teꝯri

Kipchak

Alternative forms

  • teꝯrí

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teŋri. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃 (t²ŋr²i), Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 (tnkry /⁠teŋri⁠/) Turkish tanrı, Karakhanid تَنْكْرٖى (tankrī /⁠teŋri⁠/).

Noun

teꝯri(Codex Cumanicus II)

  1. (religion) God
    • 14th Century, Codex Cumanicus, page 74b:
      Dagı bír beyimíſ Iħs xr̄sgæ teꝯríníꝯ jalguz tugan oulu dep kím barća zamanalardã burũ atadan tuupturur teꝯri teꝯridæn jarıx jarıxtæn ćın teꝯri ćın teꝯridæn etilmey ataga tøzdeś tuup turur andan ulam bar barća bolgan turur
      and (i believe) in our lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was begotten from the Father long time ago, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, of one substance with the Father, through Whom all things came into being

Further reading

  • Argunşah, Mustafa, Güner, Galip (2015) Codex Cumanicus (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1491), 2022 edition, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, →ISBN
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