Meaning

genitive of ben (“I”): my, of mine

Concepts

Synonyms

benimki

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/beˈnim/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بنم (benim), from Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?], from Proto-Turkic *bẹniŋ. By surface analysis, ben + -in. It was 𐰢𐰤𐰭 (meniŋ, “my”) in Bilge Khagan and Kul Tigin inscriptions, 𐰋𐰤𐰭 (beniŋ, “my”) in Tonyukuk inscriptions. Cognate with Azerbaijani mənim, Uzbek mening, Kazakh менің (menıñ), etc.

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