𐽲𐽶𐽴

Old Uyghur

Orthographic variants
Uyghur script 𐽲𐾄𐽶𐽴 (q̈yz /⁠ḳïz⁠/)
𐽲𐽶𐽻 (qys /⁠ḳïs⁠/)
Manichaean script 𐫠𐫏𐫉 (q̈yz /⁠ḳïz⁠/)[1]
Syriac script ܚܝܙ (ḥyz /⁠ḳïz, ḥïz⁠/)
Brahmi script 𑀓𑀺𑀛𑁆 (kijh /⁠ḳïz⁠/)[2]
𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆 (kis /⁠ḳïs, ḳïz⁠/)[3]
𑀳𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀛𑁆 (hkijh /⁠ḳïz⁠/)[4]
Han script 乞思 (khj.si /⁠ḳïs⁠/)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kï̄ŕ (girl). Cognate with Orkhon Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐰕 (q̊²iz /⁠qïz⁠/) and Karakhanid قٖيزْ (qï̄z).

Noun

𐽲𐽶𐽴 (qyz /ḳïz/)

  1. girl, unmarried woman, young female human
    Synonyms: 𐽷𐽺𐽽𐽳𐽷 (kncwk /⁠känčük⁠/), 𐽷𐽺𐽶 (kny /⁠käni⁠/)
    Coordinate terms: 𐽷𐽺𐽽 (knc /⁠känč⁠/), 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐾁𐽰𐽺 (ʾwqlʾn /⁠oġlan⁠/), 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽳𐾁 (ʾwqwl /⁠oġul⁠/), 𐽰𐽳𐽾𐽶 (ʾwry /⁠urï⁠/)
    • c. 10th century, A Khotanese-Uyghur wedding procession Pelliot Chinois 2998.3-6 (lines 3-6):[5]
      𐽶𐽶𐾁 𐽼𐽶𐽿𐽶𐽽 𐽰𐽰𐽶 𐽰𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽺 𐽰𐽶𐾁 𐽶𐾁𐽱𐽰𐽽
      𐽲𐽰𐾁𐾀𐽶𐽹𐽰𐽴𐾃 𐽿𐽰𐽽𐽳𐽲𐽰 𐽶𐽳𐽴𐾃 𐽰𐽶𐾁𐽶𐽲 𐽰𐽶𐽾
      𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽲𐽳𐾁𐽰𐽲𐽰𐾁𐽶 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽼𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽹𐽰𐽴𐾃 𐽰𐽸𐽷𐽳
      𐽰𐽰𐽽𐽶𐽲 𐽰𐽰𐽲𐽾𐽶𐽲 𐽼𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽹𐽳𐽴 𐽰𐽳𐽷𐾀𐽶𐽷
      yyl pyšyc ʾʾy ʾltwn ʾyl ylβʾc
      qʾltymʾẓ šʾcwqʾ ywẓ ʾylyq ʾyr
      qyz qwlʾqʾly qyz pwltwmʾẓ ʾdkw
      ʾʾcyq ʾʾqryq pwltwmwz ʾwktyk
      /[Yunt] yïl beši[n]č ay; Altun El yalavač kältimiz, Šačuḳa yüz ellig e[l]?[6] ḳïz ḳolaġalï ḳïz bultumuz. Ädgü ačïġ aġrïġ bultumuz. Ögtäki [] /
      At the fifth month of the Year of the Horse;[7] we, ambassadors from the Golden State, arrived at Šačuḳa to ask to court girls[8] from the land of a hundred kings.[9] We found the girls to court. We [also] obtained good favors and honors. []
  2. daughter, female offspring
    Coordinate terms: 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽳𐾁 (ʾwqwl /⁠oġul⁠/), 𐾀𐽳𐽲𐽹𐽶𐽿 (twqmyš /⁠tuġmïš⁠/)
    • c. 10th century, Bäg Bars Tarḳan (𐽼𐽰𐽷 𐽼𐽰𐽾𐽻 𐾀𐽰𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽺), A complaint letter to a child-neglecting Buddhist recluse Or.8212/180.5-6 (r05-06):[10]
      𐽹𐽺 𐽻𐽰𐽺 𐽼𐽶𐽾 𐽹𐽳𐽺𐾀𐽰 𐽷𐽰𐾁𐽻𐽰𐽾 𐽺𐽰𐽷𐽳𐾁 𐽻𐽰𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽳𐾁 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐽵
      𐽰𐽰𐽽𐽶𐽺𐽲𐽳𐽽𐽶 𐽷𐽶𐽹 𐽰𐽳𐾁 𐽻𐽰𐽺 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽳𐾁 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐽵 𐽰𐽶𐽸𐽶 𐽹𐽳 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽹𐽰𐽴 𐽻𐽰𐽺
      mn sʾn pyr mwntʾ kʾlsʾr nʾkwl sʾnynk ʾwqwl qyzyx
      ʾʾcynqwcy kym ʾwl sʾn ʾwqwl qyzyx ʾydy mw ʾwymʾz sʾn
      / [] men. Sän bir munta kälsär nägül? Säniŋ oġul ḳïzïġ ačïnġučï kim ol? Sän oġul ḳïzïġ ïdï mu ömäz sän?/
      Even if you come here once,[11] what difference does it make? Who is it who looks after your sons and daughters? Don't you think of your sons and daughters at all?
  3. (sociology) maiden, slavegirl
    Synonyms: 𐰉𐰃𐰨𐰆 (b¹inču /⁠abïnču⁠/), 𐽷𐽰𐾁𐽶𐽺 (kʾlyn /⁠kälin⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐽾𐽲𐽶𐽺 (qyrqyn /⁠ḳïrḳïn⁠/), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽺𐽷 (kwynk /⁠küŋ⁠/)
    Coordinate terms: 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐾁𐽰𐽺 (ʾwqlʾn /⁠oġlan⁠/), 𐾀𐽰𐽼𐽲𐽽𐽶 (tʾpqcy /⁠tapïġčï⁠/), 𐽰𐽳𐽸𐽳𐽲𐽽𐽶 (ʾwdwqcy /⁠uduġčï⁠/)
Declension
Declension of 𐽲𐽶𐽴
singular definite plural
nominative 𐽲𐽶𐽴 (qyz) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾 (qyzlʾr)
genitive 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (qyznynk) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (qyzlʾrnynk)
dative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰 (qyzqʾ) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽲𐽰 (qyzlʾrqʾ)
accusative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐽲 (qyzyq), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽺𐽶 (qyzny) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (qyzlʾryq), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (qyzlʾrny)
locative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾀𐽰 (qyztʾ) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰 (qyzlʾrtʾ)
ablative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾀𐽶𐽺 (qyztyn) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽶𐽺 (qyzlʾrtyn)
instrumental 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐽺 (qyzyn) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (qyzlʾryn)
equative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽽𐽰 (qyzcʾ)
directive 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰𐽾𐽳 (qyzqʾrw), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽾𐽰 (qyzrʾ)
similative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (qyzlʾyw)
Compound terms
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽰𐽰𐽿𐽶 (qyz ʾʾšy /⁠ḳïz ašï⁠/, wedding feast)
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽲𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽼𐽰𐽿 (qyz qʾrʾpʾš /⁠ḳïz ḳarabaš⁠/, girl slave)
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽲𐽶𐽾𐽲𐽶𐽺 (qyz qyrqyn /⁠ḳïz ḳïrḳïn⁠/, girl slave)
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽷𐽰𐾁𐽶𐽺 (qyz kʾlyn /⁠ḳïz kälin⁠/, bride)
Derived terms
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽶𐽰 (qyzqyʾ /⁠ḳïzḳya⁠/, little girl)
Descendants
  • Western Yugur: ɢəz (gïz, gïs)

Proper noun

𐽲𐽶𐽴 (qyz /Ḳïz/)

  1. a female given name
    𐽲𐾄𐽶𐽴 𐾀𐽳𐽾𐽹𐽶𐽿q̈yz twrmyš /Ḳïz Turmïš/

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kïŕ (expensive, precious; miserly). Cognate with Karakhanid قِزْ (qïz) and Chuvash хĕрхен (hĕrh̬en, to be stingy, to be miserly).

Noun

𐽲𐽶𐽴 (qyz /ḳïz/)

  1. miserliness, being short on money, skimpiness, stinginess
    Synonyms: 𐽷𐽰𐽹𐽾𐽰𐽷 (kʾmrʾk /⁠kämräk⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐽱𐽶𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽲 (qyβyrqʾq /⁠ḳïvïrḳaḳ⁠/), 𐽻𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽺 (sʾrʾn /⁠saran⁠/)
    • c. 11th century, Raymasṭ Frazend (𐫡𐫀𐫏𐫖𐫘𐫎 𐫜𐫡𐫉𐫏𐫗𐫅), Xᵘāstvānīft XI.B 230-233 (lines 1-4):[12]
      𐫀𐫡𐫎𐫇𐫇 𐫲 𐫀𐫀𐫉𐫇 𐫖𐫇𐫗𐫃 𐫀𐫇𐫏𐫝𐫇𐫗 𐫀𐫀𐫉𐫇
      𐫛𐫇𐫢𐫏𐫏 𐫁𐫏𐫡𐫃𐫀𐫓𐫏𐫏 𐫠𐫏𐫉𐫄𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫛
      𐫏𐫏𐫎𐫏𐫏 𐫎𐫇𐫏𐫡𐫓𐫇𐫃 𐫛𐫇𐫢𐫏𐫏 𐫗𐫇𐫖𐫠𐫀
      𐫎𐫇𐫏𐫞𐫀𐫎𐫏𐫏 𐫁𐫏𐫡𐫇 𐫀𐫇𐫖𐫀𐫔𐫖𐫉 𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫀𐫡
      ʾrṯww .. ʾʾzw mwng ʾwycwn ʾʾzw
      pwšyy byrgʾlyy q̈yzɣʾnyp
      yyṯyy ṯwyrlwg pwšyy nwmq̈ʾ
      ṯwyqʾṯyy byrw ʾwmʾδmz ʾrsʾr
      / [] ärtii. Azu muŋ üčün, azu pušïï bergälii ḳïzġanïp yetii türlüg pušïï nomḳa tükätii birü umadïmïz ärsär; [] /
      If we, either because of distress, or being miserly about giving alms, should have not been able to give the sevenfold alms to its full extent to our religion; []
  2. (rare, figurative) hunger, desperation, destituteness
    Synonyms: 𐽲𐽰𐽸𐽰𐽲 (qʾdʾq /⁠ḳadaġ⁠/), 𐽷𐽰𐽶 (kʾy /⁠käy⁠/)
Declension
Declension of 𐽲𐽶𐽴
singular definite plural
nominative 𐽲𐽶𐽴 (qyz) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾 (qyzlʾr)
genitive 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (qyznynk) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (qyzlʾrnynk)
dative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰 (qyzqʾ) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽲𐽰 (qyzlʾrqʾ)
accusative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐽲 (qyzyq), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽺𐽶 (qyzny) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (qyzlʾryq), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (qyzlʾrny)
locative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾀𐽰 (qyztʾ) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰 (qyzlʾrtʾ)
ablative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾀𐽶𐽺 (qyztyn) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽶𐽺 (qyzlʾrtyn)
instrumental 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐽺 (qyzyn) 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (qyzlʾryn)
equative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽽𐽰 (qyzcʾ)
directive 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰𐽾𐽳 (qyzqʾrw), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽾𐽰 (qyzrʾ)
similative 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (qyzlʾyw)
Compound terms
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽰𐽰𐽸𐽰 (qyz ʾʾdʾ /⁠ḳïz ada⁠/, famine)
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴 𐽲𐽶𐽻𐽲𐽰 (qyz qysqʾ /⁠ḳïz ḳïsġa⁠/, short) (of time)
Derived terms
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰𐽲 (qyzqʾq /⁠ḳïzġaḳ⁠/, stingy)
  • 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰𐽺𐽹𐽰𐽲 (qyzqʾnmʾq /⁠ḳïzġan-⁠/, to act stingily)

References

  1. ^ Attested as 𐫠𐫏𐫉𐫄𐫀𐫗𐫏𐫛 (q̈yzɣʾnyp /⁠ḳïzġanïp⁠/, being miserly).
  2. ^ Attested as 𑀮𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀛𑁆 (lkijh /⁠[oġu]l ḳïz⁠/, boys and girls).
  3. ^ Attested as 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑀺 (kisi /⁠ḳïsï⁠/).
  4. ^ Attested as 𑀳𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀛𑁆𑀖𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀫𑁆 (hkijhghurālim /⁠Ḳïzġuralïm.⁠/, Let us be miserly.).
  5. ^ https://idp.bl.uk/uv/?manifest=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.idp.bl.uk%2Fiiif%2F3%2Fmanifest%2FADE637D760E94A4F9420D8342479A31B#?c=&m=&cv=20&xywh=-1%2C-734%2C1536%2C2433
  6. ^ Reading and meaning uncertain.
  7. ^ More precisely, either the year 982 or 994.
  8. ^ Could also mean "daughters" in this context.
  9. ^ As in, the land that was ruled by a hundred kings, not from a hundred separate kingdoms.
  10. ^
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  11. ^ as in, once in a blue moon.
  12. ^ https://idp.bl.uk/uv/?manifest=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.idp.bl.uk%2Fiiif%2F3%2Fmanifest%2F192566F9732149E7B230100C6362D516#?c=&m=&cv=10&xywh=-210%2C25%2C1562%2C1558
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