Multilingual Palindrome Squares

Six Azerbaijani 5×5 palindromic word squares, similar to the original Sator Square.
The words can be read across, down, and backwards while preserving the square's symmetry.
Some squares include one proper noun or invented name, like Arepo in the original Sator Square,
but only when it allows for a relatively strong grammatical reading.
When all five words are real words, somewhat looser grammar is allowed.

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Azerbaijani Palindrome Squares

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Friendless little İdirə hopped and melted

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Bikəs: Friendless/without anyone
  • İdirə: Invented name
  • Kiçik: Little/small
  • Əridi: Melted
    • Third-person singular simple past of ərimək, “to melt”
    • Source
  • Səkib: Has hopped/having hopped
    • Third-person singular perfect or converb of səkmək, “to hop/jump”
    • Source

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: His friendless little captive has hopped toward the toffee

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Bikəs: Friendless/without anyone
  • İrisə: To/toward the toffee
    • Dative singular of iris, “toffee/taffy”
    • Source
  • Kiçik: Little/small
  • Əsiri: His/her captive
    • Third-person singular possessive of əsir, “captive”
    • Source
  • Səkib: Has hopped/having hopped
    • Third-person singular perfect or converb of səkmək, “to hop/jump”
    • Source

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Have a steadfast populace plundered, goddess Nitəm!

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Mətin: Steadfast/firm
  • Əhali: Populace/population
  • Talat: Have [it/them] plundered
    • Second-person singular imperative of causative talatmaq, from talamaq, “to plunder/loot”
    • Source
  • İlahə: Goddess
  • Nitəm: Invented name

No proper nouns

Imaginative reading: A unit of prayer for my husband; a wheel for the little emir

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Rəkət: A unit of prayer
    • Noun; a unit of Muslim prayer
    • Source
  • Ərimə: To/for my husband
    • Dative of ərim, “my husband,” from ər, “husband”
    • Source
  • Kiçik: Little/small
  • Əmirə: To/for the emir
    • Dative singular of əmir, “emir/ruler”
    • Source
  • Təkər: Wheel

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Goddess Ritəg, bring a populace; have [them] plundered!

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Ritəg: Invented name
  • İlahə: Goddess
  • Talat: Have [it/them] plundered
    • Second-person singular imperative of causative talatmaq, from talamaq, “to plunder/loot”
    • Source
  • Əhali: Populace/population
  • Gətir: Bring!
    • Second-person singular imperative of gətirmək, “to bring”
    • Source

One proper noun or invented Arepo-style word allowed

Imaginative reading: Having hopped, friendless İdələ sifted bran

Possibly an original square; no prior online occurrence found

  • Bikəs: Friendless/without anyone
  • İdələ: Invented name
  • Kəpək: Bran
    • Noun; husk fragments remaining after flour or grain is sifted
    • Source
  • Ələdi: Sifted
    • Third-person singular simple past of ələmək, “to sift”
    • Source
  • Səkib: Has hopped/having hopped
    • Third-person singular perfect or converb of səkmək, “to hop/jump”
    • Source