qarabasma

== Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Compound of qara (“evil, wicked”) +‎ basma (“pressing”). Cognate with Turkish karabasan. For semantic development, compare Finnish painajainen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɡɑrɑbasˈmɑ] Hyphenation: qa‧ra‧bas‧ma === Noun === qarabasma (definite accusative qarabasmanı, plural qarabasmalar) nightmare, incubus Synonyms: qara-qura, kabus sleep paralysis Synonym: yuxu iflici ==== Declension ==== === References === Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “qarabasma”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 3, Baku: Şərq-Qərb