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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/bul-
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Proto-Turkic
Verb
*bul-
- (Common Turkic) to find
- Synonym: *tap- (“to find”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of *bul- (Common Turkic)
| Positive | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| verbal noun (infinitive) | *bulma(k) | |||||||
| verbal adjective | *bulgan (or bulduk) | |||||||
| way of doing | *buluš | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| *ben | *sen | *ol | *biz | *siz | *olar | |||
| indicative | present | *bulurban (or bulurman) | *bulursaŋ | *bulur | *buluruk (bulurbuz or bulurmuz) | *bulursuŋuz | *bulurlar | |
| past | seen or clear | *buldum | *bulduŋ | *buldu | *bulduk (or buldumuz) | *bulduŋuz | *buldular | |
| heard or unclear | *bulmušban (or bulmušman) | *bulmušsaŋ | *bulmuš | *bulmušuk (bulmušbuz or bulmušmuz) | *bulmušsuŋuz | *bulmušlar | ||
| future | *bulačakban (or bulačakman) | *bulačaksaŋ | *bulačak | *bulačakïk (bulačakbïz or bulačakmïz) | *bulačaksïŋïz | *bulačaklar | ||
| conditional | *bulsam | *bulsaŋ | *bulsa | *bulsak (or bulsamïz) | *bulsaŋïz | *bulsalar | ||
| optative | *bulayïŋ | *bulgasaŋ | *bulga | *bulalïm | *bulgasïŋïz | *bulgalar | ||
| progressive | *bulmaktaban (or bulmaktaman) | *bulmaktasaŋ | *bulmakta | *bulmaktayïk (bulmaktabïz or bulmaktamïz) | *bulmaktasïŋïz | *bulmaktalar | ||
| necessitative | *bulmalïgban (or bulmalïgman) | *bulmalïgsaŋ | *bulmalïg | *bulmalïgïk (bulmalïgbïz or bulmalïgmïz) | *bulmalïgsïŋïz | *bulmalïglar | ||
| imperative | *bulayïŋ | *bul | *bulsun | *bulalïm | *buluŋ | *bulsunlar | ||
| Negative | ||||||||
| verbal noun (infinitive) | *bulmama(k) | |||||||
| verbal adjective | *bulmagan (or bulmaduk) | |||||||
| way of doing | *bulmayïš | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| *ben | *sen | *ol | *biz | *siz | *olar | |||
| indicative | present | *bulmarban (or bulmarman) | *bulmarsaŋ | *bulmaz | *bulmarïk (bulmarbïz or bulmarmïz) | *bulmarsïŋïz | *bulmazlar | |
| past | seen or clear | *bulmadïm | *bulmadïŋ | *bulmadï | *bulmadïk (or bulmadïmïz) | *bulmadïŋïz | *bulmadïlar | |
| heard or unclear | *bulmamïšban (or bulmamïšman) | *bulmamïšsaŋ | *bulmamïš | *bulmamïšïk (bulmamïšbïz or bulmamïšmïz) | *bulmamïšsïŋïz | *bulmamïšlar | ||
| future | *bulmayačakban (or bulmayačakman) | *bulmayačaksaŋ | *bulmayačak | *bulmayačakïk (bulmayačakbïz or bulmayačakmïz) | *bulmayačakïŋïz | *bulmayačaklar | ||
| conditional | *bulmasam | *bulmasaŋ | *bulmasa | *bulmasak (or bulmasamïz) | *bulmasaŋïz | *bulmasalar | ||
| optative | *bulmayayïŋ | *bulmagasaŋ | *bulmaga | *bulmayalïm | *bulmagasïŋïz | *bulmagalar | ||
| progressive | *bulmamaktaban (or bulmamaktagman) | *bulmamaktasaŋ | *bulmamakta | *bulmamaktayïk (bulmamaktabïz or bulmamaktamïk) | *bulmamaktasïŋïz | *bulmamaktalar | ||
| necessitative | *bulmamalïgban (or bulmamalïgman) | *bulmamalïgsaŋ | *bulmamalïg | *bulmamalïgïk (bulmamalïgbïz or bulmamalïgmïz) | *bulmamalïgsïŋïz | *bulmamalïglar | ||
| imperative | *bulmayayïŋ | *bulma | *bulmasun | *bulmayalïm | *bulmayïŋ | *bulmasunlar | ||
Descendants
- Arghu:
- Khalaj: bulmaq
- Oghuz:
- Proto-Oghuz: *bul-
- Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (bulmaq)
- Azerbaijani: bulmaq
- Ottoman Turkish: بولمق
- Gagauz: bulmaa
- Turkish: bulmak
- Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (bulmaq)
- Proto-Oghuz: *bul-
- Karluk:
- Karakhanid: بُلْماقْ (bulmāq)
- Kipchak:
- Kipchak: بلماق (bulmaq)
- West Kipchak:
- Crimean Tatar: bulmaq
- Karaim: [script needed] (bul-)
- West Kipchak:
- Kipchak: بلماق (bulmaq)
- Siberian:
- Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (b¹ul¹ /bul/)
- Old Uyghur: [script needed] (bul-)
- North Siberian:
- Yakut: бул (bul)
- Dolgan: бул (bul)
- Old Turkic: 𐰉𐰆𐰞 (b¹ul¹ /bul/)