لسان عثمانی
Ottoman Turkish
Turkic (Oghuz) · historical / hidden variety
Ottoman Turkish (لسان عثمانی Lisân-ı Osmânî) was the literary and administrative register of the Ottoman Empire from ~1300 to 1928. Heavy borrowing from Arabic and Persian created a register often unintelligible to ordinary Anatolian Turkish speakers. The 1928 Atatürk language reform replaced the Arabic-derived script with Latin and purged most Arabic/Persian vocabulary, producing modern Turkish (tr).
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Ottoman Turkish
Water
سو
/su/
Fire
آتش
/aˈteʃ/
Sun
كونش
/ɡyˈneʃ/
Moon
آی
/aj/
Mother
آنه
/aˈne/
Father
پدر
/peˈdeɾ/
Eat
یمك
/jeˈmek/
Drink
ایچمك
/itʃˈmek/
Love
عشق
/aʃk/
Heart
قلب
/kalb/
Tree
آغاج
/aˈʁatʃ/
House
خانه
/xaːˈne/
Dog
كوپك
/køˈpek/
Cat
كدی
/keˈdi/
Hand
ال
/el/
Eye
كوز
/ɡøz/
Hello
سلام
/seˈlaːm/
Thank you
تشكر ادرم
/teʃekˈkyɾ edeˈɾim/
One
بر
/biɾ/
Good
ایی
/iˈji/
Sources
- Redhouse — Turkish-English Lexicon
- Buğday — Osmanisch
Words compared
Compared with related Turkic (Oghuz) languages
| Meaning | Ottoman Turkish | Turkish | Gagauz | Qashqai | Crimean Tatar | Turkmen | South Azerbaijani |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | سو /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | su /su/ | suv /suv/ | suw /suːw/ | سو /su/ |
| Fire | آتش /aˈteʃ/ | ateş /ateʃ/ | ateş /aˈteʃ/ | od /od/ | ateş /ateʃ/ | ot /ot/ | اوْد /od/ |
| Sun | كونش /ɡyˈneʃ/ | güneş /ɟyneʃ/ | güneş /ɟyˈneʃ/ | gün /ɟyn/ | küneş /kyneʃ/ | gün /ɡyːn/ | گۆنش /ɡyneʃ/ |
| Moon | آی /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | ay /aj/ | aý /ɑːj/ | آی /aj/ |
| Mother | آنه /aˈne/ | anne /anːe/ | ana /aˈna/ | ana /ana/ | ana /ana/ | ene /ene/ | آنا /ana/ |
| Father | پدر /peˈdeɾ/ | baba /baba/ | boba /boˈba/ | ata /ata/ | baba /baba/ | ata /ɑtɑ/ | آتا /ata/ |
| Eat | یمك /jeˈmek/ | yemek /jemek/ | imää /iˈmæː/ | yemek /jeˈmæc/ | aşamaq /aʃamaq/ | iýmek /iːjmek/ | یئمک /jemæk/ |
| Drink | ایچمك /itʃˈmek/ | içmek /itʃmek/ | içmää /itʃˈmæː/ | içmek /itʃˈmæc/ | içmek /itʃmek/ | içmek /ɪtʃmek/ | ایچمک /itʃmæk/ |
| Love | عشق /aʃk/ | aşk /aʃk/ | sevgi /sevˈɟi/ | sevgi /sevˈɟi/ | sevgi /sevɡi/ | söýgi /søːjɡi/ | سئوگی /sevɡi/ |
| Heart | قلب /kalb/ | kalp /kalp/ | üräk /yˈræk/ | ürek /yˈɾæc/ | yürek /jyrek/ | ýürek /jyɾek/ | اۆرک /yræk/ |
| Tree | آغاج /aˈʁatʃ/ | ağaç /aːatʃ/ | aaç /aːtʃ/ | ağaç /aˈʁatʃ/ | terek /terek/ | agaç /ɑɡɑtʃ/ | آغاج /ɑɣɑdʒ/ |
| House | خانه /xaːˈne/ | ev /ev/ | ev /ev/ | ev /ev/ | ev /ev/ | öý /øːj/ | ائو /ev/ |
| Dog | كوپك /køˈpek/ | köpek /cøpek/ | köpek /køˈpek/ | it /it/ | köpek /køpek/ | it /it/ | ایت /it/ |
| Cat | كدی /keˈdi/ | kedi /cedi/ | kedi /keˈdi/ | pišik /piˈʃic/ | mışıq /mɯʃɯq/ | pişik /pɪʃɪk/ | پیشیک /piʃik/ |
| Hand | ال /el/ | el /el/ | el /el/ | el /el/ | el /el/ | el /el/ | اَل /æl/ |
| Eye | كوز /ɡøz/ | göz /ɟøz/ | göz /ɟøz/ | göz /ɟøz/ | köz /køz/ | göz /ɡøz/ | گؤز /ɡøz/ |
| Hello | سلام /seˈlaːm/ | merhaba /meɾhaba/ | selam /seˈlam/ | salam /saˈlam/ | selâm /selæm/ | salam /sɑlɑːm/ | سلام /sælam/ |
| Thank you | تشكر ادرم /teʃekˈkyɾ edeˈɾim/ | teşekkürler /teʃecːyɾleɾ/ | saa ol /saː ol/ | sağ olun /sɑːʁ oˈlun/ | sağ ol /saɣ ol/ | sagboluň /sɑɡboluŋ/ | ساغ اول /saɣ ol/ |
| One | بر /biɾ/ | bir /biɾ/ | bir /bir/ | bir /biɾ/ | bir /bir/ | bir /biɾ/ | بیر /bir/ |
| Good | ایی /iˈji/ | iyi /iji/ | ii /iː/ | yaxşı /jaxˈʃɯ/ | yahşı /jaχʃɯ/ | gowy /ɡowɯ/ | یاخشی /jaxʃɯ/ |
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