hopdurmaq

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to absorb, to suck up
 * 2) to saturate, to soak

Usage notes
When hopdurmaq is used in the sense 'to absorb, to suck up', the two commonly occurring arguments take on nominative and nominative/accusative case markings. az

Dəsmal nəmi yaxşı hopdurur.

towel moisture-ACC well soak.in-CAUS-CONT

The towel absorbs moisture well.

az

Torpaq su hopdurur.

soil water soak.in-CAUS-CONT

Soil absorbs water. When it is used in the sense to 'soak something in something else', the maximum number of arguments is three, and they take on nominative, dative and accusative/nominative case markings. az

Mən paltara məhlul hopdururam.

1SG cloth-DAT solution soak.in-CAUS-CONT-1SG

I am soaking the cloth in solution.