# мен
## Andi
### Etymology

Akin to Avar мун (mun).

### Pronoun

мен (men)
* (women's speech) you
    Synonym: (men's speech) мин (min)

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɛn]

### Pronoun

мен • (men) (personal)
* Alternative form of мене (mene) (the full form of the first-person singular pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb); me
    Избери мен вместо Петър.Izberi men vmesto Petǎr.Choose me instead of Peter.
    Мен ли търсиш?Men li tǎrsiš?Is it me you are looking for?
* Alternative form of мене (mene) (the first-person singular pronoun in the prepositional case, used as the object of a preposition); me
    Ела с мен.Ela s men.Come with me.
    Не сядай до мен.Ne sjadaj do men.Don't sit next to me.

#### Related terms
## Central Mansi
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [meːn], [min]

### Pronoun

мен (men) (Konda)
* we (in the dual)

#### Declension

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

### References

* E. A. Kuzakova (2001) “мен”, in Мансийско-русский словарь (кондинский диалект мансийского языка), По рассказу П. К. Чейметова «Ворыяп хумый» («Два охотника») [Mansi-Russian dictionary (Kondinsky dialect of the Mansi language), Based on the story by P. K. Cheymetov “Ворыяп хумый” (“Two Hunters”)]‎, Kondinsky district: local history museum, →ISBN

## Kamassian
### Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *wën.

### Noun

мен (men)
* dog

#### Declension
### References

* Donner, Kai R. (1944) “mɛ̀ǹ”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

## Karachay-Balkar
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

## Kazakh
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Kipchak [Term?], from Proto-Common Turkic *bän (“I”), from Proto-Turkic *ben- (“me”, oblique of *be (“I”)). Cognate with Armeno-Kipchak մեն (men); Old Uyghur 𐽹𐽺 (mn /⁠män⁠/), 𐽹𐽰𐽺 (mʾn /⁠män⁠/), Old Turkic 𐰋𐰤 (b²n² /⁠bän⁠/); etc.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /men/, [mje̘n]
* Hyphenation: мен

#### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I (first-person singular nominative and disjunctive pronoun)

##### Derived terms

* менсіз (mensız, “without me”)
* меншік (menşık)

##### See also

| number | person | nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | locative | ablative | instrumental |
| singular | first | мен (men) | менің (menıñ) | маған (mağan) | мені (menı) | менде (mende) | менен (menen) | менімен (menımen) |
| singular | second | сен (sen) | сенің (senıñ) | саған (sağan) | сені (senı) | сенде (sende) | сенен (senen) | сенімен (senımen) |
| singular | second (formal) | сіз (sız) | сіздің (sızdıñ) | сізге (sızge) | сізді (sızdı) | сізде (sızde) | сізден (sızden) | сізбен (sızben) |
| singular | third | ол (ol) | оның (onyñ) | оған (oğan) | оны (ony) | онда (onda) | одан (odan) | онымен (onymen) |
| plural | first | біз (bız) | біздің (bızdıñ) | бізге (bızge) | бізді (bızdı) | бізде (bızde) | бізден (bızden) | бізбен (bızben) |
| plural | second | сендер (sender) | сендердің (senderdıñ) | сендерге (senderge) | сендерді (senderdı) | сендерде (senderde) | сендерден (senderden) | сендермен (sendermen) |
| plural | second (formal) | сіздер (sızder) | сіздердің (sızderdıñ) | сіздерге (sızderge) | сіздерді (sızderdı) | сіздерде (sızderde) | сіздерден (sızderden) | сіздермен (sızdermen) |
| plural | third | олар (olar) | олардың (olardyñ) | оларға (olarğa) | оларды (olardy) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) | олармен (olarmen) |

### Etymology 2

Haplology of менен (menen). Spelled as برلان (birlān /⁠birlän⁠/) in İske imlâ, being transcribed as мі̥нӓн.
Cognate with Bashkir менән (menən); Kyrgyz менен (menen); Chagatai برلان, بلان, whence Uzbek bilan; Tuvan биле (bile); etc.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /men/, [mje̘n]
* Hyphenation: мен

#### Conjunction

мен • (men)
* and (for nouns)
    ата мен ана ― ata men ana ― father and mother

#### References

* ↑ N. N. Pantusov (1901) Матеріалы къ изученію казакъ-киркизскаго нарѣчія, 3rd edition (overall work in Russian and Kazakh), Kazan

## Kumyk
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

#### See also

| number | person | nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | locative | ablative |
| singular | first | мен (men) | мени (meni) | магъа (mağa) | мени (meni) | менде (mende) | менден (menden) |
| singular | second | сен (sen) | сени (seni) | сагъа (sağa) | сени (seni) | сенде (sende) | сенден (senden) |
| singular | third | ол (ol) | ону (onu) | огъар (oğar) | ону (onu) | онда (onda) | ондан (ondan) |
| plural | first | биз (biz) | бизин (bizin) | бизге (bizge) | бизин (bizin) | бизде (bizde) | бизден (bizden) |
| plural | second | сиз (siz) | сизин (sizin) | сизге (sizge) | сизин (sizin) | сизде (sizde) | сизден (sizden) |
| plural | third | олар (olar) | оланы (olanı) | олагъа (olağa) | оланы (olanı) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) |

## Kyrgyz
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

### Pronoun

мен • (men) (Arabic spelling مەن)
* I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

#### See also
### References

* “мен”, in Эл-Сөздүк [El-Sözdük] (in Russian)

## Nogai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I

## Northern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Shor мен (men), Chulym мӓн (män), Western Yugur men, Tofa мен (men), Karachay-Balkar мен (men), Kumyk мен (men), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

### See also

* бин (bin)

### References

* N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “мен”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲen]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

мен • (men) f inan pl
* genitive plural of ме́на (ména)

## Shor
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I

## Southern Altai
### Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I

## Tofa
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲen]

#### Pronoun

мен (men)
* I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤 (mn²), etc.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mʲen]

#### Particle

мен (men)
* First-person singular predicative particle, used after predicates.

#### See also

* -м (-m)

## Tuvan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *ben (“I”, with oblique *-n), from Proto-Turkic *be (“I”).
Cognate with Tofa мен (men, pronoun and predicative particle), Khakas мин (min, pronoun), Northern Altai мен (men, pronoun), мин (min); Southern Altai мен (men, pronoun), Kazakh мен (men, pronoun), -мін (-mın), -бін (-bın), -пін (-pın), -мын (-myn), -бын (-byn), -пын (-pyn); Turkish ben (pronoun); Old Turkic 𐰋𐰤 (b²n² /⁠bän⁠/, pronoun), 𐰢𐰤 (mn² /⁠män⁠/, predicative particle).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɛ̃n]
* Hyphenation: мен

### Pronoun

мен • (men)
* I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

#### See also

| number | person | nominative | genitive | accusative | dative | locative | ablative | allative |
| singular | first | мен (men) | мээң (meeñ) | мени (meni) | меңээ (meñee) | менде (mende) | менден (menden) | менче (mençe) |
| singular | second | сен (sen) | сээң (seeñ) | сени (seni) | сеңээ (señee) | сенде (sende) | сенден (senden) | сенче (sençe) |
| singular | second (formal) | силер (siler) | силерниң (silerniñ) | силерни (silerni) | силерге (silerge) | силерде (silerde) | силерден (silerden) | силерже (silerje) |
| singular | third | ол (ol) | ооң (ooñ) | ону (onu) | аңаа (añaa) | ында (ında) | оон (oon) | олче (olçe) |
| plural | first | бис (bis) | бистиң (bistiñ) | бисти (bisti) | биске (biske) | бисте (biste) | бистен (bisten) | бисче (bisçe) |
| plural | second | силер (siler) | силерниң (silerniñ) | силерни (silerni) | силерге (silerge) | силерде (silerde) | силерден (silerden) | силерже (silerje) |
| plural | third | олар (olar) | оларның (olarnıñ) | оларны (olarnı) | оларга (olarga) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) | оларже (olarje) |

### Particle

мен • (men)
* Forms the first-person singular predicative when used in conjunction with nouns, adjectives, and certain verb tenses, including the present-future and indefinite past.
** 1921, “Тоорутукг долгай тандым”:Тос-ла чүзүн малымайны / Доруктурза, байыыр-ла мен.Tos-la çüzün malımaynı / Dorukturza, bayıır-la men.My livestocks of nine colours / If my taiga raises them, I’ll be rich.
** 2011, “Мен — тыва мен”:.Мен — тыва мен, / Мөңге харлыг дагның оглу мен..Men — tıva men, / Möñge xarlıg dagnıñ oglu men.I am a Tuvan, / I'm the son of the mountains capped with perpetual snow.

### See also

* бис (bis, first-person plural)
* сен (sen, second-person singular)
* силер (siler, second-person plural)
* ол (ol, third-person singular)
* -лар (-lar, third-person plural)
* -м (-m)