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The existence of an independent Old Turkic verb ı- “to send; leave; abandon” has been argued in connection with ıd-. According to the traditional view of Thomsen, Clauson, Gabain, and Erdal, ıd- is treated as the basic form, and forms such as ïs(a)r are explained as reduced from ïds(a)r through assimilation. In the opposite view, associated with Ergin, Tekin, and Demirci, ıd- is derived from an older root ı- with an added -d- extension. Arguments for the latter analysis include the Orkhon form ïs(a)r, which need not be taken as an assimilated reflex of ïds(a)r; Old Uyghur ïdačï, which can be interpreted as ï-dačï rather than a form built directly on ıd-; ïgay in the Anonymous Qur’an Commentary; and a direct Kipchak example of ı- recorded in Kitābu’l-İdrāk. On this interpretation, ıd- is not the original root, but a derived stem built on older ı-.