The Nāṣirī Generations 244.11
Tabakat-i-Nasiri 244.11
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244.11.743
Page 731 — Yughan-Tat — This title the Professor defines thus; — — instead of aygan tat = the named foreigner."
The above definition is wholly out of the question with respect to Saif-ud-Din, I-bak, who received the title of Yughan-Tat, on account of, or, after his capturing several elephants in Bang.
Page 761 — ? — Toghril = a proper name, not the righteous as hitherto believed, but toghraul = the breaker, from toghramak = to put in pieces."
Here the Professor writes correctly with gh; but the definition of this well known word, which depends upon the pointing, is thus described in a very trustworthy work before referred to: — "Spelt Tughrul, it signifies a species of the falcon tribe used in the chase" — and, as plainly indicated by our author farther on, page 936, with reference to the Awang Khan — "and 'Tughril,' the name of a man," which may signify "the breaker." Moreover one noble is named Tughril-i-Tughan Khan. See page 743.
244.11.742
Page 742 — "Either a displacement of Temir kiran khan = the iron-breaking Khan, or temir who defeated Kamreddin."
The Iron [like] Khan would be appropriate, and the word tamur, iron — has already been described at page 742.
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Page 746 — " — Kara bash khan aykin = the man named Kara kash Khan. Kara kash = black eyebrow, is a frequently-used proper name.”
Undoubtedly it is the name of a man, and may mean the Black-eyebrowed, but what does Aet-kin mean? The former is also written Kara kush.
Page 748 — “instead of — altunyay [yahi?] = the golden bow.”
Ikhtiyar-ud-Din of the Golden bow is not inapplicable, but the word signifying gold is written either or with long a — 1.
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Page 752 — “soŋhar, shoŋkar = a bird of prey, a hawk.”
Sunḳar, as it is written, on the authority before referred to, which gives the meanings of some — but not all, I regret to say — Turki words, signifies a black-eyed falcon of a particular species. See note to the page above referred to.
754 — “ḳabaḳluḳ = the gross, the thick, or a mistake of the copyist instead of ḳutluḳ = ”
The word in the majority of the copies of the text collated has ḳabak-luk, with the vowel points, but two copies have certainly and the first meaning assigned to it is not inapplicable, i. e. Taj-ud-Din, Sanjar, the Stout or Gross. The Professor previously said that kutlug meant lucky.
Page 756 — “khan: a title = the prince of Kerit, a known Turkish tribe.”
This I look upon as wholly inadmissible, because the Karayat tribe — not certainly — so famous in the history of the Mughals, as will be found farther on, was a purely Mughal tribe, and Karayat signifies dark or swarthy. The Malik referred to at page 756 was a Turk, and not of the Mughal I-mak.
Page 673 — “The incomprehensible part is and here I suppose it to be an orthographical mistake for yigitīm = my champion, a hero.”
The word may possibly be as a single point makes all the difference, but it might, after the same fashion, be meant for or and the like, but the next question is, as is not translated with it, whether “my champion” is possible or not: I rather think it is not.
Page 775 — “balaban keshli or keshili = of the tribe Balahan, Keshi. kishi means a person, an individual, but keshli [sic in MS.] or kishili, if preceded by a proper name, signifies a man of. Thus Uigur kishili = a man of the Uigur tribe; balaban kishili = a man of the Balaban tribe.”
Unfortunately for these definitions the word I submitted was — balaban: not — balahan, and this latter word has already been stated to mean “a bird of prey, a much-used proper name.” Since these words were submitted to the learned Professor, I have found, beyond a doubt, according to my authorities, as will be found farther on, that Kashlu Khan is a title, and it is said, in the history of the Mughals, that Koshlak Khan, the Naeman, was entitled Kashlu and Kashli Khan, which is said to be the same in signification as Koshlak, who is also called Kojlak Khan. “A man of” therefore is entirely out of the question for Kashlu here at least.
Page 831 — “rock. = a block, a hatchet. kara chumak = the black hatchet, a proper name.”
This rendering is not improbable, and not unlike many other Turkish nicknames, but between a block and a hatchet there is a great difference except when they come together. In the work I have before alluded to — Qbumaj [in the text it is chumaq] is described as an iron mace of six points or divisions.
From the above result, I fear that a satisfactory solution of the correct significations of these titles and names, with the few exceptions referred to, must remain in abeyance until some good Dictionary of the old Turkish language shall be forthcoming.