Characteristics of anatomical microtoponyms in the Karabakh region

Abstract

Microtoponyms can be formed with the participation of various lexical units. Some of them appear as a result of using anatomical terms in geographical object names. As it is known, anatomy is one of the sciences that studies the form and structural features of humans, animals, in short, living beings. The term anatomy is derived from the Greek words ‒ "from within" and tome (temnein) - "to cut", meaning "separation by cutting", "dismemberment". There are many geographical objects named according to their specific features in the Karabakh region. Some of them are named based on anatomical terms. Micro-objects are among such objects. Anatomical microtoponyms (names based on the analogy of human and animal body parts) have been recorded to some extent in the region. During the research, it is noticeable that appellatives are used in the formation of microtoponyms. Such appellatives include thigh, leg, mouth, horn, head, bone, breast, eye, nose, horn and etc. words. Anatomical microtoponyms have not been fully studied in toponymy. Therefore, it is important to analyze such microtoponyms found in the Karabakh region (Dahna valley, Sultanbud mound, Sumuklutepe, Ayag Garvand settlement) from the linguistic point of view.