𐰤

𐰤 U+10C24, 𐰤 OLD TURKIC LETTER ORKHON AEN ← 𐰣 Old Turkic 𐰥 →

Old Turkic

Etymology 1

Derived from Ancient Greek Ν (N, “nu”) through intermediaries.

Letter

𐰤 (n²)

1. A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /n/, used with front vowels.

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “n²”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 69 and 75

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-in.

Suffix

𐰤 (-n, -in)

1. Forms instrumental case

   ‎𐰠𐰏 (elig, “hand”) + ‎𐰤 (n²) → ‎𐰠𐰏𐰤 (eligin, “using his/her/its hand”)

Alternative forms

• 𐰣 (-n, -ïn)
• 𐰃𐰤 (-in)
• 𐰃𐰣 (-ïn)

Related terms

• 𐰏 (-g, “accusative case”)
• 𐰤𐰭 (-niŋ, “genitive case”)
• 𐰚𐰀 (-ke, “dative-locative case”)
• 𐰓𐰀 (-de, “locative-ablative case”)
• 𐰓𐰤 (-din, “ablative case”)
• 𐰏𐰼𐰇 (-gerü, “allative case”)
• 𐰲𐰀 (-če, “equative case”)
• 𐰠𐰏𐰇 (-ligü, “comitative case”)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 136

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-in.

Suffix

𐰤 (-n, -in)

1. Forms reflexive verbs from intransitive or transitive ones

   ‎𐰉𐰽 (bas-, “to press”) + ‎𐰤 (n²) → ‎𐰉𐰽𐰣 (basïn-, “to go down; to be overwhelmed”)

Alternative forms

• 𐰣 (-n, -ïn)
• 𐰃𐰤 (-in)
• 𐰃𐰣 (-ïn)

Derived terms

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 115
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page xlviii

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-en, equivalent to 𐰀 (-a) +‎ 𐰤 (-n).

Suffix

𐰤 (-en)

1. Forms reflexive verbs from nouns

   ‎𐰀𐱃 (āt, “name”) + ‎𐰤 (n²) → ‎𐰀𐱃𐰣 (ātan-, “to be famous”)

Alternative forms

• 𐰣 (-an)

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-in.

Suffix

𐰤 (-n, -in)

1. Forms objects out of transitive verbs; forms subjects or action nouns out of intransitive verbs

   ‎𐰉𐰆𐰞 (bul-, “to find”) + ‎𐰤 (n²) → ‎𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰣 (bulun, “captive”)

Alternative forms

• 𐰣 (-n, -ïn)
• 𐰃𐰤 (-in)
• 𐰃𐰣 (-ïn)

Derived terms

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 110
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page xliv