باصامق

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Ottoman Turkish

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باصامقلر

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from a development of Proto-Turkic *bas- (to press), the same root of باصمق (basmak). Compare Bashkir баҫҡыс (baśqıs), Kazakh басқыш (basqyş), Khakas пасхыс (pasxıs), Kyrgyz баскыч (baskıc), Tatar баскыч (baskıç) and Uzbek bosqich.

Noun

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باصامق (basamak)

  1. step, a rest for the foot in ascending or descending a stair or a ladder
    Synonyms: پایه (paye), درجه (derece), مرتبه (mertebe)
  2. tread, the walking surface in a stairway on which the foot is placed
  3. rung, round, a single, wooden crosspiece forming a step of a ladder
    Synonyms: پایه (paye), درجه (derece)
  4. (figuratively) step, stage, phase, a distinct part of a process
    Synonym: مرتبه (mertebe)

Descendants

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Further reading

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