Naki Isanbet as a linguist
https://doi.org/10.26907/2311-2042-2025-24-1-7-19
Abstract
The article by Fuat Ashrafovich Ganiev (1930-2016) systematizes information about Naki Isanbet’s multifaceted work (1899-1992) in the field of Tatar philology. Special attention is paid to the analysis of Naki Isanbet’s contribution to Tatar linguistics and Turkology. So, N. Isanbet proved himself as a talented scientist-philologist.
F. Ganiev was a linguist who “left a deep mark in the history of Tatar grammar, lexicology and lexicography, who devoted his life to the study of the problems of the Turkic and Tatar linguistics and gained recognition not only in Tatarstan, but also abroad, who created his scientific school, which made a lot of efforts to train highly qualified specialists and organize scientific activities”. The author of the article was bom on August 1, 1930 in the village ofNasibash of the Salavat District in Bashkortostan. His grandfather Shayakhmet was Taiba abistai’s brother, the mother of the famous writer and scientist Naki Isanbet.
About the Author
F. A. GanievRussian Federation
Fuat A. Ganiev - Doctor of Philology, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan.
12 K. Marks Str., Kazan, 420111
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For citations:
Ganiev F.A. Naki Isanbet as a linguist. Tatarica. 2025;24(1):7-19. https://doi.org/10.26907/2311-2042-2025-24-1-7-19