𐰢𐱁

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-miĺ. Cognate with Turkish -miş.

Suffix

𐰢𐱁 (-miš, -mïš)

1. Forms non-evidential past tense

   𐰖𐰺𐱃𐰢𐱁:

   y¹r¹t¹mš:

   /Yaratmïš./

   [It is said that] they have created [it].

Usage notes

1. The expected negative form, 𐰢𐰢𐱁- (mmš- /⁠-memiš⁠/), is not attested.
2. Can be appended to 𐰼 (er-) in order to be used with other verbs or nouns to indicate the state the subject used to be.

   𐰋:𐰼𐰢𐱁:

   b²:r²mš:

   /Eb ermiš./

   It was/used to be a house.

   𐰉𐰺𐰃𐰺:𐰼𐰢𐱁:

   b¹r¹ir¹:r²mš:

   /Barïr ermiš./

   [It is said that] they went [somewhere].

Derived terms

• 𐰼𐰢𐱁 (r²mš /⁠ermiš⁠/)