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 | Persian | 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 |