The article dwells on the studies of antonyms included into the lexical structure of the entertaining geographical composition of the XIII-th century “Djahan-Name” written as an accompanying treatise to the map whose author is Mukhammad ibn Nadjib Bekzan. Special attention is paid to language and the mode of expressing thought as these words play a considerable role for determination of the basic stock of language vocabulary at the end of the XII-th - the beginning of the XIII-th centuries. Proceeding from these factors the author comes to the conclusion that a study of the vocabulary presented in this composition can enrich the lexicon of modern Tajik language. It is elicited that alongside with other lexical types antonyms were used in certain sequences with great mastership. By virtue of the antonyms taken from Tajik, Arabic and other languages Bekran provided entertainment of the composition as in majority of cases aim and sense are expressed with more subtlety and accuracy with the help of this type of words.
“Djahan-Name”, Bekran, historical lexicology, antonyms, classification of antonyms
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