ünver özdoğan, hande süleyman demirel üniversitesi - sosyal bilimler enstitüsü - yeni türk dili ana bilim dalı, Turkey , kartalcik, vedat süleyman demirel üniversitesi - fen edebiyat fakültesi - türk dili ve edebiyatı bölümü, Turkey

A Classical Ottoman Turkish Medical Manuscript: İlm-i Tıbb and its Language Features

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Medical writing through centuries brings us both the knowledge that is based on the classical medical approach and the existence of the medical terms pertaining to that era. The study of the medical writing which was written in a didactic style in a simple and clear language at that time is very significant, both for linguistic research and for the history of medicine. In this article, the manuscript İlm-i Tıbb, which is registered in the Adnan Ötüken Public Library Collection in National Library with the archive number 06 Hk 4453 which was written by Muhammed bin Hasan in classical Ottoman Turkish language structure is introduced and explained. This book which is concerned with hygiene is very important and had a great role in public health care in classical medical studies and provides us precious knowledge on its field. The author wrote his book first in Arabic than translated it into Turkish and explained the rules for being healthy in eight chapters. The introduction of the article concentrates on the issue of hygiene, and the book İlm-i Tıbb’s contents are introduced. Then the book’s phonetic and morphological features are explained with examples. Finally, the book’s vocabulary is focused upon. Thereby this article introduces the language structure and properties of this manuscript whose writer’s life and date of composition remain unknown.

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History of Medical , Classical Ottoman Turkish , Muhammed bin Hasan , İlm , i Tıbb

Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities

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