Title:LEXICAL INFLUENCE OF THE AZERBAIJANI LANGUAGE: TRACES OF TURKIC-ORIGIN WORDS IN THE ‎ARMENIAN ARMY (in Azerbaijan)
Volume:6
Issue:3
Abstract:

This article examines the historical background and lexical richness of the Azerbaijani ‎language and its influence on neighboring peoples, particularly the Armenian language ‎and the military lexicon of the Republic of Armenia. The research demonstrates that the ‎Azerbaijani language is not merely a means of communication but also a significant ‎regional and strategic language that has strongly influenced the formation and ‎terminological base of other languages, including Armenian. Analyses conducted within ‎historical-political and linguistic frameworks prove that the Armenian language has ‎extensively adopted Azerbaijani-origin words not only in everyday life but also in military, ‎administrative, and technical fields. The article presents several Turkic military terms used in ‎the Armenian army and provides phonetic, semantic, and functional analyses of these ‎words. Additionally, attention is drawn to the artificial lexicon policy of Armenians, the ‎distortion and “Armenianization” of Turkic-origin words, and the unsuccessful results of ‎these attempts. The study concludes that the Azerbaijani language remains an important ‎factor of interlinguistic influence in the region, and this influence continues to this day.‎‎

Full Name:Alkhan Ismayilov
Affilation: National Defense University
Country: Azerbaijan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33864/2790-0037.2025.v6.i3.57-62
Email: ismayilov.alxan@gmail.com
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5941-2884
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