açmış ― he opened the curtains

12. (transitive, figurative) to reveal, to expose

    sırlarını açmak ― to reveal one's secrets

13. (transitive) to reserve, to make

    otelde bana da bir oda açın! ― reserve a room in the hotel for me too!

14. (transitive, informal) to satisfy

    Burası beni açmadı, başka yere gidelim

    I don't like this place (lit, this place doesn't satisfy me), let's go somewhere else

15. (transitive) to make someone lose their boredom, shyness, fatigue etc.
16. (transitive) to split

    Synonym: yarmak

17. (transitive) to vent
18. (transitive, of flowers) to bloom

    çiçekler açtı ― the flowers bloomed

19. (transitive) to sharpen a pen, nib etc.

    kalemlerini açtı ― he sharpened his pencils

20. (transitive) to break one's fast

    iftar vakti orucunu açacak ― he will break his fast in iftar

21. (transitive) to spread
22. (transitive) to wage (war)
23. (transitive, archaic) to conquer

    ordu ülke bir açtı ― the army conquered a country

• “açmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “açmak”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “açmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “açmak”, in Köken Bilgisi Sözlüğü‎^[1], Türk Dil Kurumu, 2011–
• “açmak”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

From Proto-Turkic *ač- (“to open”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰲 (č /⁠ač-⁠/).

açmak

1. (transitive) to open
2. (transitive) to turn on

• açylmak
• açyk
• açar