No. 385 in Azerbaijani

qardaş

Brother

In a sentence

Qardaşım mənimlə kitabxanaya getdi.
My brother went to the library with me.
In this sentence, 'qardaş' is used to denote a male sibling, indicating a family relationship.
Əsgərlər bir-birini qardaş adlandırırlar.
The soldiers call each other brothers.
Here, 'qardaş' is used metaphorically to signify a bond or camaraderie, not a literal sibling relationship.
Bağışlayın, qardaş, əgər mənim sualım sizi narahat edirsə.
Sorry, brother, if my question bothers you.
In this context, 'qardaş' is used colloquially to address a male as a term of respect or familiarity without indicating actual kinship.

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