On The Words Ile in Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk and ayla in Kutadgu Bilig

Abstract

Kutadgu Bilig is one of the most important treasures of Turkish history, art, language, and literature as well as Turkish cultural history, whereas Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk demonstrates the wealth of Turkish culture and civilization. Hundreds of studies have been done on these two works, yet they still pose many questions waiting to be answered. This article focuses on the word read as ıla in Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk and Kutadgu Bilig and recommends a new way of reading it.