𐰢𐰤

Old Turkic

Etymology

An early nasalized form of 𐰋𐰤 (ben), itself inherited from Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”). Cognate with Azerbaijani -əm, Turkish -im, Turkmen -in.

Pronoun

𐰢𐰤 (men)

1. Alternative spelling of 𐰋𐰤 (ben)

Suffix

𐰢𐰤 (men)

1. Denotes first person singular after certain verb tenses.

   𐰽𐰲𐰺: 𐰢𐰤 ― sačar:men ― I scatter.

   𐰴𐰕𐰍𐰣𐰆𐰺:𐰢𐰤 ― qazɣanur:men ― I conquer.

2. Denotes "to be" for first person singular

   𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣: 𐰉𐰽𐰞𐰃𐰍: 𐰖𐰃𐰞𐰣:𐰢𐰤 ― altun:bašlïɣ:yïlan:men ― I am a snake with golden head.

Alternative forms

• 𐰋𐰤 (ben)
• 𐰌𐰥 (ben) (Yenisei Kyrgyz)

See also

Old Turkic personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		𐰋𐰤 (ben), 𐰢𐰤 (men)	𐰋𐰃𐰕 (biz)
2nd person		𐰾𐰤 (sen)	𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz)
3rd person		𐰆𐰞 (ol)

References

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