𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃-

biti-

Meaning:
to inscribe, to write
Details:
Although not used in modern Turkic languages anymore, the word was preserved in the nouns “bitik” (an archaism: letter, paper; a written piece of paper) and “bitikçi” (a scribe, writer's position that existed in some Eastern countries during the Middle Ages).
Words with the same root:
𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏 [bitig]

In modern languages

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen -
Turkish (Azerbaijan) -
Turkish (Türkiye) -
Salar pişdi
Gagauz -
Crimean -
Uyghur püt
Uzbek bit
Kazakh -
Nogai -
Siberian Tatar -
Kyrgyz -
Altai -
Alan -
Kumyk -
Tatar -
Bashkir -
Tıva -
Khakas -
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) -
Khalaj -
Chuvash -

Examples

Irıq Bitig
1
Bilgä Qagan
2
Tonyuquq
1
Kül Tegin
2

Translations

German:
schreiben, einritzen
Russian:
писать, наносить
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
yazmaq, qələmə almaq
Turkish (Türkiye):
yazmak, kaleme almak
Uzbek:
bitmoq
  • Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь p. 111
    ВІТІ- [кит. 筆 би, pir < pjet 'кисть для письма'] вырезать надпись; писать.
  • Tekin (1965) A grammar of Orkhon Turkic p. 316
    bitī to write, inscribe
  • Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish p. 299-300
    biti:-