Abstract:

In the period of old Anatolian Turkish, a lot of texts are produced in different matters. The number of the books of this period is so high that it can’t be underestimated. One of the aims of these texts is to find out treatment techniques for illnesses and prepare drugs for illnesses. Another one is to inform the community about the illnesses and to provide information to the experts concerned with this science field. These texts include the names of the illnesses and parts of body, drugs, medicine and medicine equipment and terms of health and anatomy. These terms guide the researchers of Turcology when its information about phonology and morphology is taken into consideration and also researchers of medicine, history of medicine and medical deontology when its content and matters are considered. The general meanings of the words in this language can be nearly understandable without looking up in a dictionary on the other hand the terms don’t seem understandable without a dictionary since they can be extended and narrowed down regarding the science field they belong to and limitations of the related science field. For this reason, the intended use of the words covered in the texts written in old Anatolian Turkish can only be discovered when the phonology, morphology and of terminology of the words are analysed and they can be used more functional. This study focuses on the names of the plants, animals, illnesses, parts of the body and drugs/mixtures stated in İlm-i Tıbb by Muhammed bin El- Hasan Tabib, which is assumed to be written in old Anatolian Turkish period considering its phonology and morphology even though its written date isn’t known.

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