Denominative and Deverbal Suffixes in Kökşetav Copy of Divân Hikmet

Abstract

Denominative and deverbal suffixes in the historical texts of Turkish are rich both in terms of number and their functions. We encounter different functions of denominative and deverbal suffixes which is the main subject of our article in the Kökşetav (Kazakhstan) copy of Divân-ı Hikmet. We confirmed nearly twenty suffixes like {+Aç}, {+An}, {+çI}, {+dAş}, {+ĠA}, {+ĠU}, {+lIḳ}, {+lUĠ}, {+nçI}, {+mAn}, {+sIz}, {+rAḲ}, {-AḲ/ -Ḳ}, {-(U)Ḳ/ -(I)Ḳ}, {-(U)Ġ/ -(I)Ġ}, {-ĠAn}, {-ĠUçI}, {-ĠUlUĠ}, {-ḲUn}, {-ş}etc. in the text. In general, these suffixes have the same phonetic features as Chagatai Turkish but besides that, we can see the traces of these suffixes not only in Old Turkish but also in contemporary Turkish Dialects. Therefore, we can regard these suffixes as a follow-up of suffixes that were used before the Chagatai period. In the article, these issues will be examined in detail.