берҙәм

Etymology

Immediately cognate with Tatar бердәм (berdäm), Uzbek birdam (“united, unified”).

This term with this meaning appears to be a back-formation from Bashkir берҙәмлек (berðämlek) (compare Tatar бердәмлек (berdämlek), Uzbek birdamlik, Uyghur بىردەملىك‎ (birdemlik, “unity, unanimity”)), all of which which succeed to Chagatai birdamliq‎ (“unity, unanimity”), which, in turn, was coined from Turkic bir "one" + Persian دم‎ (dam, “moment”) + Turkic noun affix -lik.

Note Uyghur بىردەم‎ (birdem, “now... now...; instantly”)), which has the same etymology, also succeeds to the Chagatai form, and appears to have preserved the original meaning; so it was not affected by the above lexical re-thinking due to back-formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪ̞rˈðæm]
• Hyphenation: бер‧ҙәм

Adjective

берҙәм • (berðäm)

1. united, unified, common, indivisible, one whole
2. (of a group of people) united, tight-knit, cohesive

Adverb

берҙәм • (berðäm)

1. coordinately, harmoniously, consistently, in unison