𐰾𐰤
Old Turkic
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *sen (“thou”). Evolved into Turkish sen (“you”), and Karakhanid سَنْ (sen, “you”).
Alternative forms
- 𐰾𐰃𐰤 (sén)
Pronoun
𐰾𐰤 (sen)
- you (singular or plural)
Related terms
- 𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz, “you”) (plural)
Suffix
𐰾𐰤 (-sen)
- Denotes second person singular or plural after simple present or future tense marker.
- :𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰲𐰃: 𐰾𐰤 ― Ölteči sen. ― You will die.
- 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