Journals / Journal of Old Turkic Studies / 2017 / Cilt: 1 - Sayı: 2

Shall We Read the ‘Verb’ about “God of Time” (öd täŋri) in Köl Tigin (N 10) as Yašamaq ‘to Live’, Yasamaq ‘to Organize” or Aymaq “to Say”?

Köl Tigin (K-10)’da Geçen Öd Teŋri ‘Zaman Tanrısı’ ile İlgili Fiili Yaşamak ‘Yaşamak’ mı, Yasamak ‘Tanzim Etmek, Düzenlemek’ mi, Yoksa Aymak ‘Demek, Söylemek’ mi Okumalıyız?

Pages
55–63
DOI
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Abstract

In this paper, it is commented by some publishers that the ‘verb’ should be accepted firstly as yašamaq ‘to live’, then yasamaq ‘to arrange’ and the verb aymaq as ‘to say’ and the sentences should be accepted as a ‘conditional compound sentence’. Also there are some comments about the statements öd täŋri ‘God of Time’.

Özet

In this paper, it is commented by some publishers that the ‘verb’ should be accepted firstly as yašamaq ‘to live’, then yasamaq ‘to arrange’ and the verb aymaq as ‘to say’ and the sentences should be accepted as a ‘conditional compound sentence’. Also there are some comments about the statements öd täŋri ‘God of Time’.

Keywords: Köl Tigin Inscriptions, yašamaq, yasamaq, aymaq