Okmányokban

Okmányokban is a Hungarian locative form meaning “in the documents.” It is built from the noun okmány (document, record) in plural as okmányok, plus the inessive suffix -ban, which marks location. The phrase is commonly used in historical, archival, legal, and scholarly writing to indicate that information or evidence is found within written records rather than in oral testimony or secondary sources. It signals the primary nature of the source material and situates a fact within a documentary context, often in discussions of provenance, authenticity, or source criticism.

Etymology: The verb okmány denotes a formal written instrument that attests a fact, grant, or act. The exact historical path is debated, but most linguistic treatments connect it to older Hungarian roots related to proof or evidence, with the suffix -mány forming nouns that denote instruments or documents. The combined form okmányokban appears in medieval and early modern Hungarian and remains standard in contemporary usage.

Usage: In texts, okmányokban signals primary-source evidence located in documents. It helps specify the source of a fact or claim and is common in descriptions of archival materials or legal records. The construction is typically used with verbs such as található (is found) or szerepel (appears) to link information to its documentary location.

Példák: Az évszámok okmányokban találhatók. A kutató okmányokban található adatok alapján állapította meg az események időrendjét.