qʾdʾš

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Derived from qʾ (qa, “family”) +‎ -dʾš (-daš), the first element of which is borrowed from Middle Chinese 家 (MC kae). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰵𐰒𐱂 (qadaš); unrelated to Turkish kardeş and the like seen in modern languages.

Noun

qʾdʾš (qadaš)

1. relative
   • 11th century CE, Story of Prince Kalyanamkara and Papamkara, XXXV.5:

     ʾwytrw qʾdʾš ʾʾyyx ʾwykly tykynyk ʾwytlp ... kmy twtwzwp yʾntrw ʾydty

     ötrü qadaš ayïɣ ögli teginig ötlep ... kémi tutuzup yantru ïdtï

     Later, his relative gave advice to the ill-willed prince, leaving the ship to him and sending it back.

Alternative forms

• xʾdʾš (xadaš)

References

• Hamilton, James (2020) Korkut, Ece, Birkan, İsmet, transl., Budacı İyi Kalpli ve Kötü Kalpli Prens Masalının Uygurcası - Prens Kalyāṇaṃkara ve Pāpaṃkara Hikâyesi (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kadaş”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 607