List of Persian loanwords in Turkish explained

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]

PersianTurkish
Persian
Meaning and usage
آفتابafitapāftābSun
آلوچهalıçālūčeplum
آهستهahesteāhestehslow
آهنگahenkahangsong
آهنگینahenkliahanginmusical
آینهaynaAyinehmirror
استادusta, üstâdostâdmaster
آشناaşina[2] âšnâfamiliar
افسانهefsane[3] afsânelegend
ادعانامهiddianameeddeâ-nâmeindictment
امیدümit[4] omidhope
بادجاbaca[5] bâdjâchimney
بادآوردهbedava[6] bâd âvardefree
بازارpazarbâzârmarket, marketplace
باغچهbahçebâqčegarden
تاجtaçtâjcrown
جانcanjânlife
گوز/جوزcevizgowz/jowzwalnut
چوپانçobančupânshepherd
چوگانçevgančowgânpolo
مژدهmüjdemoždegood news
هندسهhendese hendesegeometry
میخانهmeyhanemeyxânepub, tavern
شکنجهişkencešekanjetorture
نمازnamaznamâzprayer
فریادferyatfaryâdbellow
یارyâryârbeloved
هرherharevery
هرکسherkesharkaseveryone
هیچhiçhičany, non
سبزیsebzesabzivegetable
میوهmeyvemivefruit
مغازهmağazamaqâzestore
قرمزkırmızıqermezred
پنیرpeynirpanircheese
قهرمانkahramanqahremânhero
رنگrenkrangcolour
دیگرdiğerdigarother
آرزوarzuârezuwish
جگرciğerjegarliver
برنجpirinçberenjrice

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Notes and References

  1. Tietze . Andreas . Andreas Tietze . Lazard . Gilbert . Gilbert Lazard . 1967 . Persian Loanwords in Anatolian Turkish . Oriens . 20 . 125–168. 10.1163/18778372-02001007 .
  2. Web site: Aşina - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni . www.etimolojiturkce.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20160127055001/http://www.etimolojiturkce.com/kelime/a%C5%9Fina . 27 January 2016 . dead.
  3. Web site: Efsane - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni. Etimolojiturkce.com. 8 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170108103207/http://www.etimolojiturkce.com/kelime/%C3%BCmit . 2017-01-08 . dead.
  5. Web site: Baca - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni. Etimolojiturkce.com. 8 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Bedava - Kelime Etimolojisi, Kelimesinin Kökeni. Etimolojiturkce.com. 8 May 2018.