Türkçede ediz > égiz “Yüksek, Yüce” Sözcüğü Üzerine
On the Word ediz > égiz “High, Lofty” in Turkic

Summary/Abstract: The word ediz, which is in the vocabulary of Old Turkic, first appears in Old Uyghur Turkish texts. Ediz, meaning “high, lofty”, continues to be used in historical Turkish dialects by various sound changes. The /d/ sound in Old Turkic turns into /ḍ/ in Karakhanid and Khwarezm Turkic, and /y/ in Eastern Turkic. The /y/ sound, which comes from the /d/ sound, is witnessed as the /g/ sound in few words in Eastern Turkic. The word ediz in Old Turkic is in the form of égiz in Eastern Turkic. In the study, the transformation process of the word ediz into égiz, the sound changes and meaning differences will be revealed. Starting from the Old Turkic texts, examples of the word ediz in historical Turkic dialect texts such as Karakhanid, Khwarezm, and Eastern Turkic will be identified, and the word ediz (> égiz) will be examined and evaluated within the context.

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