This article examines the linguistic and cultural characteristics of similes in Alisher Navoi’s epic Farhad and Shirin, focusing on the role of quantity etalons. Simile constructions are analyzed from semantic, syntactic, and stylistic perspectives, with emphasis on their sensory-based types (vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch) and the expression of quantity (e.g., “ashkdek,” “bir necha”). Quantity etalons serve to specify volume, number, or degree within similes, enhancing their expressiveness. The study elucidates the interplay between language and culture, underscoring the significance of similes and quantity etalons in linguistic and cultural studies.

Simile, quantity etalons, linguistic-cultural features

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