Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk
The Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk (Arabic: ديوان لغات الترك, lit. 'Compendium of the languages of the Turks') is the first comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages, compiled in 1072–74 by the Turkic Kara-Khanid scholar Mahmud Kashgari who extensively documented the Turkic languages of his time.
| Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk ديوان لغات الترك | |
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Early world map from Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk ("Compendium of the languages of the Turks"), an Arab-Turkish dictionary by the Kara-Khanid author Mahmud al-Kashgari, written in Seljuk Baghdad in 1072-74 CE (1266 copy). | |
| Also known as | Compendium of the languages of the Turks |
| Type | Dictionary |
| Date | 1072-74 |
| Place of origin | Baghdad |
| Language(s) | Arabic Karakhanid Turkic |
| Author(s) | Mahmud al-Kashgari |
| Patron | Kara-Khanid Khanate |
| Dedicated to | Abbasid caliphs |
| Script | Arabic script |
| Contents | Comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages |
| Exemplar(s) | One |
| Previously kept | National Library of Turkey |
| Discovered | Ali Amiri |
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