π°’π°€
Old Turkic
Etymology
An early nasalized form of π°π°€ (ben), itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *ben (βIβ). Cognate with Azerbaijani -Ιm, Turkish -im, Turkmen -in.
Suffix
π°’π°€ (men)
- Denotes first person singular after certain verb tenses.
- π°½π°²π°Ί: π°’π°€ β saΔar:men β I scatter.
- π°΄π°π°π°£π°π°Ί:π°’π°€ β qazΙ£anur:men β I conquer.
- Denotes "to be" for first person singular
- π°π±π°π°£: π°π°½π°π°π°: π°π°π°π°£:π°’π°€ β altun:baΕ‘lΓ―Ι£:yΓ―lan:men β I am a snake with golden head.
Alternative forms
- π°π°€ (ben)
- π°π°₯ (ben) (Yenisei Kyrgyz)
See also
Old Turkic personal pronouns
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | π°π°€ (ben), π°’π°€ (men) | π°π°π° (biz) | |
| 2nd person | π°Ύπ°€ (sen) | π°Ύπ°π° (siz) | |
| 3rd person | π°π° (ol) | ||
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) βbenβ, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 346
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