2026 # 3 (77)
Ashrafzoda B.P., Boybolaev B.E.
Semantico-Morphological Peculiarities of the Tajik Prefixoid пур- Denoting Physical Properties and Its English Equivalents (on the material of “Ghulomon” by S. Aini)
Abstract
The given article dwells on the semantico-morphological features of the Tajik prefixoid пур- denoting physical properties and its functional equivalents in English. The research is grounded in the literary material of Sadriddin Aini’s novel “Ghulomon” (“Slaves”). The study identifies 15 contextual examples of пур- derivatives, classifies them according to their morphological structure and semantic fields (e. g., physical properties, emotional states, quantitative characteristics), and provides English translational equivalents. A comparative analysis reveals that while English lacks a direct morphological prefixoid equivalent, it employs a range of syntactic and lexical means – primarily the adjective “full of,” compound adjectives, and contextual paraphrases – to convey similar meanings. The article concludes that пур- functions as a highly productive derivational element in Tajik, imbuing stems with intensive and qualitative nuances, whereas English relies on analytic structures, reflecting typological differences between synthetic and analytic language systems.
Key words
Tajik language, English language, prefixoid пур-, semantics, morphology, comparative analysis, S. Aini, “Ghulomon”, translation equivalents