Plant names in dictionaries written in the Ottoman Turkish period

Plant Names in Dictionaries Written in the Ottoman Turkish Period This study was carried out in order to reveal the form of plant-related elements such as plant naming, for which purpose and where plants were used during the Ottoman Empire. The words determined as a result of the screening are given by their recognition according to their place of use, their species, their place of growth and the way they were created with animal and organ color names. In this study, Kâmus-ı Türkî, Lügat-ı Nâcî, Müntahabât-ı Lügât-ı Osmâniyye and Polish-i Osmânî dictionaries, which were written in the period in question, were scanned and classified according to the subjects of vocabulary obtained. In the introduction part, the theoretical framework of vocabulary is drawn and the relationship between vocabulary and dictionary is emphasized. Simultaneously, the dictionaries examined during the Ottoman Empire were introduced. Seventeen studies on plant names are mentioned in the studies section. Method part of the study, the materials of this study and the method used in the study are mentioned. The vocabulary related to the plant was classified according to the topics in the Kâmus-ı Türkî, Lügat-ı Nâcî, Müntahabât-ı Lügât-ı Osmâniyye and Polish-i Osmânî dictionaries that were written during the Ottoman Empire, which served as a source of thesis in the findings part. At the same time, in this part, the data determined according to each topic are listed in alphabetical order in the table and the statuses of these data in the four dictionaries were examined and compared.With this comparison, the similiarities and differences of the dictionaries on a subject are revealed. While determining the subject titles, studies related to the concept of plant were examined and titles suitable for this study were determined. While creating titles, a wide classification has been made such as naming according to plant usage places, naming by type, naming by growing place, naming with animal names, naming with organ names, naming with color names, and according to naming the way they were created. vii In the conclusion part of this study, the vocabulary of the plant determined in the dictionaries scanned is given with a general evaluation. Similarities and differences of dictionaries with each other in terms of plant vocabulary have been revealed. Hence, the high number of plant names resulted from the diversity of plants and the high number of quoted words. It is thought that this study may also be a source for other studies in terms of vocabulary naming. Keywords: Plant Naming, Kâmus-ı Türkî, Lehçe-i Osmânî, Lügat-ı Nâcî, Müntahabât-ı Lügât-ı Osmâniyye