Abstract:

Kitāb at-Tuḥfa az-Zakiyya fi’l-luġa at-Turkiyya is one of the most important books whose purpose is to teach Turkish to foreigners. This book consists of 90 leaves and two chapters, one is Arabic-Turkish dictionary and the other one is grammar. Et-Tuhfetü’z-Zekiyye Fi’l-Lugâti’t-Türkiyye’de Farsça Sözcükler-I Although the author of the book, the date and the place of writing are still unknown, it’s possible to say that at-Tuḥfa az-Zakiyya fi’l-luġa at-Turkiyya is written in the 14th century, i.e. the last period of Mamluks, based on the notes on the second and last pages of the book. The Persian words which are considered as Kipchak words in the book are given as Turkish equivalents of the Arabic words. In this article, the Persian words in at-Tuḥfa az-Zakiyya fi’l-luġa at-Turkiyya are identified and the meanings of those words are presented with their equivalents in Ottoman Turkish and Kipchak language. The precise number is not certain but about 55-60 Persian words have been identified in at-tuḥfa az-zakiyya fi’l-luġa at-Turkiyya and the words beginning with a-h are presented in this article.

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