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𐱃𐰃

atı

Meaning:
younger brother’s son; grandson

Lexicographical glosses vary: alongside a younger brother’s son and a son’s son, broader descriptions give a male relative or a sister’s son. In the more specific kinship distinction, yegän denotes a sister’s son. The exact relationship must therefore be established from context.

Examples

Translations

German:
Sohn des jüngeren Bruders; Enkel
Russian:
сын младшего брата; внук
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
kiçik qardaşın oğlu; nəvə
Turkish (Türkiye):
küçük erkek kardeşin oğlu; torun

Bibliography 4

  • Dr. Jens Wilkens (2021) Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen | Eski Uygurcanın El Sözlüğü
    p. 4a, s.v. 1 ačı (containing Atü. atı)
  • Sergei Starostin, Anna Dybo, Oleg Mudrak (2003) Etymological Dictionary of the Altaic Languages
    pp. 317–318, s.v. *at῾i (containing PTurk. *Atɨ)
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish
    p. 40b, s.v. atı:
  • M Räsänen, I Kecskeméti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen
    p. 31b, s.v. aty