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Research Paper | Linguistics | Azerbaijan | Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2016 | Popularity: 6.6 / 10

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The Ethnotoponym Abdalanli of Gubadli Region

Ahmedova Elnara

Abstract: The article is about Abdalanli toponym, appeared on the basis of abdals and abdale toponym. . The Abdals is a very ancient Turkish generation, being the reflection of the name of Ephtalites (the white Hun) were expanded not only trough the territories of Azerbaijan but also whole Turkish areal as well. As the result, it was clear that since the collapse of White Huns (Ephtalites) Abdalswere assimilated to Afghans. Thistribe is similar with nomadic and sedentary abdals and being their followers they inhabited in the territories of Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkestan. The origin of toponym is under the investigation and the structure is identified. Meanwhile, it is given the distributed geographical area of toponym.

Keywords: historical research, local population, toponyms, ethnography, dictionary, language

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2016

Pages: 1507 - 1509

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