𐰢𐰤

Old Turkic

Etymology

An early nasalized form of 𐰋𐰤 (ben), itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”). Cognate with Azerbaijani -əm, Turkish -im, Turkmen -in.

Pronoun

𐰢𐰤 (men)

  1. alternative spelling of 𐰋𐰤 (ben)

Suffix

𐰢𐰤 (men)

  1. Denotes first person singular after certain verb tenses.
    𐰽𐰲𐰺: 𐰢𐰤 ― s¹čr¹: mn² /Sačar men./ ― I scatter.
    𐰴𐰕𐰍𐰣𐰆𐰺:𐰢𐰤 ― qzǧn¹ur¹:mn² /Ḳazġanur men./ ― I conquer.
  2. Denotes "to be" for first person singular

Alternative forms

See also

Old Turkic personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person 𐰋𐰤 (ben), 𐰢𐰤 (men) 𐰋𐰃𐰕 (biz)
2nd person 𐰾𐰤 (sen) 𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz)
3rd person 𐰆𐰞 (ol)

References

  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ben”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 346
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