Re: Julius Klaproth

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Abdullah Konushevci"
<a_konushevci@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, george.st@... wrote:
> > >*****GK: George and Alex, what is this Oguznamen? Is it a

genuine

> > >Turkic historical source?****
> >
> > It must be some *legend* of the Oguz khan.
> > http://pc12.soc.metu.edu.tr/epart/epart026.htm
> >
> > I don't know if a synonym for Oguznamé is
> > Dede Korkut (oguz name would be in Latin
> > Gesta Oguzorum).
> >
> > George
> >
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> As far as I know, <name> is Persian word and mean 'book'
> (cf. "Shahname" - The Book of Kings by Firdusi), present also in
> many compound: Salname 'Annual, Year-book' < sal 'year' and
> name 'book', ruzname 'journal' < ruz 'day' and name 'book', etc.
> Dede in Turkish mean 'grand-father' and Korkut is colesly related

to

> verb korkmak 'to be afraid' or to transitive form korkutmak 'to
> terrify', korku 'fear', etc. So, Oguzname means 'The Book of Oguz'
>
> Konushevci