𐱅𐰢𐰼:𐰴𐰯𐰍

Old Turkic

Etymology

From 𐱅𐰢𐰼 (temir, “iron”) +‎ 𐰴𐰯𐰍 (qapïɣ, “door, gate”), literally Iron Gate.

Proper noun

𐱅𐰢𐰼:𐰴𐰯𐰍 (Temir Qapïɣ)

1. the Iron Gate defile
   • 8th century CE, Kültegin Inscription, E2

     𐱅𐰢𐰺𐰴𐰯𐰍𐰴𐰀:𐱅𐰏𐰃:𐰸𐰆𐰦𐰺𐰢𐰾

     temirqapïɣqa:tegi:qonturmïš

     ...settled as far as the Iron Gate.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) “tämir qapïγ”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 379