𐰠𐰢
Old Turkic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-elim. Cognate with Turkish -alım
Suffix
𐰠𐰢 (-elim, -lim)
- Suffix forming first person plural imperative
- 𐰘𐰆𐰺𐰃 (yorï-, “to walk”) + 𐰠𐰢 (l²m) → 𐰘𐰆𐰺𐰃𐰞𐰢 (yorïlïm, “let's walk!”)
Alternative forms
- 𐰞𐰢 (-alïm, -lïm)
Related terms
- 𐰘𐰤 (-eyin, “first person singular imperative suffix”)
- 𐰏𐰠 (-gil, “second person singular imperative suffix”)
- 𐰭 (-iŋ, “second person plural imperative suffix”)
- 𐰕𐰈𐰤 (-zün, “third person imperative suffix”)
References
- Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 187