A great number of words of Persian origin have entered the Turkish language. The following is a list of a number of these loanwords.[1]
| Persian | Turkish (Turkish alphabet) |
Persian (Perso-Latin alphabet) |
Meaning and usage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| آفتاب | afitap | āftāb | Sun | ||
| آلوچه | alıç | ālūče | plum | ||
| آهسته | aheste | āhesteh | slow | ||
| آهنگ | ahenk | ahang | song | ||
| آهنگین | ahenkli | ahangin | musical | ||
| آینه | ayna | Ayineh | mirror | ||
| استاد | usta, üstâd | ostâd | master | ||
| آشنا | aşina[2] | âšnâ | familiar | ||
| افسانه | efsane[3] | afsâne | legend | ||
| ادعانامه | iddianame | eddeâ-nâme | indictment | ||
| امید | ümit[4] | omid | hope | ||
| بادجا | baca[5] | bâdjâ | chimney | ||
| بادآورده | bedava[6] | bâd âvarde | free | ||
| بازار | pazar | bâzâr | market, marketplace | ||
| باغچه | bahçe | bâqče | garden | ||
| تاج | taç | tâj | crown | ||
| جان | can | jân | life | ||
| گوز/جوز | ceviz | gowz/jowz | walnut | ||
| چوپان | çoban | čupân | shepherd | ||
| چوگان | çevgan | čowgân | polo | ||
| مژده | müjde | možde | good news | ||
| هندسه | hendese | hendese | geometry | ||
| میخانه | meyhane | meyxâne | pub, tavern | ||
| شکنجه | işkence | šekanje | torture | ||
| نماز | namaz | namâz | prayer | ||
| فریاد | feryat | faryâd | bellow | ||
| یار | yâr | yâr | beloved | ||
| هر | her | har | every | ||
| هرکس | herkes | harkas | everyone | ||
| هیچ | hiç | hič | any, non | ||
| سبزی | sebze | sabzi | vegetable | ||
| میوه | meyve | mive | fruit | ||
| مغازه | mağaza | maqâze | store | ||
| قرمز | kırmızı | qermez | red | ||
| پنیر | peynir | panir | cheese | ||
| قهرمان | kahraman | qahremân | hero | ||
| رنگ | renk | rang | colour | ||
| دیگر | diğer | digar | other | ||
| آرزو | arzu | ârezu | wish | ||
| جگر | ciğer | jegar | liver | ||
| برنج | pirinç | berenj | rice |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Tietze, Andreas; Lazard, Gilbert (1967). "Persian Loanwords in Anatolian Turkish". Oriens. 20: 125–168. doi:10.1163/18778372-02001007.
- ^ "Aşina - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". www.etimolojiturkce.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Efsane - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". Etimolojiturkce.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Baca - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". Etimolojiturkce.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Bedava - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". Etimolojiturkce.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.