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Homeric-words-with-possible-Turkic-etymo-Letter-A



Homeric words with a possible Türkic etymology. Letter A.

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Homeric word 

meaning 

Türkic word 

meaning

other info

ἀβακέω , aor. ἀβάκησαν

word of doubtful meaning, be unaware, suspect nothing, Od. 4.249.†

Abı-:

to hide, to cover

abakı: scarecrow (there is a kind of awareness, unawareness, tricky, etc…)

Ἀβαρβαρέη

a Trojan fountainnymph, Il. 6.22.

ab-: 

to gush it, flow, gush


Ἄβα_ς

son of the dream-reader Eurydamas, slain by Diomed, Il. 5.148.

aba

bear

aba: father, elder, ancestor

ἀγα- 

an old adv., later ἄγαν, employed only as a prefix, greatly, strongly, highly.

aga/aka

PTurk. *(i)āka 1 elder brother; elder uncle; father; grandfather 2 re- spectful address 3 elder 



Ἀγάθων 

son of Priam, Il. 24.249.

aga-ton

respectable dressed?

ton: dress, clothes

ἄγαλμα(ἀγάλλομαι):

anything in which one takes delight or pride, a ‘treasure,’ Il. 4.144; applied to votive offerings, Od. 3.274; a sacrificial victim, Od. 3.438; horses, Od. 4.602; personal adornments, Od. 18.300.

al-:

to take, receive, 

alma? the things that you took? / (better suggestion would be) ağılık: treasure (Fuzuli Bayat)

ἀγά-ρροος ([σ]ῥέω)

strong-flowing, ἙλλήσποντοςIl. 2.845.

akar

that that flows

<ak-: to flow

ἀγελαῖος (ἀγέλη)

of the herd, herding

ağıl

animal shelter, fenced area

Acc. to Nisanyan, a Wanderwort

ἄγρη

hunt, chase

eker/agar

hunting dog

Hungarian agár (Hunting dog)

ἀγρός 

There are many agro words meaning field, country, etc.

kır/gır

1 isolated mountain 2 mountain top, mountain ridge 3 steppe, desert, level ground 4 edge 


ἀγχι-βαθής 

deep near the shore, Od. 5.413

bat-: 

to sink

there are many ἀγχιwords in Homeric dict, meaning near, Turkic YAKIN, meaning near, to come near?

ἄελλα

gust of wind, blast, squall; of a whirlwind, Il. 16.374.

yel

wind

See Amazon Aella 

ἀηδών

singer/nightengale

ay-/ayit-:

to say

to declare

ἀήτης 

wind

ay

cold

>ayaz 

ἄητος

word of doubtful meaning, stormy, impetuous (if from ἄημι;

ay

cold

ayti (got cold?)

ἀθηρη-λοιγός 

chaffdestroyer, designation of a winnowingshovel

at-: to throw (werfen) > atar: that that throws 

atar/atir

German Wurfschaufel

Αἴα_ς 

AYAS (Latin Ayax)

Ayas

Beyaz yüzlü köle

Ayaz is also possible (the cold one?)

αἴγεος = αἴγειος,

goat’s …

geyik 

wild goat, roe

geyiğin…

αἰόλλω

turn quickly

yol

yol-: to take a walk, to travel; road; travel


αἰολο-θώρηξ :

there are many ayolo words

yal-; to burn, to glitter



αἰόλος 

quick - moving, lively; of wasps (μέσον, ‘at the waist’), gad - fly (‘darting’), serpent (‘squirming’), worms (‘wriggling’); then glancing, shimmering, of lively (changeable) colors, esp. metallic, Il. 5.295Il. 7.222.



all having to do with glitter’

αἱρέω 

take as one's own, to or for oneself, choose; of taking food, robbing or stripping another, taking an oath from one

Chuv. ojъr-; 

to seperate

Modern Turkish AYIR-: to seperate, to reserve

αίδως

shame (acc. to Beekes etymo uncertain)

uja-:

to be ashamed; shame

uyat/uyad: to be ashamed, shame >  Modern Turkish utanmak

αἴθων / Aithon

shining

ayton/aydon 

moon-dressed, shiny clothed

ton/don is a special term for the color of a horse, too There are many horses that have this nickname 

Αἴσων 

son of Cretheus and Tyro, father of Jason, and king in Iolcus, Od. 11.259.

ay: moon

sun-: to stretch > he who stretches (his hand) to moon?

son: the last one (Aysun is still a name in Modern Türkiye, mostly a female name) Ayson would be the wish for a last kid. There are many names like that like Soner (the last soldier) the wish for a last kid.

αἰτίζω (stronger than αἰτέω): beg, importune. (Od.)

αἰτέω , fut. -ήσω, aor. part. -ήσα_σα: ask, demand, beg, sue for; abs., of a mendicant, Od. 18.49;

Ayti-: to ask, 

ay: at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize that somebody wants to say sth

*ạj-ɨt- 1 to say 2 to prescribe, tell 3 to ask, demand 4 to con- cern, AYIT-: could mean also to punish

ΑἰτώλιοςΑἰτωλός 

Aetolian

ay: moon

tolu: full

aytolu: full moon (a beautiful person)

ἀκαλα - ρρείτης(ἀκαλός)

gentlyflowing; epith. of Oceanus, Il. 7.422 and Od. 19.434.

ak-:

to flow


ἀκοντίζω 

hurl the javelin, hurl

akın

plunder/robbery expedition

<Ak-: to flow        (~> akındı: he flew into the zone of the enemy) similar words form the dict: ἀκοντιστής: javelin-throwerjavelineerἀκοντιστυ?ς : contest of the dart, Il. 23.622.

ἄκρη 

summit, promontory, cape;

kır

isolated mountain 2 mountain top, mountain ridge 3 steppe, desert, level ground 4 edge 



 - κρητος(κεραννῦμι)

unmixed, pure.

kir

dirt


ἀκρίς , ίδος:

locust, pl., Il. 21.12†.

? *sarɨnčga locust (саранча): Karakh. sarɨčɣa (MK); MTurk. sarɨnčqan (AH); Khak. sarɨsxa, sarɨnčqa ‘a k. of dragonfly’; Oyr. sarɨšqa, sarɨsqa. 

? *čekü-rtke locust, grasshopper 


ἀκρό-πολις 

Citadel of Troy

Kır-balik?

high city?


Ἀκτορίς 

an attendant of Penelope, Od. 23.228†.

Ak-tur

white-stop, or keep on flowing? It could be a nice Old Turkic name


Ἄκτωρ :

son of Azeus, Il. 2.513.— (2) father of Menoetius, Il. 11.785Il. 16.14. —(3) son of Phorbas, brother of Augeas, and father of the Ἀκτορίωνε.— (4) father of Echecles.

ak-tur

white-stop, or keep on flowing? It could be a nice Old Turkic name


ἀλαλητός (cf. ἀλαλάζω, and for the reduplication also ὀλολύζωἐλελεῦ, etc.): 

oud, resounding yell, yelling, war-cry, of a tumultuous throng; usually a triumphant outcry, but raised by the panic-stricken victims of Achilles, Il. 21.10

alakır

ala-kır: cry loud > lakırdı

from ala (exclamation)?

ἀλγέω (ἄλγος)

aor. subj. ἀλγήσετε, part. ἀλγήσα_ς: feel pain, suffer; met., Od. 12.27.

alıg/alığ

bad


ἄλγος 

pain; freq. met., and esp. pl., hardship, troubles, woe; of hunters, 

alkın-

to perish, to disappear, to run out, to diminish, to weaken, to disappear

Now it is important to see that Dybo tells: PTurk. *jal-k- to suffer pain, be nauseated, hate 


ἀλέη

warm sunshine, Od. 17.23†.

yal-

to burn, to glitter


ἀμαλός 

tender, epith. of young animals.

bala

young animal; child


 - μιτρο - χίτωνες(μίτρηχιτών)

without belt beneath their coat of mail (χιτών), epith. of the Lycians, Il. 16.419†.

ton

dress; thing to wear


με

Acc. of ego (I) 

Proto-Türkis: me/be: I


ἄμ·μες: we, bi-r/bi-z: we

-θεν

Added to nouns to form adverbs of place from which: from; also used, like genitive, with prepositions

ta/tan, te/ten: 

from somewhere (suffix for leaving somewhere)

(ayrilma eki)

βάσις

step, stepping; basepedestalfoundationbasement by Strabo 64 BCE – 24 CEStraboGeography 14.1.14: τρία Μύρωνος ἔργα κολοσσικὰ ἱδρυμένα ἐπὶ μιᾶς βάσεως = of these, three of colossal size, the work of Myron, stood upon one base

bas-: to trample, to press

PTurk. *bAs-tɨrma: penthouse 


>bas + terme = a word dealing with wall

ἀνά , by apocope ἄν (ἀν), before labials ἄμ (ἀμ)

above, up, up to

an/anda/anga/ana

that, here, look, 


ἀνα-καίω :

kindle

Old Turkic Köy-

to kindle, to burn


ἄνασσα

queen, but only of goddesses

ana

mother

anasi: his/her mother: INA-: to believe, to trust INACHOS? INAK! - masc. ANESSO from INA?

ἄν-αυδος (αὐδή)

speechles (an-suffix is a negation) 

aydi/ayti

to speek, to say


ἀνα - χάζομαι 

draw back, withdraw; esp. in battle, ‘fall back

kaç-

to flee

kaçma: the deed of fleeing

ἀν-έρχομαι ,

come (or go up or back, return

er-

to reach


ἄνθ̓ = ἄντα,

adv. and prep., opposite, over against; face to face, squarely

anta

there


ἀντί

prep. w. gen., against

anta

there

ön: face; öng-: to have a direction to somewhere

Ἀξιός 

a river in Macedonia, Il. 21.141Il. 2.849.

ak- 

to flow


ἀοιδή

song, minstrelsy

ayit-: 

to sing, to tell

other related words: ἀοιδιάω , ἀοίδιμος , ἀοιδός , 

ἀράχνιον (ἀράχνη)

spider's web, pl., Od. 8.280 and Od. 16.35.

PMong. *araɣalǯin spider (паук): WMong. araɣalǯin, aɣalǯin; Kh. ālʒ; Kalm. arālǯn; Dag. āleǯi, agaleǯi. 


Turkic ör-: to plait

Örümcek: spider

αράται 

to pray

ır

1 prediction, luck 2 omen 3 premonition 



ἀργί-ποδος/ἀργί-πος

swift-footed

argı, to run swiftly

arkun: stallion


ἀργής

dazzling white, glistening; epith. of lightning, linen, fat, Il. 8.133Il. 3.419Il. 11.818.

yar-

to shine; lugat, candle

>yarıq: shiny

Ἄργος 

Argus, the dog of Odysseus, Od. 17.292†.

argı, to run swiftly



ἀργός (root ἀργ)

(1) white shining; goose, Od. 15.161; of oxen, ‘sleek,’ Il. 23.30.— (2) swift; epith. of dogs, with and without πόδαςΑ 50, Od. 2.11.

look above the 2 Türkic roots argi and yar



Ἄργοσδε

to Argos

if δε/DE would be a Türkic suffix (de/da)

-de/-da Lokative suffix meaning in/at/on

Agrosde: in Agros/at Agros

ἀργύρεος(ἄργυρος)

(of) silver, silver - mounted; κρητήρIl. 23.741τελαμω<*>νIl. 11.38.

shining like silver (look at the Türkic root above: yar



ARGO

The ship of Odysseus

Argo < ARGI ?

swift

look above to know more about Türkic root

ἀρήγω

aid, support, succor

arka

back; helper

<Arka- to help, > arkadas: helper, (bkz Eyuboglu arkadas)

ἀρηγών , όνος(ἀρήγω):

helper, fem., Il. 5.511 and Il. 4.7.

arkan-: to help (from arka: back)

see above


ἀρκέω 

root ἀρκἀλκ), fut. ἀρκέσω, aor. ἤρκεσα: keep off (τινί τι), hence protect, help

arka: bak

arkan-: to help

ἄρκιος (root ἀρκ), helping, to be depended upon, certain;

ἅρμα

hariot, esp. the warchariot; very often in pl., and with

araba/arba

Sözcük Türkce mi degil mi tartismasi vardır.


ἄροσις (ἀρόω):

ploughing, arable land.

ar/yar: o split 2 split 


ARK/ARIK derived from this root

ἀροτήρ , ῆρος: ploughman; ἄροτος: ploughing, cultivation, pl., Od. 9.122.†; ἄροτρον : plough; ἄρουρα(ἀρόω): cultivated land (pl., fields), ground, the earth;

ἀρωγή (ἀρήγω):

help, aid in battle

argın

tired, weak, exhausted


ἆτος

insatiable.

toy-

to get satiated


ἄττα 

a term of endearment used in addressing elders, ‘father,’ ‘uncle.’




ἄττα 

a term of endearment used in addressing elders, ‘father,’ ‘uncle.’

PTurk. *Ata / *Ete 

1 father 2 uncle 3 ancestor 

1e1 aynıdır. Amca ve Baba direk hedef alması da büyük bir belirtidir.

αὐδή

voice, properly the human voice with reference to its pleasing effects;

ayıt-

to sing, to tell

audio’nun kendisi Türkçe mi?

αὐλή 

court - enclosure, court, court yard, farm-yard; the αὐλήof a mansion had gate-way, portico, stables, slave-quarters, altar, and rotunda (θόλος); see table III. An αὐλή is attributed to the cabin of Eumaeus, the swine-herd, Od. 14.5, to the tent of Achilles, Il. 24.452, and even to the cave of Polyphēmus, Od. 9.239.

Old Türkic ağıl=stable

i have written a blog about that

Nisanyan notices the startling similarity; Αὐλίς : Aulis, a town in Boeotia, on the Euripus, the rendezvous of the Greeks before sailing for Troy

αὔριον

to-morrow

yarın

1 morning 2 tomorrow 3 next year 


αὐτο-κασίγνητος / αὐτο - κασιγνήτη 

own-brother/own sister

kasıg

groin, inguinal, pubic


αὐχήν

neck, of men and animals

Proto Türk: yaka: collar 

Pturk öyek: part of animal’s skin under the neck or between legs 


Beekes: Pre-Greek

αὔω

call aloud, with exertion of the voice, halloo; often with

ay-/ayit-:

to say


Ἀχελώιος = Ἀχελῷος: Achelōus,

river-god

akığlı

that that flows (a river)


ἀχερωίς 

white poplar, Il. 13.389

ak kavak

white poplar

ak: white

Ἀχέρων 

Acheron, river of the nether world, into which flow Pyriphlegethon and Cocȳtus, Od. 10.513†.

ak- 

to flow

akar: that that flows

ἄχρις

quite, quite close, Il. 4.522Il. 16.324Il. 17.599; until, Od. 18.370.

yak-

to come nearer



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