𐰔𐰇𐰤

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-zün. Cognate with Turkish -sin

Suffix

𐰔𐰇𐰤 (-zün)

  1. Suffix forming third person imperative
    ‎𐰉𐰺 (bar-, “to go”) + ‎𐰔𐰇𐰤 (zün²) → ‎𐰉𐰺𐰕𐰆𐰣 (barzun, “he/she/it must go!”)

Alternative forms
  • 𐰘𐰤 (-eyin, “first person singular imperative suffix”)
  • 𐰏𐰠 (-gil, “second person singular imperative suffix”)
  • 𐰠𐰢 (-elim, “first person plural imperative suffix”)
  • 𐰭 (-iŋ, “second person plural imperative suffix”)

References
  • Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 187
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