𐰠𐰢

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-elim. Cognate with Turkish -alım

Suffix

𐰠𐰢 (-elim, -lim)

1. Suffix forming first person plural imperative

   ‎𐰘𐰆𐰺𐰃 (yorï-, “to walk”) + ‎𐰠𐰢 (l²m) → ‎𐰘𐰆𐰺𐰃𐰞𐰢 (yorïlïm, “let's walk!”)

Alternative forms

• 𐰞𐰢 (-alïm, -lïm)

Related terms

• 𐰘𐰤 (-eyin, “first person singular imperative suffix”)
• 𐰏𐰠 (-gil, “second person singular imperative suffix”)
• 𐰭 (-iŋ, “second person plural imperative suffix”)
• 𐰕𐰈𐰤 (-zün, “third person imperative suffix”)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 187