𐰀𐱃𐰣

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Turkic *āt (“name”), equivalent to 𐰀𐱃 (āt, “name”) +‎ 𐰣 (-an). Cognate with Turkish atanmak (“to be appointed”).

Verb

𐰀𐱃𐰣 (ātan-)

1. (intransitive) to become famous
   • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 55

     𐰋𐰃𐰭𐰼𐰇:𐰚𐰠𐰾𐰼:𐰇𐰔𐰃:𐰀𐱃𐰣𐰢𐰃𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰼𐰨𐰇𐰠𐰇𐰏:𐱃𐰃:𐰘𐰃𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰠𐰃𐰏:𐰚𐰠𐰃𐰼:𐱅𐰃𐰼

     ebiŋerü:kelser:özi:ātanmïš:ögrünčülüg:atï:yétiglig:kelir:tér

     When he comes home, he comes as a famous (and) joyful (warrior), (and) his horse as a capable (mount), it says.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1993) “at(a)n-”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 48
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:tan-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 61