ZAHİRƏDDİN MUHAMMƏD BABURUN ƏSƏRLƏRİNDƏ TƏBİƏT LEKSİKASININ POETİKASI VƏ SEMANTİKASI

Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the naturerelated lexis employed in the encyclopedic work «Baburnama» by the prominent statesman and poet Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur. The primary objective of the research is to identify the functions of the rich flora, fauna, hydronymic, and topographic terminology of the 16th-century Chagatai Turkic within a literary context. In this research analyzes Babur’s descriptions of nature not merely as geographical data but as poetic units possessing high aesthetic value. For the first time, original Chagatai excerpts are presented alongside transliteration and philological translation into the Azerbaijani language. This approach allows for a clear visualization of the linguistic landscape of Babur’s observant-realist style. The analysis reveals that nature lexis serves as both an indicator of sociolinguistic status and a vehicle for nostalgic sentiment and exotic worldview within the text. The article is intended for specialists interested in Turkology, linguopoetics, and the history of medieval culture.