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List of Persian loanwords in Turkish

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Tietze, Andreas; Lazard, Gilbert (1967). "Persian Loanwords in Anatolian Turkish". Oriens. 20: 125–168. doi:10.1163/18778372-02001007.
  2. ^ "Aşina - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". www.etimolojiturkce.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Efsane - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". Etimolojiturkce.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2018-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Baca - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". Etimolojiturkce.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Bedava - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni". Etimolojiturkce.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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