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Expressions related to Turkism in Nizami Ganjavi's works

ABSTRACT 

The work of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi is rich in terms of themes and ideas. In his works, issues relevant to a number of sciences create ample opportunities for research. The poet expressed many interesting and original ideas about the world and people.The article explores the words and ideas related to Turks in Nizami Ganjavi’s language. The power, honor and glory of the nation are reflected in the poetic heritage of the great Nizami Ganjavi, who preserves Turkish morality and thought, tradition and culture. Turkish life, the lifestyle of the Turkish people, the reflection of Turkish thinking in Nizami Ganjavi’s creativity has been examined in the article. It was determined that the meaning of the word “Turk” in the poetic creativity of the poet has states bravery, courage, wisdom, humanism, beauty, etc. It was noted that Nizami Ganjavi often refers to the word “Turk” and even uses it as part of a number of syntactic units - phrases. The word “Turk” is found even in the onomastiс units used in the poet’s work, including in anthroponyms. It was determined that Nizami Ganjavi appreciates the steadfastness and fearlessness of the Turkic peoples and their courage as well. 

KEYWORDS 

Nizami Ganjavi, Turkish, the toponym  “Khata”, “Khamsa”, “The treasury of Mysteries”