Definitions of Russian zoo-verbs and ways of their representation in the Persian language
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5075-2025-3-93-102
Abstract
Aim. The article examines Russian ozoonymic verbs according to their semantic affiliation and methods of their representation in the Persian language.
Methodology. As part of this study, a semantic analysis of Russian ozoonymic verbs was carried out, which made it possible to identify the main groups of corresponding verbs based on their definitions. The article uses research methods such as contextual and qualitative analysis, the method of linguistic observation and description, as well as the method of comparative descriptive analysis. The empirical basis of the study was provided by examples related to both common and specialized vocabulary, as well as vocabulary of informal communication (jargon, argot, slang and vernacular), taken from the leading explanatory dictionaries of the Russian language and also the National Corpus of the Russian language.
Results. The analysis showed that Russian ozoonymic verbs in the Persian language are transmitted using complex verbs, descriptive verbal expressions, as well as verb-adverbial phrases.
Research implications. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the results of this study can be used in the practical activities of teachers of Russian as a foreign language at higher educational institutions in Iran. Additionally, the findings can serve as a foundation for further research by master's and doctoral students in the field of contrastive lexicology grammar
About the Authors
M. Estiri
Gonbad Kavous University
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Majid Estiri – PhD (Philology), Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer of the Russian Language, Department of Foreign Languages
E. Kh. Siyam
University of Bojnord
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Khalida Siyami Eidlak – PhD (Philology), Assoc. Prof., Lecturer of the Russian Language, Department of Foreign Languages
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