Tanrı
/tanˈɾɯ/noun
A Turkish word meaning God, deity, or god.
Did you know?Tanrı ultimately descends from Old Turkic täŋri, a word used for both the supreme deity and the sky, especially in the Tengri tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Turkic
Proto-Turkic
*teŋri
“Reconstructed term for a deity or celestial power; its ultimate origin is uncertain.”
8th Century
Old Turkic
täŋri
“God, the heavens, or the supreme celestial power in Old Turkic inscriptions.”
11th Century
Karakhanid Turkic
teŋri
“God or sky; recorded in early Turkic lexicographic tradition.”
13th–15th Century
Chagatai Turkic
teŋri
“God, deity, or heaven.”
Ottoman Period
Ottoman Turkish
tanrı
“God or deity; a specifically Turkic word used alongside Arabic-derived religious vocabulary.”
Modern English usage
English
Tanrı
“A transliterated Turkish term for God or deity, also encountered in discussions of Tengri religion.”