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Old Turkic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Derived from Sogdian 𐼁 (ʾ, “aleph”), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܐ (“aleph”).
Letter
[edit]𐰀 (a)
- A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /ɑ/ or /æ/. The backness or frontness depends on the type of the consonant.
References
[edit]- Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 27
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:/e:”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 68 and 74
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Turkish ey (“vocative particle”).
Particle
[edit]𐰀 (a)
- a vocative particle, used for direct address; O, oh, hey
- 8th century CE, Ongin Inscription, F7:
- 𐰋𐰏𐰠𐰼𐰢:𐰀
- beglerim:a
- O, my lords!
References
[edit]- Tekin, Talât (1968) “ä”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 324
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1