Abstract:

Most of the words and concepts used in classical Turkish poetry have wide meaning layers and rich connotations. Classical poets attributed new meanings to the words they used in their poems, taking into account the coherence among the other words they used in the poem. This situation has become indispensable in the tradition in terms of bringing depth and richness of meaning to poetry and making a difference to poetry. In this article, the use of the word “mul”, known only as “wine” today is discussed with the meanings of “flower” and “medicine”. In the study, firstly, dictionaries were examined and the meaning s of the word “mul” was determined. Later in the article, the examples of the word “mul” given the meaning of “wine” in the poems are discussed; afterwards, examples of the other mentioned uses of the word “mul” were examined, based on the details of meaning given other than “wine” in dictionaries such as “-Burhân-ı Katı, Mo’în and Steingass-”. Thus, all the layers of meaning that can be detected in the classical poetry texts of “mul” are dealt with in order and explained through sample couplets.

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