
On the Characteristics of Arabic-Origin Medical Units in The Work “The Canon of Medicine’’
Abstract
This article explores the lexical-semantic features of Arabic-derived medical units found in Abu Ali Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine. It analyzes how these terms entered the Uzbek language, their semantic transformation, instances of polysemy and homonymy, and their usage in both modern medical language and colloquial speech. The analysis focuses on historically significant terms such as dabba, xafaqon, and moxov, examining their medical and stylistic characteristics, meanings in explanatory dictionaries, and functions in artistic and spoken discourse.
Keywords
Abu Ali Ibn Sina, Canon of Medicine, Arabic borrowings
References
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Rahmatullayev, Sh. (2000). Etymological Dictionary of the Uzbek Language (Vol. 1). Tashkent: Universitet Publishing.
Ibn Sina. (2020). The Canon of Medicine (Vol. IV, 3rd ed.). Tashkent: Sharq Publishing.
Qodirov, A., & Qoʻchqorov, B. (2009). Russian-Uzbek Medical Dictionary. Tashkent: Oʻzbekiston Publishing.
Danilenko, V. P. (1977). Russian Terminology: An Attempt at Linguistic Description. Moscow: Nauka.
Mirzo, I. (2018). Bonu. Tashkent: Sharq Publishing. p. 300. (In Uzbek)
https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxov
https://soff.uz/product/tibbiyot-moxov-lepra-ganzen-kasalligi
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