𐰒𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

An early nasalized form of π°‹π°€β€Ž (ben), itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *ben (β€œI”). Cognate with Azerbaijani -Ι™m, Turkish -im, Turkmen -in.

Pronoun

𐰒𐰀 (men)

  1. Alternative spelling of π°‹π°€β€Ž (ben)

Suffix

𐰒𐰀 (men)

  1. Denotes first person singular after certain verb tenses.
    ‏𐰽𐰲𐰺: π°’π°€β€Žβ€Ž ― sačar:men ― I scatter.
    ‏𐰴𐰕𐰍𐰣𐰆𐰺:π°’π°€β€Žβ€Ž ― qazΙ£anur:men ― I conquer.
  2. Denotes "to be" for first person singular
    β€π°žπ±ƒπ°†π°£: π°‰π°½π°žπ°ƒπ°: π°–π°ƒπ°žπ°£:π°’π°€β€Žβ€Ž ― altun:baΕ‘lΓ―Ι£:yΓ―lan:men ― I am a snake with golden head.

Alternative forms

See also
Old Turkic personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person π°‹π°€β€Ž (ben), π°’π°€β€Ž (men) π°‹π°ƒπ°•β€Ž (biz)
2nd person π°Ύπ°€β€Ž (sen) π°Ύπ°ƒπ°•β€Ž (siz)
3rd person π°†π°žβ€Ž (ol)

References
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972), β€œben”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 346
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