𐰔𐰴𐰪𐰀

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Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *āŕ (few, very little), equivalent to 𐰀𐰕 (āz, few) +‎ 𐰴𐰪𐰀 (-qïńa). Cognate with Old Uyghur ’’zxyn’ (azqïńa). Compare also Turkish azıcık (very few), diminutive of az (few).

Adjective

𐰔𐰴𐰪𐰀 (azqïńa)

  1. very few
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E34
      𐰆𐰞𐰍:𐰃𐰼𐰚𐰤:𐰔𐰶𐰪𐰀:𐰼𐰤:𐱅𐰔𐰯:𐰉𐰺𐰑𐰃
      uluɣ:irkin:azqïńa:erin:tezip:barmïš
      The great irkin, ran away together with very few men.

Alternative forms

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “azqïńa”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 307
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “azkıña”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 284