Dialectisms in Nasimi’s Works and Their Integration Into Turkic Languages

Abstract

In this paper, dialectic lexemes, which is the part of the vocabulary of an outstanding poet Imadaddin Nisami’s, are analyzed. He played the great role in the development of the Azerbaijani language of the XIV–XV centuries. Based on the folk texts and the works of his famous predecessors Khagan, Nizami, leading representatives of the Middle East poetry, Nasimi himself, knowing and skillfully using all the meanings and forms of classical poetry, gave a new freshness to the literature of his epoch, created poetic texts which have being highly appreciated till our days. The outstanding poet realized his responsibility as a craftsman in the history of the standard Azerbaijani language, also used dialectic words for the creation of certain stylistic effects and enriching the vocabulary of the language. Being the master of his talent, he was able to express very subtle and deep philosophical meaning. The comprehensive investigation of his literary heritage with rich and varied vocabulary and its integration into Turkic languages is one of the urgent task which the modern Turkology faces. In this sense his every line and verse is the challenge for any reader who is far from the East poetry, Islamic religion eastern theology and mythology. Undoubtedly, the scope of an article is beyond the scope of exploring this great and relevant topic. But this paper is the first attempt to investigate and comment the integration of the dialectic words into Nasimi’s literary heritage and also the integration of these lexems into turkic languages. It is analyzed also the peculiarities of reflexive pronounce (oz, kendi) and their usage in all Turkic languages.