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