𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽹𐽰𐽷

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bil- (“to know”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (bil-), Karakhanid بِلْماكْ (bilmēk), Turkish bilmek.

Verb

𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽹𐽰𐽷 (bilmek)

1. to know, to recognize

   Synonym: 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽹𐽰𐽷 (ukmak)

2. to understand

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽰𐽺𐽷𐾁𐽰𐽹𐽰𐽷 (aŋlamak), 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽹𐽰𐽷 (ukmak)

3. (figurative) to dominate, to rule

Noun

𐽼𐽶𐾁𐽹𐽰𐽷 (bilmek)

1. ability

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽰𐽹 (erdem), 𐽷𐽰𐽸𐽶 (ked), 𐽰𐽳𐽹𐽰𐽷 (umak), 𐽰𐽳𐽴 (uz)

2. understanding, comprehension

References

• Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) “bilmäk”, in Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 42
• Wilkens, Jens (2021) “(1) bil-”, in Handworterbuch des Altuigurischen, Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 170