Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ

In 1397, Temür Qutlugh, Khan of the Golden Horde, issued the edict (yarlïǧ) to a local royal family in Crimea. In this medieval manuscript, the addresser mentions dozens of profession names, many of which are formed with the help of the word-formative suffix (affix) -či/čï. The derivative -či/čï is...

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Main Authors: Laszlo Karoly, Yerbol Munai
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Language:English
Published: L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University 2023-09-01
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Online Access:https://tsj.enu.kz/index.php/new/article/view/379
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description In 1397, Temür Qutlugh, Khan of the Golden Horde, issued the edict (yarlïǧ) to a local royal family in Crimea. In this medieval manuscript, the addresser mentions dozens of profession names, many of which are formed with the help of the word-formative suffix (affix) -či/čï. The derivative -či/čï is a common word-formation affix in Old and modern Turkic languages, its origins are in the Proto-Altaic language. -či/čï is actively functioning in both the early and late Middle Ages, which is also confirmed by the analysis of derived words in this specific manuscript. Historically, -či/-čï denoted a person’s connection with a subject, an action, or a professional activity to which it attaches, and this word-formation meaning has also existed in this manuscript (bitigči, tartnaqčï, köprükči, etc.). The authors have made a semantic and etymological analysis of the generating bases of lexemes, identified the corpus of derived words denoting professions in the Golden Horde, considered their syntagmatic and contextual compatibility, and concluded that derived words with derivatives -či/-čï in the vocabulary of Temür Qutlugh yarlïǧï, and their word-formation meanings have continuity with similar derivatives of modern Turkic languages.
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spelling doaj.art-42bf0d88bab548f78b504de8ce2a8bda2024-01-24T19:44:59ZengL.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityTurkic Studies Journal2664-51572708-73602023-09-015310.32523/2664-5157-2023-3-136-145Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧLaszlo Karoly0Yerbol Munai1Uppsala UniversityL.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityIn 1397, Temür Qutlugh, Khan of the Golden Horde, issued the edict (yarlïǧ) to a local royal family in Crimea. In this medieval manuscript, the addresser mentions dozens of profession names, many of which are formed with the help of the word-formative suffix (affix) -či/čï. The derivative -či/čï is a common word-formation affix in Old and modern Turkic languages, its origins are in the Proto-Altaic language. -či/čï is actively functioning in both the early and late Middle Ages, which is also confirmed by the analysis of derived words in this specific manuscript. Historically, -či/-čï denoted a person’s connection with a subject, an action, or a professional activity to which it attaches, and this word-formation meaning has also existed in this manuscript (bitigči, tartnaqčï, köprükči, etc.). The authors have made a semantic and etymological analysis of the generating bases of lexemes, identified the corpus of derived words denoting professions in the Golden Horde, considered their syntagmatic and contextual compatibility, and concluded that derived words with derivatives -či/-čï in the vocabulary of Temür Qutlugh yarlïǧï, and their word-formation meanings have continuity with similar derivatives of modern Turkic languages. https://tsj.enu.kz/index.php/new/article/view/379Golden Horde, manuscript of the Middle Ages, Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarlïğ, derivatives, affix či/čï, semantic analysis, continuity, Turkic languages.
spellingShingle Laszlo Karoly
Yerbol Munai
Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ
Turkic Studies Journal
Golden Horde, manuscript of the Middle Ages, Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarlïğ, derivatives, affix či/čï, semantic analysis, continuity, Turkic languages.
title Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ
title_full Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ
title_fullStr Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ
title_full_unstemmed Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ
title_short Derivatives -či/čï in the medieval Kipchak manuscript Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarliǧ
title_sort derivatives ci ci in the medieval kipchak manuscript temur qutlugh khan s yarlig
topic Golden Horde, manuscript of the Middle Ages, Temür Qutlugh Khan’s yarlïğ, derivatives, affix či/čï, semantic analysis, continuity, Turkic languages.
url https://tsj.enu.kz/index.php/new/article/view/379
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