ćin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cin"
Kipchak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čïn.
Adjective
ćin (/čïn/)(Codex Cumanicus)
- real, true
- 14th Century, Codex Cumanicus, page 74b:
- Dagi bír beyimíſ Iħs xr̄sgæ teꝯríníꝯ jalguz tugan oulu dep kím barća zamanalardã burũ atadan tuupturur teꝯri teꝯridæn jarix jarixtæn ćin teꝯri ćin teꝯridæn etilmey ataga tøzdeś tuup turur andan ulam bar barća bolgan turur
- /dagï bir bẹyimiz yesus χristusge tẹŋriniŋ yalguz tugan ovlu dẹp kim barča zamanalardan burun atadan tuupturur tẹŋri tẹŋriden yarïχ yarïχtan čïn tẹŋri čïn tẹŋriden ẹtilmey ataga tözdeš tuup turur andan ulam bar barča bolgan turur/
- and (i believe) in our only lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was begotten from the Father long time ago, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, of one substance with the Father, through Whom all things came into being
Descendants
- Crimean Tatar: çin
Further reading
- Argunşah, Mustafa, Güner, Galip (2015) Codex Cumanicus (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1491), 2022 edition, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, →ISBN, page 449