Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish /ˈɒtəmən/, or the Ottoman Turkish language (لسان عثمانى Lisân-ı Osmânî) (also known as تركچه Türkçe or تركی Türkî, "Turkish"), is a type of Turkish language that was used in the Ottoman Empire between the 13th and 20th centuries. It was heavily influenced by Arabic and Persian. It was written in the Arabic and Persian alphabets. When the Ottoman Empire was at its most powerful, Arabic and Persian words made up to 88% of its vocabulary.[3] Words of Arabic and Persian origins heavily outnumbered native Turkish words.[4]
| Ottoman Turkish | |
|---|---|
| لسان عثمانى lisân-ı Osmânî | |
| Region | Ottoman Empire |
| Era | c. 15th century - developed into Modern Turkish in 1928[1] |
| Language family | |
| Early forms: | Old Anatolian Turkish
|
| Writing system | Arabic and Persian alphabets |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Cretan State Emirate of Jabal Shammar Khedivate of Egypt Ottoman Empire Provisional National Government of the Southwestern Caucasus Provisional Government of Western Thrace Turkish Provisional Government Turkey (Until 1928) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ota |
| ISO 639-3 | ota |
| Linguist List | ota |
Ottoman Turkish Media
Ottoman Turkish in Nastaliq
Calendar in Thessaloniki 1896, a cosmopolitan city; the first three lines in Ottoman script
Redhouse's Turkish Dictionary
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Turkey - Language Reform: From Ottoman To Turkish". Countrystudies.us. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Ãgoston, Gabor; Masters, Bruce Alan (2010-05-21). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-1025-7.
- ↑ Spuler, Bertold (2003). Persian Historiography and Geography: Bertold Spuler on Major Works Produced in Iran, the Caucasus, Central Asia, India, and Early Ottoman Turkey. Pustaka Nasional Pte Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 978-9971-77-488-2.
- ↑ [1] Ottomans
