Karakhanid edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āŕ (few).[1][2]

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰕 (āz), Turkish az and Bashkir әҙ (əź).

Adjective edit

اازْ (āz)

  1. few, scanty
    اازْ نانْكْĀz nēŋFew things.

Descendants edit

  • Chagatai: [script needed] (āz)

References edit

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “a:z”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 727
  2. ^ Tekin, Talât (1995) Türk Dillerinde Birincil Uzun Ünlüler [Primary Long Vowels in Turkic Languages] (Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları Dizisi; 13)‎[1], Ankara: T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı, →ISBN, page 173

Further reading edit