Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Volga Turki هیچ اولماسه‌م (heç olmasam, at least).

Cognate with Tatar ичмаса (içmasa) / ичмасам (içmasam), Turkish hiç olmazsa, Azerbaijani heç olmasa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [es.mä.ˈhäm]
  • Hyphenation: ис‧ма‧һам

Adverb

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исмаһам (ismaham)

  1. (introductory word) at least
    Исмаһам бер генә һүҙ әйтегеҙ.
    İsmaham ber genə hüź əytegeź.
    Say at least one word.
    Мылтыҡ ҡулымда, тик уның исмаһам бер патроны булһасы!
    Mıltıq qulımda, tik unıñ ismaham ber patronı bulhası!
    The rifle is my hands, but wish there was at least one bullet in it.
  2. (with negation) not a single, absolutely no
    Тап-таҡыр дала, исмаһам бер тау заты ла күренмәй.
    Tap-taqır dala, ismaham ber taw zatı la kürenməy.
    It's an absolutely flat prairie, not a single mountain can be seen.
    Ҡартайған көнөбөҙҙә исмаһам берәй балабыҙ ҙа юҡ бит.
    Qartayğan könöböźźə ismaham berəy balabıź źa yuq bit.
    In our old days, we don't have even a single child.
  3. (typically with a demonstrative pronoun) a modal particle to show approval
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