𐰃


𐰃 U+10C03, 𐰃
OLD TURKIC LETTER ORKHON I
𐰂
[U+10C02]
Old Turkic 𐰄
[U+10C04]
See also: 𐰄

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

Derived from Sogdian 𐼊 (y, yodh), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܝ (yodh).

Letter

𐰃 (i)

  1. A letter of the Orkhon script
Descendants
  • Old Hungarian: 𐳐, 𐲐, 𐳑, 𐲑

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic (bush, tree).

Noun

𐰃 (i /ï/)

  1. (botany) tree
    • c. 716 CE, Bilgä Toɲuquq (𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰏𐰀 𐱃𐰆𐰪𐰸𐰸), Toɲuquq Inscription line 3, facing north (I.N):
      𐱃𐰍:𐰃𐰴𐰀:𐰉𐰖𐰆𐰺:𐰼𐱅𐰢𐰔
      t¹ǧ:iqa:b¹y¹ur¹:r²t²mz
      /Atïɣ ïqa bayur ärtimiz./
      We tied horses to the trees.
Declension
Declension of 𐰃
singular definite plural
nominative 𐰃 (i) 𐰃𐰞𐰺 (il¹r¹)
dative 𐰃𐰴𐰀 (iqa) 𐰃𐰞𐰺𐰴𐰀 (il¹r¹qa)
accusative 𐰃𐰍 () 𐰃𐰞𐰺𐰍 (il¹r¹ǧ)
locative 𐰃𐰑𐰀 (id¹a) 𐰃𐰞𐰺𐰑𐰀 (il¹r¹d¹a)
ablative 𐰃𐰑𐰃𐰣 (id¹in¹) 𐰃𐰞𐰺𐰑𐰣 (il¹r¹d¹n¹)
instrumental 𐰃𐰣 (in¹) 𐰃𐰞𐰺𐰣 (il¹r¹n¹)
equative 𐰃𐰲𐰀 (iča)
directive 𐰃𐰍𐰺𐰆 (iǧr¹u)
similative 𐰃𐰞𐰖𐰆 (il¹y¹u)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ï̄- (to send).

Verb

𐰃 (i /ï-/)

  1. (transitive) to send
    • c. 732 CE, Yollïɣ Tigin (𐰖𐰆𐰞𐰞𐰃𐰍 𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤), Kül Tegin Inscription line 8, facing south:
      𐰇𐱅𐰇𐰚𐰤:𐰘𐰃𐰼:𐰆𐰞𐰺𐰯:𐰺𐰴𐱁:𐱅𐰃𐰼𐰚𐱁:𐰃𐰽𐰺:𐰤𐰭:𐰉𐰆𐰭𐰍:𐰖𐰸
      üt²ükn²:y²ir²:ul¹r¹p:r¹qš:t²ir²kš:is¹r¹:n²ŋ:b¹uŋǧ:y¹q̊¹
      /Ötükän yer olurup arqïš-tirkiš ïsar, näŋ buŋuɣ yoq./
      If you stay in the land of Ötükän and oversee caravaneers [from there,] there will be no distress [in the realm.]
Derived terms

References

  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ı:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ı:ḏ-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 37
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ı/ı:/i/i:”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 68 and 74
  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “ï”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 332
  • Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 27
  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “ï-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 332