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yas

noun B2
  1. mourning, grieving, lamentation, the act of expressing or feeling sorrow in response to a loss
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yasmourning ımmy

The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.

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Karac'oğlan, size bakar sevinir; Sevinirken kalbi yanar, köyünür; Kımıldanır hep derdlerim, devinir; Yas ile sevincim yıkışır dağlar.
Karacaoğlan'dan seçme şiirler, p. 5 · C1
Ancak 1934 yılında çok önemli bir yasa resmi olarak kabul edildi.

However, in the year 1934, a very important law was officially accepted.

Türk İsimlerinin Anlamı Nedir?, p. 1 · B1
Bu yeni yasa ile birlikte herkesin bir soyadı alması zorunlu hale geldi.

Along with this new law, it became mandatory for everyone to take a surname.

Türk İsimlerinin Anlamı Nedir?, p. 1 · B1

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