AZERBAIJANI ORONYMS IN ANCIENT GREEK SOURCES

Abstract

The field of onomology, which studies the origin and development of all special names in our language, is a special linguistic layer. The historical past, traditions and close political and economic ties of the Azerbaijani people with other nations are reflected in its onomastic structure. Oronyms are one of the main and active branches of the toponymic layer of Azerbaijan. Oronyms, in turn, include the names of mountains, valleys, hills, pastures, and other places. Examining the oronyms of Turkish origin based on ancient times in ancient Greek sources, it is clear that the oronyms of the ancient times in this area reflect the names of the tribes that played an important role in the ethnogenesis of our people and the places where they first settled. In this sense, ancient written monuments connected with the history of Azerbaijan and the works of ancient authors are a reliable source for the linguistic study of ethnonyms. Many ethnoses that retain their names in oronyms are mentioned in the works of ancient Greek authors have been exposed to phonetical and grammatical change. The preservation of the names of ancient tribes - Mug, Pecheneg, Sabir, Tavr, Ganli, ect., helps to study the ethnic composition and origin of the people who first settled in this area. Key words: Ancient Greek, ethnonyms,oronyms, lexical units, comparison