Armeno-Turkish Proverbs and Idioms in Three Books
Proverbs are linguistic forms that reflect the thought patterns of a society by conveying thoughts and feelings in their most concise form. While the words in a proverb are concise, they have an extensive associative meaning. Proverbs are important for understanding a society and thus form the focus...
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| description | Proverbs are linguistic forms that reflect the thought patterns of a society by conveying thoughts and feelings in their most concise form. While the words in a proverb are concise, they have an extensive associative meaning. Proverbs are important for understanding a society and thus form the focus of this article, which aims to determine the use of proverbs in Turkish, which was the common language of communication for the peoples of different languages and cultures that made up Ottoman society, here dealing with Armenians in particular. For this purpose, the article discusses three books that had been published at the end of the Ottoman period in terms of the Turkish proverbs they contain in the Armenian alphabet. To achieve this goal, the study examines the books Kıssadan Hisse [Moral of the Story], Hazır Cevap [Readied Answers], and 50 Aradzabadum [Collection of 50 Proverbs]. The text analysis identified a total of 112 Turkish proverbs and idioms in Armenian script in these three books. Some of the expressions recorded in these books may not strictly be proverbs or idioms but were famous colloquial phrases of the time. Moreover, based on the Armenian work 50 Aradzabadum, this study is able to assert that some proverbs and idioms were known among Armenians, as well as their accompanying stories, some of which were narrated under the name Nasreddin Hodja. Armenians coexisted with Ottoman society and did not remain indifferent to the Turkish language; they frequently used these proverbs and idioms, which contributed to their preservation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6367b17fcbde49d3b18e97beab5710c22025-08-20T02:31:16ZengIstanbul University PressTürkiyat Mecmuası2651-31882023-12-0133288191110.26650/iuturkiyat.1356618123456Armeno-Turkish Proverbs and Idioms in Three BooksZehra Hamarat Yardımcı0İstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeProverbs are linguistic forms that reflect the thought patterns of a society by conveying thoughts and feelings in their most concise form. While the words in a proverb are concise, they have an extensive associative meaning. Proverbs are important for understanding a society and thus form the focus of this article, which aims to determine the use of proverbs in Turkish, which was the common language of communication for the peoples of different languages and cultures that made up Ottoman society, here dealing with Armenians in particular. For this purpose, the article discusses three books that had been published at the end of the Ottoman period in terms of the Turkish proverbs they contain in the Armenian alphabet. To achieve this goal, the study examines the books Kıssadan Hisse [Moral of the Story], Hazır Cevap [Readied Answers], and 50 Aradzabadum [Collection of 50 Proverbs]. The text analysis identified a total of 112 Turkish proverbs and idioms in Armenian script in these three books. Some of the expressions recorded in these books may not strictly be proverbs or idioms but were famous colloquial phrases of the time. Moreover, based on the Armenian work 50 Aradzabadum, this study is able to assert that some proverbs and idioms were known among Armenians, as well as their accompanying stories, some of which were narrated under the name Nasreddin Hodja. Armenians coexisted with Ottoman society and did not remain indifferent to the Turkish language; they frequently used these proverbs and idioms, which contributed to their preservation.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/9E01C7652AC54221BE8FA00C6FB816FAproverbsidiomsarmeno-turkisharmenianscultural interaction |
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| title | Armeno-Turkish Proverbs and Idioms in Three Books |
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| topic | proverbs idioms armeno-turkish armenians cultural interaction |
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