𐰔𐰇𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-zΓΌn. Cognate with Turkish -sin

Suffix

𐰔𐰇𐰀 (-zΓΌn)

  1. Suffix forming third person imperative
    β€Žπ°‰π°Ί (bar-, β€œto go”) + β€Žπ°”π°‡π°€ (zΓΌnΒ²) β†’ β€Žπ°‰π°Ίπ°•π°†π°£ (barzun, β€œhe/she/it must go!”)

Alternative forms

  • 𐰕𐰆𐰣- (-zun)
  • 𐰲𐰆𐰣- (-čun) (Orkhon Turkic)
  • 𐰘𐰀 (-eyin, β€œfirst person singular imperative suffix”)
  • 𐰏𐰠 (-gil, β€œsecond person singular imperative suffix”)
  • 𐰠𐰒 (-elim, β€œfirst person plural imperative suffix”)
  • 𐰭 (-iΕ‹, β€œsecond person plural imperative suffix”)

References

  • Tekin, TalΓ’t (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, β†’ISBN, page 187