Book 6 · Unit 19

nafas yo'li

An airway is the passage by which air reaches a person's lungs.

“Since he was sick, mucus would occasionally get stuck in his airway.”

Alloh

The Almighty is a name for a god in a religion.

“Before eating, they thanked the Almighty for their food.”

paydo bo'lish

An advent is the arrival or beginning of an important person, thing, or event.

“During the advent of radio, very few programs actually played music.”

yulduzlar turkumi, burj

A constellation is a group of stars with a recognizable shape.

“That constellation in the shape of a square is named after a flying horse.”

eng ishonchli

If something is definitive, then it is the most official.

“This library has the definitive collection of books on ancient Egypt.”

tenglashtirmoq

To equate one thing with another is to compare them and consider them very similar.

“She equated the man's messy appearance with a lack of responsibility.”

ichiga tortmoq

To inhale means to take air or a smell into the lungs.

“The camper inhaled the cool and fresh mountain air and felt relaxed.”

yolvormoq, chaqirmoq

To invoke something is to mention it to support an argument or ask for help.

“Before going into battle, the soldier invoked the name of his god for protection.”

oyga oid

If something is lunar, then it is related to the moon.

“During a lunar eclipse, Earth's shadow darkens the moon's surface.”

yangilik

A novelty is something that is new, original, or strange.

“Ice cream was a novelty for him since he rarely had any.”

urfdan chiqqan

If something is outmoded, then it is no longer in fashion or use.

“Black and white television sets are outmoded.”

shaxsiylashtirmoq

To personalize something means to design it to meet a person's unique needs.

“He personalized the woman's exercises to give her a better workout.”

bog'liq bo'lmoq, asoslanmoq

To pertain to something means to be related or connected to it.

“All of the lawyer's questions pertained to events around the night of the crime.”

juda oddiy, sodda

If something is primal, then it is very basic or related to the origin of something.

“Cooking the food over the camp fire felt like a primal way of making a meal.”

ruhiy, psixik

If something is psychiatric, then it is related to mental illness or its treatment.

“The doctor said the patient might have a psychiatric problem.”

psixiatriya

Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental illness.

“Studying psychiatry has taught me a lot about mental illness.”

refleks

A reflex is an unconscious action in which a body part responds to an event.

“There was a reflex when the doctor hit his knee with a rubber hammer.”

tutqanoq

A seizure is sudden illness in which the body loses control and shakes.

“Bright flashing lights can cause seizures in children.”

sessiya, majlis

A session is a meeting at a regular time in order to discuss and solve an issue.

“Every three months the managers met in a session to discuss regional sales.”

idish

A utensil is a common tool or container.

“It seemed that a fork was the wrong utensil for trying to eat the soup.”