Old Turkic

Alternative forms

• 𐰋𐰤 ‎(ben)

Pronoun

𐰢𐰤 ‎(men)

1. I

Related terms

• 𐰢𐰭𐰀 ‎(maŋa, “to me”)
• 𐰢𐰤𐰭 ‎(meniŋ, “mine”)

Suffix

𐰢𐰤 ‎(-men)

1. Denotes first person singular after simple present or future tense marker.

   𐰽𐰲𐰺: 𐰢𐰤‎ ― Sačar men. ― I scatter.

   𐰴𐰕𐰍𐰣𐰆𐰺𐰢𐰤‎ ― Qazɣanurmen. ― I conquer.

2. Denotes "to be" for first person singular

   𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣: 𐰉𐰽𐰞𐰃𐰍: 𐰖𐰃𐰞𐰣: 𐰢𐰤‎ ― Altun bašlïɣ yïlan men. ― I am a snake with golden head.

Usage notes

• Often attested separately.

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 346