imek
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ایمك (imek, “to be”), from Proto-Turkic *er- (“to be (aux.)”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰼 (er-, “to be”), Yakut эр (er, “to be”).
Verb
imek
- (auxiliary, defective) to be
Usage notes
- The verb has no conjugation, not used outside of its inherited derivatives, see related terms.
Related terms
- idi (“was”): from Proto-Turkic *er-ti (“was”), equivalent to inflection with -di (“past tense marker”)
- imiş (“was, apparently was”): from Proto-Turkic *er-miĺ (“was”), equivalent to inflection with -miş (“evidential past tense marker”)
- ise (“if, if it is”): from Proto-Turkic *er-ser (“if”), equivalent to inflection with -se (“conditional mood marker”)
- idük: from Proto-Turkic *er-tük, equivalent to inflection with -dik
- (probably) iken (“when, while, meantime”)