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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-miĺ.
Suffix
-miş
- Suffix creating subject past participles from verbs.
- sönmək (“to go out, i.e. to be turned off or extinguished”) + -miş → sönmüş (“extinct”)
- keçmək (“to pass”) + -miş → keçmiş (“past”)
- Evidential suffix
- Ətağa, sən dəlimişsən ― Geez, you're crazy (as it turns out).
- Videonu çəkəndə sərxoş olubmuşlar. ― They must have been drunk when they made the video.
Derived terms
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-miĺ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-miş
- Suffix donating past tense; -ed (second or more degree)
References
- Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “-miş”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology, 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 48
- 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “-miş”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, pages 16, 18
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـمش (-miş), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـمش (-miş), from Proto-Turkic *-miĺ.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-miş
- Suffix creating subject past participles from verbs.
- tanınmak (“to be known”) + -miş → tanınmış (“famous, well-known”)
- geçmek (“to pass”) + -miş → geçmiş (“past”)
- Evidential suffix
Derived terms