𐰾𐰋𐰤

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sebin- (“to rejoice”), from the reflexive form of *seb- (“to love”), equivalent to 𐰾𐰋 (seb-, “to love, like”) +‎ 𐰤 (-in). Cognate with Turkish sevinmek (“to rejoice, be happy”), Bashkir һөйөнөү (höyönöw).

Verb

𐰾𐰋𐰤 (s²b²n² /sebin-/)

  1. (intransitive) to rejoice, be happy, be joyful

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “säbin-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 367
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “sevin-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 790
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