𐰢𐰍

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Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *mak (praise). Cognate with Chuvash мухта (muhta, to praise), Azerbaijani maxtanmaq (to brag), Uzbek maqtamoq, Bashkir маҡтау (maqtaw, to praise), Yakut махтан (maqtan, to thank). Compare also Mongolian магтах (magtax, to praise).

Noun

𐰢𐰍 (maɣ)

  1. glory
    • 8th century CE, Bilge Khagan Inscription, S15
      𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜:𐰋𐰏𐰠𐰼𐰃𐰤:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣𐰃𐰤:𐰼𐱅𐰭𐰇:𐱅𐰃:𐰢𐰍:𐰃𐱅𐰓𐰃:𐰇𐰏𐰓𐰃
      türük:beglerin:bodunïn:ertiŋü:ti:maɣ:étdi:ögdi
      (My father, the khagan), profoundly glorified and praised the Turkic lords and people.

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “maγ”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 355