Reflection of culture in language; A look at the word “Dūgyan” in the Kurdish language

Document Type : Original Article

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Ph. D in Arabic language and literature; Bachelor of Kurdish language and literature; Teacher of Education of Kurdistan Province, District 2, Sanandaj; Professor of Farhangian University, Sanandaj, Kurdistan province

Abstract

The words of the language contain a cultural reserve and can show the worldview of the creators throughout history. In the beginning, the range of vocabulary was very limited, and through continuous experience in nature and then in society, man was able to widen that range little by little. Birth and parenting is one of the most basic human experiences, which he invented and created words to interpret. When the sperm is formed in the woman’s womb, that woman is no longer the same as before and is seen with a different look. Today, in Kurdish language, there are several words for such a woman, such as “dūgyan” and pregnant and fraught and so on, among which the word dūgyan seems highlight and has significant characteristics, therefore can make an aspect of the Kurdish worldview clearer for us. This article wants to take a look at the word dūgyan by relying on the descriptive-analytical method to show the cultural beyond it in addition to the linguistic characteristics. The most prominent result of this study is that the word dūgyan shows the Kurdish worldview towards human in general and woman in particular. This word expresses a lot of Kurdish respect for the mother and her fetus. It is also possible that the sacred word dugyan dates back to two to three thousand years ago, and that the creators of it are women. Also, the structure of this word is based on one of the oldest mechanisms of the Kurdish language

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Journal of Kurdish Literature

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Available Online from 09 March 2024

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History

  • Receive Date: 07 September 2023
  • Revise Date: 17 December 2023
  • Accept Date: 03 January 2024

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