Research Article

OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS

Volume: 14 Number: 3 September 15, 2025
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OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS

Abstract

Persian izafet constructions were widely used in the literary and official language of Ottoman Turkish, which represents a historical period of Western Turkish. In spoken language, some Persian phrases adapted to the phonetic structure of Turkish by modifying the izafet particle over time. However, most of these phrases continued to follow Persian micro-syntactic rules until the Republican era. The limited changes in Persian phrases, which were often obscured by Ottoman orthography, can only be observed in the writings of either “careless” copyists or Western authors who recorded spoken language as they heard it. This study examines the status of the izafet particle in Persian phrases found in various Ottoman Turkish sources and Latin-script transcription texts. It also highlights notable examples where the izafet particle was omitted, providing insights into the adaptation of Persian grammatical structures in Turkish.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

New Turkish Language (Turkish of Old Anatolia, Ottoman, Turkiye)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 15, 2025

Submission Date

February 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 28, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Yağmur, Ö. (2025). OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, 14(3), 821-845. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1639691
AMA
1.Yağmur Ö. OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS. TEKE. 2025;14(3):821-845. doi:10.7884/teke.1639691
Chicago
Yağmur, Ömer. 2025. “OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 14 (3): 821-45. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1639691.
EndNote
Yağmur Ö (September 1, 2025) OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 14 3 821–845.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Yağmur, “OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS”, TEKE, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 821–845, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.7884/teke.1639691.
ISNAD
Yağmur, Ömer. “OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi 14/3 (September 1, 2025): 821-845. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1639691.
JAMA
1.Yağmur Ö. OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS. TEKE. 2025;14:821–845.
MLA
Yağmur, Ömer. “OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS”. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 821-45, doi:10.7884/teke.1639691.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Yağmur. OTTOMAN TO MODERN TURKISH: PERSIAN IZAFET AND ITS COLLOQUIAL VARIATIONS. TEKE. 2025 Sep. 1;14(3):821-45. doi:10.7884/teke.1639691