دكل

Old Anatolian Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tegül (“is not”), further etymology unclear. Perhaps a contraction of Proto-Turkic *tāg + *ol[1]

Adverb

دَكُلْ • (degül)

  1. not (negates اِیمَكْ (imek))
    • 14th Century, anonymous author, Bursa Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
      اكر صاغ در اسن در آخشام اولمدين كنه من سكا كلورم. اوردم صاغ اسن دكل ايسه باشكوزه چاره ايدك.
      eger saġ-dur esen-dür aḫşam olduġın gene men saŋa gelürem. Ordum saġ esen degül ise başuŋuza çāre ẹdüŋ
      whether it is healthy or well I will still come to you at night. If my army is not healthy and well take care of yourselves.

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: deyil
  • Gagauz: diil
  • Ottoman Turkish: دگل (değil, değül), دكول (değül)

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “değil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • “değül”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎[1] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • دكول (değül)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish دَكُلْ (dägül), from Proto-Turkic *tegül (“is not”). Compare Azerbaijani deyil.

Adverb

دگل • (değil)

  1. not (negates the verb *ایمك)

Descendants

Further reading

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