𐰢𐰤
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Old Turkic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An early nasalized form of 𐰋𐰤 (ben), itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”). Cognate with Azerbaijani -əm, Turkish -im, Turkmen -in.
Pronoun
[edit]𐰢𐰤 (men)
- Alternative spelling of 𐰋𐰤 (ben)
Suffix
[edit]𐰢𐰤 (men)
- Denotes first person singular after certain verb tenses.
- 𐰽𐰲𐰺: 𐰢𐰤 ― sačar:men ― I scatter.
- 𐰴𐰕𐰍𐰣𐰆𐰺:𐰢𐰤 ― qazɣanur:men ― I conquer.
- Denotes "to be" for first person singular
- 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣: 𐰉𐰽𐰞𐰃𐰍: 𐰖𐰃𐰞𐰣:𐰢𐰤 ― altun:bašlïɣ:yïlan:men ― I am a snake with golden head.
Alternative forms
[edit]- 𐰋𐰤 (ben)
- 𐰌𐰥 (ben) (Yenisei Kyrgyz)
See also
[edit]Old Turkic personal pronouns
References
[edit]- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ben”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 346