List of Persian loanwords in Turkish
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| آهسته | aheste | āhesteh | slow |
| 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 |
| گُوز/جوز | ceviz | gowz/jowz | walnut |
| چوپان | çoban | čupân | shepherd |
| مژده | müjde | možde | good news |
| 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 |
| 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
References
- ^ 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.