A Linguistic Examination of Kitab al-Idrak li-lisan al-Atrak of Abu.ayyan al-Andalusi

Abstract

Mamluks reigned in Egypt a long time is an era of Kipchak Turks that have influence management, and Kipchak Turks has been influential in a period in the administration there. During this period, that Turkish rulers do not know Arabic language well, Turkish language is spoken in the palace and also idea of being closer to Turkish manager screated an interest in learning. One of the famous scholars realizing that interest is Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi. Abu Hayyan by learning Turkish language especially from Fakhr al-din Divrigi and analysing written previously works, wrote Kitab alIdrak li-lisan al-Atrak. This book has consisted of introduction, vocabulary and grammar section. We also aimed in our study to examine Kitab al-Idrak in terms of content and than in terms of lexicography of the linguistic branch.