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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/ïnan-

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This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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Reflexive of *ïna-, related to Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (inak, trustful (person)), Turkish inak (dogma); Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (inam, bailee; faith), Turkish inam (deposit), Azerbaijani inam (believing, trust, faith) and Kumyk инам (inam, faith). Relation with Common Turkic *ïšan-, *išen- (to believe, trust) is not clear.

Verb

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*ïnan-

  1. (intransitive) to believe
  2. (intransitive) to trust, rely on

Descendants

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  • Mongolian: үнэн (ünen, reality, truth)[1]
  • Oghur:
  • Common Turkic:

References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “Proto-Turkic/ïnan-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük