𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴

Old Uyghur

Alternative forms

• 允秃思 (*ywinX thuwk si /⁠yulduz⁠/)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ. Cognate with Chuvash ҫӑлтӑр (śălt̬ăr), Old Turkic 𐰖𐰆𐰡𐰔 (yultuz /⁠y¹ultz⁠/), Turkish yıldız and Yakut сулус (sulus).

Noun

𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (ywltwz)

1. (astronomy) star

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽺𐽵𐽾 (ʾnxr /⁠anhar⁠/), 𐽲𐽾𐽵 (qrx /⁠grah⁠/)

   • 1991, Klaus Röhrborn, “Die alttürkische Xuanzang-Biographie VII”, in Xuanzangs Leben und Werk (Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 34.3)‎^[1] (overall work in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, HTVII: 0388-90 (3-5):

     […] 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐾁𐽹𐽶𐽻𐾅 𐽰𐽻𐽷𐽶 𐽱𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽾 𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽶 𐾈 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾀𐽾𐽳 𐽰𐽰𐽺𐽶 𐽰𐽶𐾀𐽷𐽰𐾁𐽶 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽾𐽰𐽸𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽾𐽳𐽼 𐽶𐽶𐽾 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽳𐾁𐽰𐽸𐽶 𐾈 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 𐽷 […]

     […] kalmïš eski virhar erdi, ötrü anı étgeli ugradï yultuz körüp yér ülgülädi; Teŋrike […]

     […] there was an abandoned old monastery, then they prepared to erect [the monastery], and by observing the stars they measured the place. To God […]

2. (astronomy) planet

   Synonyms: 𐽲𐽾𐽵 (qrx /⁠grah⁠/), 𐽼𐽵𐽾 (pxr /⁠pahar⁠/)

3. (astrology) sign

Declension

Declension of 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴

	singular	definite plural
nominative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (ywltwz)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾 (ywltwzlʾr)
genitive	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽷 (ywltwznwnk)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (ywltwzlʾrnynk)
dative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽷𐽰 (ywltwzkʾ)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽰 (ywltwzlʾrkʾ)
accusative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽳𐽲 (ywltwzwq) 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽺𐽶 (ywltwzny)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (ywltwzlʾryq) 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (ywltwzlʾrny)
locative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾀𐽰 (ywltwztʾ)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰 (ywltwzlʾrtʾ)
ablative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾀𐽶𐽺 (ywltwztyn)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽶𐽺 (ywltwzlʾrtyn)
instrumental	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽳𐽺 (ywltwzwn)	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (ywltwzlʾryn)
equative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽽𐽰 (ywltwzcʾ)
directive	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽷𐽰𐽾𐽳 (ywltwzkʾrw)
similative	𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (ywltwzlʾyw)

Compound Terms

• 𐽰𐽰𐽻𐾅𐾁𐽶𐽻𐾅 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ašléš yultuz, “Āśleṣā Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽰𐽾𐽴𐾅𐽶𐽷𐽰𐽶 (Aržikï yultuz, “star of Ṛṣi”)
• 𐽰𐽰𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (ʾʾltwn ywltwz /⁠Altun yultuz⁠/, “Venus”, literally “golden planet', cf. 𐽰𐽰𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽺 (ʾʾltwn), Chinese 金星 (Jīnxīng)”)
• 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽰𐽷𐽳𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (uyakur yultuz, “comet, starfall”) (lit. 'falling star', cf. 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽰𐽷𐽳𐽾 (ʾwyʾkwr))
• 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ülker yultuz, “Pleiades”) (cf. 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽰𐽾 (ʾwylkʾr), Turkish Ülker)
• 𐽰𐽳𐽽𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (učar yultuz, “comet”) (lit. 'flying star', cf. Chinese 飛星 / 飞星 (fēixīng))
• 𐽰𐽳𐾀 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ot yultuz, “Mars”) (lit. 'fire planet', cf. 𐽰𐽳𐾀 (ʾwt), Chinese 火星 (huǒxīng))
• 𐽰𐽶𐽲𐽰𐽽 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (ʾyqʾc ywltwz /⁠Ïgač yultuz⁠/, “Jupiter”, literally “'tree planet', cf. 𐽰𐽶𐽲𐽰𐽽 (ʾyqʾc), Chinese 木星 (Mùxīng)”)
• 𐽰𐽺𐽳𐽾𐽰𐽸 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Anurad yultuz, “Anurādhā Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽺𐾀𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Erenter yultuz, “Pūrva Ashādhā Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽶𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ardir yultuz, “Ārdrā Mansion”)
• 𐽵𐽰𐽻𐾀 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Hast yultuz, “Hasta Mansion”)
• 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽾𐽳𐽹 (yultuz körüm, “astrology”)
• 𐽶𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽷𐽰𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Yétigen yultuz, “Ursa Major”) (cf. 𐽶𐽶𐾀𐽶 (yyty), Bashkir Етегән (Yetegən))
• 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽶𐽻𐽳𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Küisuk yultuz, “Gui-su Mansion”) (cf. Chinese 鬼宿 (Guǐxiù))
• 𐽷𐽳𐽸𐽾𐽳𐽷𐾁𐽳𐽲 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (kudruklug yultuz, “comet”) (lit. 'tailed star', cf. 𐽷𐽳𐽸𐽾𐽳𐽷 (kwdrwk), Turkish kuyruklu yıldız)
• 𐽺𐽰𐽷𐽻𐾅𐽰𐾀𐽶𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Nakšatir yultuz, “Nakshatra, constellation”)
• 𐽻𐽳𐽱 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Suv yultuz, “Mercury”) (lit. 'water planet', cf. 𐽻𐽳𐽱 (swβ), Chinese 水星 (Shuǐxīng))
• 𐽻𐽶𐽼𐽶𐽾𐽷𐽳 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (sipirgü yultuz, “comet”) (lit. 'sweeping star', cf. 𐽻𐽶𐽼𐽶𐽾𐽷𐽳 (sypyrkw), Chinese 彗星 (huìxīng))
• 𐽻𐾅𐽰𐽸𐽰𐽼𐽶𐽻𐾅 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Šadabiš yultuz, “Śatabhiṣā Mansion”)
• 𐽻𐾅𐽰𐽺𐽶𐽽𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Šaničar yultuz, “Saturn”) (cf. Sanskrit शनैश्चर (śanaiścara))
• 𐽻𐾅𐽳𐽻𐾅𐽰𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Šušak yultuz, “Viśākhā Mansion”)
• 𐽻𐾅𐽶𐽾𐽰𐽱𐽰𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Širavan yultuz, “Śravaṇa Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽰𐽲𐽾𐽻𐽳𐽷𐽾𐽰 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Bagïrsukra yultuz, “Bagrsukra Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽺𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Barani yultuz, “Bhāraṇī Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽳𐽻𐾅 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Puš yultuz, “Puṣya Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽳𐽾𐽱𐽰𐽼𐽰𐾁𐽲𐽳𐽺𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Purvapalguni yultuz, “Pūrva Phalgunī Mansion”)
• 𐽽𐽰𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Čaitir yultuz, “Chitrā Mansion”)
• 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐽻𐾅𐽹𐽰𐽷𐾁𐽶𐽲 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (tüšmeklig yultuz, “meteor”) (lit. 'falling star', cf. 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐽻𐾅𐽹𐽰𐽷𐾁𐽶𐽲 (twys̤mʾklyq))
• 𐾀𐽳𐽼𐽾𐽰𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Tuprak yultuz, “Saturn”) (lit. 'dirt planet', cf. Chinese 土星 (Tǔxīng))
• 𐾀𐽶𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Tirgek yultuz, “Tirgek horoscope”)
• 𐾀𐽺𐽷 𐽰𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰𐽷𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Taŋ atartakï yultuz, “Venus”) (lit. 'sunrise star', cf. 𐾀𐽺𐽷 (tnk), 𐽰𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰𐽷𐽶 (ʾʾtʾrtʾky))
• 𐾁𐽳𐽷𐾀𐽻𐽳𐽺𐽻𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Luktsunsé yultuz, “Star of Lukcunxing”) (cf. Middle Chinese 椂存星 (*ləwk tsɦun siajŋ))

Derived terms

• 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽶𐽺𐽷𐽶 (yultuzïnkï, “celestial; an occurence dependent on a star”)
• 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽽𐽶 (yultuzčï, “astrologer”)

Descendants

• Western Yugur: juldus, jəltəs (yïltïz)

References

• Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) “yultuz”, in Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 305
• Wilkens, Jens (2021) “(1) yultuz”, in Handworterbuch des Altuigurischen, Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 919
• Yunusoğlu, Mağfiret Kemal (2012) Uygurca-Çince İdikut Sözlüğü [Uyghur-Chinese Divine Dictionary]‎^[2] (in Turkish), İstanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN, page 61