𐰾𐰤

Old Turkic

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sen (“thou”). Compare Turkish sen (“you”), and Karakhanid سَنْ‎ (sen, “you”).

Alternative forms

• 𐰾𐰃𐰤 (sén)

Pronoun

𐰾𐰤 (sen)

1. you (singular or plural)

Related terms

• 𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz, “you”) (plural)

Suffix

𐰾𐰤 (-sen)

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

   :𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰲𐰃: 𐰾𐰤 ― Ölteči sen. ― You will die.

2. Denotes "to be" for second person singular or plural

   :𐰺𐰴𐰴: 𐰾𐰤 ― Arquq sen. ― You are stubborn.

Usage notes

• Often attested separately. Compare 𐰢𐰤 (-men) (< 𐰋𐰤 (ben, “I”)), where it was attested integrated to the stems.

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “sen”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 831