𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ạbuč, a corruption of the original 𐽰𐽰𐽸𐽳𐾀 (ʾʾdwt). Cognate with Chuvash ывӑҫ (yvăś), Kazakh уыс (uys) and Turkish avuç.

Noun

𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀 or 𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐽽 (avut /ʾʾβwt/ or avuč /ʾʾβwc/)

1. (anatomy) handful, palm (of hand)
   • undated, Exhortation directed to laity to give alms (TT13.15)‎^[1], BT13.15.07.08 (49) - BT13.15.07.09 (50)‎^[2]:

     𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀 𐽶𐽺 𐾀𐽳𐽾𐽼𐽰𐽲 𐽼𐽳𐽻𐽶 𐾁𐽶𐽲 𐾈 𐾈
     𐽰𐽰𐽻𐽳𐽷𐽶 𐽲𐽰𐽺 𐽰𐽾𐽹𐽰𐽴 𐽹𐽳 𐾈

     Avutïn turpak pušïlïg
     Ašoké Kan ermez mü?

     Is not there King Ashoka,
     donating a handful of earth?

Declensions

Declension of 𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀

	Singular	Definite plural
Nominative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀 (ʾʾβwt)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾 (ʾʾβwtlʾr)
Genitive	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽷 (ʾʾβwtnwnk)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (ʾʾβwtlʾrnynk)
Dative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽷𐽰 (ʾʾβwtkʾ)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽰 (ʾʾβwtlʾrkʾ)
Accusative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽳𐽲 (ʾʾβwtwq), 𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽺𐽶 (ʾʾβwtny)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (ʾʾβwtlʾryq), 𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (ʾʾβwtlʾrny)
Locative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾀𐽰 (ʾʾβwttʾ)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰 (ʾʾβwtlʾrtʾ)
Ablative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾀𐽶𐽺 (ʾʾβwttyn)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽶𐽺 (ʾʾβwtlʾrtyn)
Instrumental	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽳𐽺 (ʾʾβwtwn)	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (ʾʾβwtlʾryn)
Equative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽽𐽰 (ʾʾβwtčʾ)
Directive	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐽷𐽰𐽾𐽳 (ʾʾβwtkʾrw)
Similative	𐽰𐽰𐽱𐽳𐾀𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (ʾʾβwtlʾyw)

Descendants

• Western Yugur: oʂ (oš)

References

• Wilkens, Jens (2021) “avut”, in Handworterbuch des Altuigurischen, Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 84