Thesis Chapters by Muhammadullah HAJI MOH NASEEM
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FİRDEVSÜ’L-İḲBĀL [İ460b-524a]
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PHD THESİS, 2024
Firdawsul-Iqbal has been written in classical Chagatai Turkish by Shir Muhammed Mirab Munis (1778... more Firdawsul-Iqbal has been written in classical Chagatai Turkish by Shir Muhammed Mirab Munis (1778-1829) and Muhammed Riza Agehi (1809-1874), who are among the last representatives of Chagatai Turkish and prominent poets and historians of the Hive Khanate. It is a significant work of distinctive historical writing and one of the most important sources of Central Asian Turkish history. In Hive literature, Firdawsul-Iqbal is considered one of the important works of its period.
This study contains the text between folios 460b - 524a of Firdawsul-Iqbal. Our work consists of five chapters. In the first chapter, informations about Chagatai Turkic, Chagatai literature, the authors of Firdawsul-Iqbal, existing manuscripts and copies, the content of the work and the structure of the text are provided. In the second chapter, the transcriptional text of Firdawsul-Iqbal is provided. This text is based on manuscript T 82 which is located in the Istanbul University Library. In the study, this manuscript is referred to as “I” and it has been compared with the printed edition “B” prepared by Yuri Bregel, who compared it with manuscripts 571a and E6 located in Leningrad. The differences between the manuscripts, including spelling errors, missing letters and inconsistencies in writing due to copyist errors, are indicated in the footnotes. In the third chapter, the language and writing characteristics of the work have been discussed and analyzed. The fourth chapter contains the grammatical index and glossary of the text. In the index, the grammatical arrangement from Reshit Rahmeti Arat’s work Kutadgu Bilig, has been used as the basis. The fifth chapter contains examples from the facsimile of the text.
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2016
Çalışmamız, giriş ve incelemenin temelini teşkil eden dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmamızın gi... more Çalışmamız, giriş ve incelemenin temelini teşkil eden dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmamızın giriş bölümü, incelenen Çağatay, Özbek ve Yeni Uygur Türkçelerinin genel özelliklerini özetleyen Çağatay, Özbek ve Yeni Uygur Türkçelerine Genel Bir Bakış başlığı ile başlamaktadır. Çalışmanın birinci bölümünde Çağatay Türkçesinin fiil işletimi; ikinci bölümünde Özbek Türkçesinin fiil işletimi; üçüncü bölümünde Yeni Uygur Türkçesinin fiil işletimi ele alınmıştır. Dördüncü bölümde ise, Çağatay, Özbek ve Yeni Uygur Türkçeleri, fiil işletimi bakımından mukayese edilerek elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirilmeye alınmıştır
Papers by Muhammadullah HAJI MOH NASEEM
Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Uluslararası Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi, 2025
There are some specific differences between Oghuz Turkish
and non-Oghuz Turkish dialects. Neverth... more There are some specific differences between Oghuz Turkish
and non-Oghuz Turkish dialects. Nevertheless, some features
characteristic of Oghuz Turkish can also be observed in non-Oghuz
dialects. Particularly, some characteristics that define Oghuz Turkish
are available in works written in Chagatai Turkish. Although Firdaws
al-iqbāl contains some elements specific to Oghuz Turkish, the work
exhibits the distinctive features of classical Chagatai Turkish in terms
of both grammatical structure and vocabulary. Chagatai Turkish,
alongside Oghuz and Kipchak Turkish, is one of the most productive
literary languages of the Turkic language family, one of the most
productive literary languages of the Turkic language, thrived in
Central Asia from the 15th to the 20th century. Numerous academic
studies have been conducted on the works produced during this
period. In particular, works from the classical period of Chagatai
Turkish have been extensively analyzed from both linguistic and
literary perspectives. However, studies focusing on works written in
late Chagatai Turkish during the 19th century and beyond remain
limited. In this study, it is aimed to examine and identify the phonetic
and morphological features of Oghuz Turkish and the Oghuz elements
in the vocabulary in Firdaws al-iqbāl written in Chagatai Turkish by
Şîr Muhammed Mîrâb Mûnis (1778-1829) and Muhammed Rıza
Âgehî (1809-1874)
TURUK INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE RESEARCHES JOURNAL, 2025
Muʿinu’l-Murid is one of the important poetic works of Khwarezm Turkish. Khwarezm Turkish represe... more Muʿinu’l-Murid is one of the important poetic works of Khwarezm Turkish. Khwarezm Turkish represents as the language of the transition period from Karakhanid Turkish to Chagatai Turkish and holds great significance in the history of the Turkish language. Muʿinu’l-Murid is particularly significant as it contains the unique linguistic characteristics of Khwarezm Turkish. Therefore, conducting a thematic classification study on Muʿinu’l-Murid, analyzing the terms based on their usage areas and studying the etymology and meanings of related concepts are crucial for comparing the language, culture and social life of that period with previous and subsequent eras. In this study, the words in the noun category in Muʿinu’l-Murid have been examined in terms of basic vocabulary and classified thematically. The origin, meaning, and usage areas of the relevant terms have been analyzed, evaluated according to their respective categories and explained in detail with examples quoted from the relevant sections of the work. In Muʿinu’l-Murid, the words in the noun category identified based on their conceptual fields have been analyzed thematically under the 25 headings listed below: 1. Kinship Terms, 2. Animal Names, 3. Organ names, 4. Food and beverages, 5. Weapons of war, 6. Numbers, 7. Nature-related concepts 8. Characteristics of objects, 9. Concepts related to time, 10. Decorative items, 11. Clothing, 12. Musical instruments, 13. Professions, 14. Household tools, 15. Fundamentals and times of prayer, 16. Concepts related to ablution, 17. Names and attributes of Allah, 18. Concepts related to faith, 19. The Qur’an, 20. Surahs and verses, 21. Names of prophets, 22. Founders of religious sects, 23. Concepts related to paradise and hell, 24. Concepts related to Satan and jinn, 25. Sacred places.
International Journal of Social, Humanities and Administrative Sciences, 2024
Özet
Çağatay Türkçesinin son dönemine ait önemli bir tarih eseri olan Firdevsü’l-ikbâl, dönemin... more Özet
Çağatay Türkçesinin son dönemine ait önemli bir tarih eseri olan Firdevsü’l-ikbâl, dönemin iki şair ve tarihçisi Şîr Muhammed Mîrâb Mûnis (1778-1829) ve Muhammed Rızâ Âgehî (1809-1874) tarafından yazılmıştır. 1805 yılında İltüzer Han’ın emri ile hanedan tarihini konu alan Firdevsü’l-İkbâl eserini yazmaya başlayan Mûnis, 1829 yılında vefat etmiştir. Firdevsü’l-ikbâl’in büyük bir kısmı yazılmış olsa da eserin yarım kalan kısmı Allah Kulu Han döneminde Mûnis’in yeğeni ve öğrencisi Âgehî tarafından tamamlanmıştır. Firdevsü’l-ikbâl, Hive Hanlığı’nın tarihi hakkında kıymetli bilgiler sunmasının yanı sıra, 17-19. yüzyıllar Orta Asya tarihi ile ilgili yazılmış en önemli tarih kaynaklarından biri olarak kabul edilir.
Bu çalışmada Mûnis ve Âgehî’nin Firdevsü’l-İkbâl adlı eserinde yer alan Türkçe ve Moğolca askerî terimler incelenmiştir. Tespit edilen askerî terimlerin çoğu Türkçe, kısmen Moğolca, Arapça ve Farsça’dır. Bu çalışma sadece Türkçe ve Moğolca askerî terimler ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Tespit edilen her terim kendi kategorisi içerisinde alfabetik sıralamaya göre listelenmiş ve Firdevsü’l-İkbâl’in metninden örnekler verilmiştir.
Tespit edilen askerî terimler, askerî ünvanlar, ordunun dizilişi ve askerî düzeniyle ilgili terimler, kara kuvvetlerinde muharip sınıfı ile ilgili terimler, ordunun savaşta kullandığı silahlar ve savaş aletleri, savunma ve korunma amaçlı kullanılan savaş aletleri, asker ve ordu anlamında kullanılan terimler, ordugâh ve karargâh anlamında kullanılan terimler ve diğer askerî terimler başlıkları altında değerlendirilmiştir.
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Abstract
Firdaws al-Iqbal, which is an important historical work of the Chagatai Turkish, was written by two poets and historians of the period, Shir Muhammed Mirab Munis (1778-1829) and Muhammed Riza Agehi (1809-1874). Munis, started writing Firdaws al-Iqbal, which is about the history of the dynasty, by the order of Iltuzer Khan in 1805. Munis, passed away in 1829 and although a large part of the Firdaws al-Iqbal was written, the unfinished part of the work was completed by his nephew and student Agehi, during the reign of Allah Kulu Khan. Firdaws al-Iqbal, which is about the history of the Khanate of Khiva, is considered one of the most important historical sources written about the history of the Central Asia between 17th-19th centuries.
In this study, Turkish and Mongolian military terms in Firdaws al-Iqbal are analyzed. Most of the military terms identified in Firdaws al-Iqbal, are Turkish, partly Mongolian, Arabic and Persian. This study contains only Turkish and Mongolian military terms. For each identified term, examples are given from Firdaws al-Iqbal’s text.
The identified military terms are evaluated under the headings of military titles, terms related to the arrangement and military order of the army, terms related to the belligerent class in the land forces, weapons and war tools used by the army in war, war tools used for defense and protection, terms used in the meaning of soldier and army, terms used in the meaning of military encampment and headquarters and other military terms.
İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Medeniyet Kültürel Araştırmalar Belleteni Dergisi (MEDBEL) / Bulletin of Medeniyet Cultural Studies, 2024
Although a significant number of studies have been conducted on the use of prepositions in Turkis... more Although a significant number of studies have been conducted on the use of prepositions in Turkish, the issue of prepositions remains a contentious and debated topic within the field of grammar. The lack of consensus among researchers regarding the classification of prepositions has made it challenging to develop a unified methodology. This topic has also been extensively discussed at meetings of the Turkish Language Association on the subject of “Problems of Turkish Grammar”. In this context, one of the issues encountered in studies on prepositions in Turkish is that certain nouns indicating place and direction (such as alt, üst, ön, yan, arka, sağ, sol, etc.) are often used as prepositions, despite not actually fulfilling the criteria for such a classification. While some studies in Turkish linguistics classify these nouns as prepositions, other grammars present a contrary view. These classifications are influenced by those of foreign languages and are particularly based on the concepts of prepositions and postpositions in Western languages. In some studies, these nouns are regarded as “pseudo prepositions.” The manuscript of the work titled Ḥażret-i Pehlevān Ata ‘Aleyhi’r-raḥme Kitābı, developed as a master’s thesis by Erhan Çakır under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Münevver Tekcan, was registered as number 125 in the Manuscripts Department of the Abu Rayhan Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies at the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. It served as the primary source for this study. In this study, we initially present an overview of the structure and classification of prepositions. Subsequently, based on the text, we identified the prepositions used in the work that reflect the structure of Chagatai Turkish, with the aim of determining their meanings and functions. In order to establish a methodology for the classification of prepositions, a review of the existing literature in the field of Turkish linguistics was conducted in order to identify and consider a range of perspectives on the topic. Following this review, the classification method proposed by Muharrem Ergin in his work Türk Dil Bilgisi (Turkish Grammar) was selected as the most appropriate for this study. The prepositions were then grouped according to this method and presented with examples. However, the topic of interjections was not included in the scope of this study. In this context, our focus was on conjunction and inflectional prepositions, with the aim of classifying and evaluating the identified prepositions according to their meanings and functions.
Dede Korkut Uluslararası Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Araştırmaları Dergisi / Dede Korkut The Journal of International Turkish Language & Literature Research, 2024
Alisher Nevayi (1441-1501) made immensely valuable contributions to Turkish literature, language,... more Alisher Nevayi (1441-1501) made immensely valuable contributions to Turkish literature, language, and culture. He encapsulated all the beauty of his era within his own language and art. He is one of the most significant figures in Turkish literature. Nevayi is regarded as the founder of Chagatai Turkish. Through his extensive and richly contented literary works, he demonstrated that Turkish is not merely a classical poetic language, but also a cultural language with expressive power in both verse and prose. In this regard, Nevayi is not only a literary figure who used the language of his era in the most comprehensive manner, but also a linguist and scholar who ensured that this rich linguistic heritage has been preserved for future generations.
The Seb‘a-i Seyyar, is the fourth masnavi of Nevayi’s Hamse and is a large-scale literary work written in 1484. As a poetic work, Seb‘a-i Seyyar is composed not in plain language but with an artful and literary language. In addition to its rich Turkish vocabulary, the work contains comprehensive grammatical structures of the Turkish language and encompasses the phonetic, morphological, and characteristic features of Chagatai Turkish, which imparts a special value to the work in terms of Turkish linguistics.
In this study, we aimed to analyse the indicative moods within the grammatical structure of Seb‘a-i Seyyar. In our study, we have based our work on Volume 10 of the “Mukemmel Eserler Toplamı” of Alisher Nevayi titled Hamse-Seb‘a-i Seyyar, which was prepared in 20 volumes by M. Mirzaahmedova and published in 1992 in Tashkent by the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Korkut Ata Journal of Studies in Turcology, The Journal of International Language, Literature, Culture, History, Art and Education Research, 2024
Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar (1404–1490), one of the prominent figures of the 15th century, was a lead... more Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar (1404–1490), one of the prominent figures of the 15th century, was a leading guide of the Naqshbandi order and significant figure who left a profound impact on the social, political, economic and ideological life of his era. Under his guidance, the Naqshbandi order reached a wide social base and the number of its admirers increased significantly. These admirers included individuals from various social strata of the time: kings, viziers, scholars, students, artisans, representatives of science and culture, in short, people from all walks of life. Among them were three distinguished figures: Abdurrahman Jami (1414–1492), Ali Shir Navai (1441–1501) and Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur (1483–1530). This study examines the approaches, relationships and the reflections of three prominent figures, Jami, Navai and Babur, toward Khwaja Ubaydullah’s teachings, exploring their involvement with Khwaja Ahrar and how these influenced their works. Through this analysis, the impact of Khwaja Ahrar on these leading figures of his time is explored. These figures are not only significant personalities of their era but also serve as key examples that highlight the profound depth of Khwaja Ahrar’s spiritual influence.
International Congress on Multidisciplinary Social Sciences (ICMUSS), 2022
The Turkish language has been divided into different dialects and languages because of some histo... more The Turkish language has been divided into different dialects and languages because of some historical and political reasons as well as various language-internal reasons from past to present. While these dialects and languages are similar to each other in some ways, they are different from each other in some ways too.
Chagatay Turkish which is related to the Central Asian Turkic languages group, is known as a continuation of the Karahan and Khorezmian Turkish literary languages and has been developed during the Timurids period, especially Chagatay Turkish which has taken the classic feature in Ali Shir Nevayi’s literary works, is a Central Asian Turkic language which is used from the beginning of the 15th century until the beginning of the 20th century. Uzbek and New Uighur Turkish languages are accepted as the closest to Chagatay Turkish among other contemporary Turkish languages. There are some similarities as well as some differences between these dialects and languages.
Based on the idea that the written languages used by Modern Uzbek Turkish and New Uyghur Turkish, which are the two representatives of Eastern Turkish, which used the same written language until the beginning of the twentieth century, should not be as different from each other as shown, it is aimed to determine their functions, structures and differences by comparing the person suffixes in Chagatai Turkish and Modern Uzbek Turkish in verb conjugation.
In order to analyze and compare the determined subject, Ali Şîr Nevâyî's “Muhâkemetü’l-Lugateyn” for Chagatai Turkish, and Abdullah Kadirî's “Ötken Künler” novel for Uzbek Turkish, will be taken as basis, and examples will be given by scanning these two works.
İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Medeniyet Kültürel Araştırmalar Belleteni Dergisi (MEDBEL) / Bulletin of Medeniyet Cultural Studies, 2024
Although a significant number of studies have been conducted on the use of prepositions in Turkis... more Although a significant number of studies have been conducted on the use of prepositions in Turkish, the issue of prepositions remains a contentious and debated topic within the field of grammar. The lack of consensus among researchers regarding the classification of prepositions has made it challenging to develop a unified methodology. This topic has also been extensively discussed at meetings of the Turkish Language Association on the subject of “Problems of Turkish Grammar”. In this context, one of the issues encountered in studies on prepositions in Turkish is that certain nouns indicating place and direction (such as alt, üst, ön, yan, arka, sağ, sol, etc.) are often used as prepositions, despite not actually fulfilling the criteria for such a classification. While some studies in Turkish linguistics classify these nouns as prepositions, other grammars present a contrary view. These classifications are influenced by those of foreign languages and are particularly based on the concepts of prepositions and postpositions in Western languages. In some studies, these nouns are regarded as “pseudo prepositions.” The manuscript of the work titled Ḥażret-i Pehlevān Ata ‘Aleyhi’r-raḥme Kitābı, developed as a master’s thesis by Erhan Çakır under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Münevver Tekcan, was registered as number 125 in the Manuscripts Department of the Abu Rayhan Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies at the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. It served as the primary source for this study. In this study, we initially present an overview of the structure and classification of prepositions. Subsequently, based on the text, we identified the prepositions used in the work that reflect the structure of Chagatai Turkish, with the aim of determining their meanings and functions. In order to establish a methodology for the classification of prepositions, a review of the existing literature in the field of Turkish linguistics was conducted in order to identify and consider a range of perspectives on the topic. Following this review, the classification method proposed by Muharrem Ergin in his work Türk Dil Bilgisi (Turkish Grammar) was selected as the most appropriate for this study. The prepositions were then grouped according to this method and presented with examples. However, the topic of interjections was not included in the scope of this study. In this context, our focus was on conjunction and inflectional prepositions, with the aim of classifying and evaluating the identified prepositions according to their meanings and functions
KORKUT ATA TÜRKİYAT ARAŞTIRMALARI DERGİSİ / Korkut Ata Journal of Studies in Turcology / Uluslararası Dil, Edebiyat, Kültür, Tarih, Sanat ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi / The Journal of International Language, Literature, Culture, History, Art and Education Research, 2024
Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar (1404–1490), one of the prominent figures of the 15th century, was a lead... more Khwaja Ubaydullah Ahrar (1404–1490), one of the prominent figures of the 15th century, was a leading guide of the Naqshbandi order and significant figure who left a profound impact on the social, political, economic and ideological life of his era. Under his guidance, the Naqshbandi order reached a wide social base and the number of its admirers increased significantly. These admirers included individuals from various social strata of the time: kings, viziers, scholars, students, artisans, representatives of science and culture, in short, people from all walks of life. Among them were three distinguished figures: Abdurrahman Jami (1414–1492), Ali Shir Navai (1441–1501) and Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur (1483–1530). This study examines the approaches, relationships and the reflections of three prominent figures, Jami, Navai and Babur, toward Khwaja Ubaydullah’s teachings, exploring their involvement with Khwaja Ahrar and how these influenced their works. Through this analysis, the impact of Khwaja Ahrar on these leading figures of his time is explored. These figures are not only significant personalities of their era but also serve as key examples that highlight the profound depth of Khwaja Ahrar’s spiritual influence.
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This study contains the text between folios 460b - 524a of Firdawsul-Iqbal. Our work consists of five chapters. In the first chapter, informations about Chagatai Turkic, Chagatai literature, the authors of Firdawsul-Iqbal, existing manuscripts and copies, the content of the work and the structure of the text are provided. In the second chapter, the transcriptional text of Firdawsul-Iqbal is provided. This text is based on manuscript T 82 which is located in the Istanbul University Library. In the study, this manuscript is referred to as “I” and it has been compared with the printed edition “B” prepared by Yuri Bregel, who compared it with manuscripts 571a and E6 located in Leningrad. The differences between the manuscripts, including spelling errors, missing letters and inconsistencies in writing due to copyist errors, are indicated in the footnotes. In the third chapter, the language and writing characteristics of the work have been discussed and analyzed. The fourth chapter contains the grammatical index and glossary of the text. In the index, the grammatical arrangement from Reshit Rahmeti Arat’s work Kutadgu Bilig, has been used as the basis. The fifth chapter contains examples from the facsimile of the text.
Papers by Muhammadullah HAJI MOH NASEEM
and non-Oghuz Turkish dialects. Nevertheless, some features
characteristic of Oghuz Turkish can also be observed in non-Oghuz
dialects. Particularly, some characteristics that define Oghuz Turkish
are available in works written in Chagatai Turkish. Although Firdaws
al-iqbāl contains some elements specific to Oghuz Turkish, the work
exhibits the distinctive features of classical Chagatai Turkish in terms
of both grammatical structure and vocabulary. Chagatai Turkish,
alongside Oghuz and Kipchak Turkish, is one of the most productive
literary languages of the Turkic language family, one of the most
productive literary languages of the Turkic language, thrived in
Central Asia from the 15th to the 20th century. Numerous academic
studies have been conducted on the works produced during this
period. In particular, works from the classical period of Chagatai
Turkish have been extensively analyzed from both linguistic and
literary perspectives. However, studies focusing on works written in
late Chagatai Turkish during the 19th century and beyond remain
limited. In this study, it is aimed to examine and identify the phonetic
and morphological features of Oghuz Turkish and the Oghuz elements
in the vocabulary in Firdaws al-iqbāl written in Chagatai Turkish by
Şîr Muhammed Mîrâb Mûnis (1778-1829) and Muhammed Rıza
Âgehî (1809-1874)
Çağatay Türkçesinin son dönemine ait önemli bir tarih eseri olan Firdevsü’l-ikbâl, dönemin iki şair ve tarihçisi Şîr Muhammed Mîrâb Mûnis (1778-1829) ve Muhammed Rızâ Âgehî (1809-1874) tarafından yazılmıştır. 1805 yılında İltüzer Han’ın emri ile hanedan tarihini konu alan Firdevsü’l-İkbâl eserini yazmaya başlayan Mûnis, 1829 yılında vefat etmiştir. Firdevsü’l-ikbâl’in büyük bir kısmı yazılmış olsa da eserin yarım kalan kısmı Allah Kulu Han döneminde Mûnis’in yeğeni ve öğrencisi Âgehî tarafından tamamlanmıştır. Firdevsü’l-ikbâl, Hive Hanlığı’nın tarihi hakkında kıymetli bilgiler sunmasının yanı sıra, 17-19. yüzyıllar Orta Asya tarihi ile ilgili yazılmış en önemli tarih kaynaklarından biri olarak kabul edilir.
Bu çalışmada Mûnis ve Âgehî’nin Firdevsü’l-İkbâl adlı eserinde yer alan Türkçe ve Moğolca askerî terimler incelenmiştir. Tespit edilen askerî terimlerin çoğu Türkçe, kısmen Moğolca, Arapça ve Farsça’dır. Bu çalışma sadece Türkçe ve Moğolca askerî terimler ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Tespit edilen her terim kendi kategorisi içerisinde alfabetik sıralamaya göre listelenmiş ve Firdevsü’l-İkbâl’in metninden örnekler verilmiştir.
Tespit edilen askerî terimler, askerî ünvanlar, ordunun dizilişi ve askerî düzeniyle ilgili terimler, kara kuvvetlerinde muharip sınıfı ile ilgili terimler, ordunun savaşta kullandığı silahlar ve savaş aletleri, savunma ve korunma amaçlı kullanılan savaş aletleri, asker ve ordu anlamında kullanılan terimler, ordugâh ve karargâh anlamında kullanılan terimler ve diğer askerî terimler başlıkları altında değerlendirilmiştir.
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Abstract
Firdaws al-Iqbal, which is an important historical work of the Chagatai Turkish, was written by two poets and historians of the period, Shir Muhammed Mirab Munis (1778-1829) and Muhammed Riza Agehi (1809-1874). Munis, started writing Firdaws al-Iqbal, which is about the history of the dynasty, by the order of Iltuzer Khan in 1805. Munis, passed away in 1829 and although a large part of the Firdaws al-Iqbal was written, the unfinished part of the work was completed by his nephew and student Agehi, during the reign of Allah Kulu Khan. Firdaws al-Iqbal, which is about the history of the Khanate of Khiva, is considered one of the most important historical sources written about the history of the Central Asia between 17th-19th centuries.
In this study, Turkish and Mongolian military terms in Firdaws al-Iqbal are analyzed. Most of the military terms identified in Firdaws al-Iqbal, are Turkish, partly Mongolian, Arabic and Persian. This study contains only Turkish and Mongolian military terms. For each identified term, examples are given from Firdaws al-Iqbal’s text.
The identified military terms are evaluated under the headings of military titles, terms related to the arrangement and military order of the army, terms related to the belligerent class in the land forces, weapons and war tools used by the army in war, war tools used for defense and protection, terms used in the meaning of soldier and army, terms used in the meaning of military encampment and headquarters and other military terms.
The Seb‘a-i Seyyar, is the fourth masnavi of Nevayi’s Hamse and is a large-scale literary work written in 1484. As a poetic work, Seb‘a-i Seyyar is composed not in plain language but with an artful and literary language. In addition to its rich Turkish vocabulary, the work contains comprehensive grammatical structures of the Turkish language and encompasses the phonetic, morphological, and characteristic features of Chagatai Turkish, which imparts a special value to the work in terms of Turkish linguistics.
In this study, we aimed to analyse the indicative moods within the grammatical structure of Seb‘a-i Seyyar. In our study, we have based our work on Volume 10 of the “Mukemmel Eserler Toplamı” of Alisher Nevayi titled Hamse-Seb‘a-i Seyyar, which was prepared in 20 volumes by M. Mirzaahmedova and published in 1992 in Tashkent by the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Chagatay Turkish which is related to the Central Asian Turkic languages group, is known as a continuation of the Karahan and Khorezmian Turkish literary languages and has been developed during the Timurids period, especially Chagatay Turkish which has taken the classic feature in Ali Shir Nevayi’s literary works, is a Central Asian Turkic language which is used from the beginning of the 15th century until the beginning of the 20th century. Uzbek and New Uighur Turkish languages are accepted as the closest to Chagatay Turkish among other contemporary Turkish languages. There are some similarities as well as some differences between these dialects and languages.
Based on the idea that the written languages used by Modern Uzbek Turkish and New Uyghur Turkish, which are the two representatives of Eastern Turkish, which used the same written language until the beginning of the twentieth century, should not be as different from each other as shown, it is aimed to determine their functions, structures and differences by comparing the person suffixes in Chagatai Turkish and Modern Uzbek Turkish in verb conjugation.
In order to analyze and compare the determined subject, Ali Şîr Nevâyî's “Muhâkemetü’l-Lugateyn” for Chagatai Turkish, and Abdullah Kadirî's “Ötken Künler” novel for Uzbek Turkish, will be taken as basis, and examples will be given by scanning these two works.