Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/āb
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Proto-Turkic
Etymology
Akin to Proto-Mongolic *aba (“hunt, chase”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
*āb
- (Common Turkic) hunting, hunt, prey, chase
Declension
Declension of *āb (Common Turkic)
| singular | plural2) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *āb | *āblar |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | *ābnïŋ | *āblarnïŋ |
| dative | *ābka | *āblarka |
| locative | *ābda | *āblarda |
| ablative | *ābdan | *āblardan |
| instrumental1) | *āblarïn | |
| equative1) | *ābča | *āblarča |
1)The original instrumental and equative cases have fallen into disuse in many Common Turkic languages.
2)This plural suffix is used only on Common Turkic, and not in Oghur. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
2)This plural suffix is used only on Common Turkic, and not in Oghur. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
Derived terms
- *ābčï (“hunter”)
Descendants
- Oghuz:
- Karluk:
- Kypchak:
- Siberian:
- Old Turkic: 𐰉 (ab)
- Old Uyghur: (av)
References
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*Āb”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, page 81