𐰔𐰴𐰪𐰀

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *āŕ (“few, very little”), equivalent to 𐰀𐰕 (āz, “few”) +‎ 𐰴𐰪𐰀 (-qïńa). Cognate with Old Uyghur ’’zxyn’ (azqïńa). Compare also Turkish azıcık (“very few”), diminutive of az (“few”).

Adjective

𐰔𐰴𐰪𐰀 (azqïńa)

  1. very few
    • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E34
      𐰆𐰞𐰍:𐰃𐰼𐰚𐰤:𐰔𐰶𐰪𐰀:𐰼𐰤:𐱅𐰔𐰯:𐰉𐰺𐰑𐰃
      uluɣ:irkin:azqïńa:erin:tezip:barmïš
      The great irkin, ran away together with very few men.

Alternative forms
  • 𐰔𐰶𐰪𐰀 (azqïńa)

References
  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “azqïńa”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 307
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “azkıña”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 284
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