sormak

Meaning

1. (transitive) to ask, to ask about, to inquire
2. (transitive) to look for, want to see someone, to ask about someone

Concepts

ask

inquire

query

question

❓

request

demand

consult

ask for

enquire

speer

economise

examine

lay away

scrimp

Synonyms

araştırmak

emmek

aramak

🔍

dilenmek

incelemek

istek

istemek

rica

sorgulamak

❓

soru işareti koymak

soruşturmak

söylemek

🗣️

sual etmek

soru sormak

şüphesi olmak

bilgi almak

dilek

Translations

demander

fragen

vragen

preguntar

domandare

chiedere

perguntar

interrogare

interrogar

preguntar

ρωτώ

befragen

❓

quaerere

questionner

❓

Pronounced as (IPA)

[soɾˈmak]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: صورمق

Cognate with Azerbaijani: sormaq

Cognate with Turkmen: soramak

Cognate with Uzbek: soʻramoq

Cognate with Kazakh: сұрау

Cognate with Tuvinian: сураар

Cognate with Mongolian: сурах

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صورمق (sormak). Cognate of Azerbaijani sormaq, Turkmen soramak (“to ask, query”), Uzbek soʻramoq (“to ask, request”), Kazakh сұрау (sūrau, “to ask, inquire”), Tuvan сураар (suraar, “to seek, look for”) etc. Also a cognate of Mongolian сурах (surax, “to learn, study, ask”), a Turkic borrowing.

Sentences

Sana birşey sormak istiyorum .

I want to ask you something.