MECME'U'L-EMSÂL

Name: MECME'U'L-EMSÂL
Author: Hâlis, İbrahim Efendi (b. ?/? - d. 1165?/1751-52?)

Title	MECME'U'L-EMSÂL
Author	Hâlis, İbrahim Efendi (b. ?/? - d. 1165?/1751-52?)
Publication Date:	30/09/2021
Subject	Written Literature / Divan Literature - Persian-Turkish dictionary
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Library:	Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works
Record ID	mecme-u-l-emsal
Date	1143/1731
Notes	Persian-Turkish compilation dictionary created by Hâlis based on written and oral sources. According to the study (Güneş 2020), although the work has different names, its correct name is Mecme'u'l-Emsâl and its title is Sihr-kâr-ı Kalem. While creating the work, an order seen in dictionary procedures was not followed. They are arranged in alphabetical order in 32 letters, divided into chapters, and the headings within the chapters are titled according to their alphabets. There are approximately 10865 headings in the work under 95 headings of 32 letters. More than 9700 references were made in the articles, and around 183 written and 9 oral source names were mentioned. There are around 4200 testimonies, mostly in Persian verse, with prose quotations, parables, Arabic and Turkish couplets, some of which appear in more than one place. The affiliation of 290 witnesses is unclear (Güneş 2020: 50-51). Among the witnesses, the most are Persian poems and poems. Mecme'u'l-Emsâl is an important source for the comparative examination of the vocabulary of Turkish, Persian and Persian poetry. In the work; primarily Kitâb-ı Şehrî and Gulî-yi Mîrek, Nevâdiru′l-Emsâl-i Mîrek, Destûru′l-Amel-i Rıyâzî, İntihâb-ı Neşâtî, Mecmû’a-i Azmîzâde Hâletî, Şerh-i Kâmî-yi 182 written sources, including Edrinevî, were used. Hâlis quoted completely the information from some sources such as Destûru′l-Amel-i Riyâzî, Kitâb-ı Şehrî ve Gulî-yi Mîrek, Nevâdiru′l-Emsâl-i Mîrek, Destûr-ı Şu'ûrî. The writing of the work was completed in 1143/1731. 15 copies were identified and kept in the Topkapı Palace Manuscripts Library, Trust Treasury No. 2027, Yusuf Ağa Manuscript Library No. A doctoral study was conducted on the work based on the copies registered in 5550 (Güneş 2020). For the author's biography, see. “Hâlis, İbrahim Efendi”. Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.
ISBN	978-9944-237-87-1
Madde Yazarı	Prof. Dr. Beyhan KESİK
Alfabesi	Arap
Yapısı	Manzum-Mensur
Niteliği	Derleme
Kaynakça	Güneş, Murat (2020).Hâlis İbrâhîm-i Pozarefçevî [öl. 1752] Mecme’u'l-Emsâl İnceleme, Tenkitli Metin, Dizinler, Açıklamalar.Doktora Tezi. İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi.
Atıf Bilgileri	KESİK, Beyhan. "MECME’U'L-EMSÂL".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/mecme-u-l-emsal. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].

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Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works

MECME'U'L-EMSÂL

Author Hâlis, İbrahim Efendi (b. ?/? - d. 1165?/1751-52?)

Publication Date 30/09/2021

Subject Written Literature / Divan Literature - Persian-Turkish dictionary

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital No

Manuscript No

Library Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works

Record ID mecme-u-l-emsal

Date 1143/1731

Notes Persian-Turkish compilation dictionary created by Hâlis based on written and oral sources. According to the study (Güneş 2020), although the work has different names, its correct name is Mecme'u'l-Emsâl and its title is Sihr-kâr-ı Kalem. While creating the work, an order seen in dictionary procedures was not followed. They are arranged in alphabetical order in 32 letters, divided into chapters, and the headings within the chapters are titled according to their alphabets. There are approximately 10865 headings in the work under 95 headings of 32 letters. More than 9700 references were made in the articles, and around 183 written and 9 oral source names were mentioned. There are around 4200 testimonies, mostly in Persian verse, with prose quotations, parables, Arabic and Turkish couplets, some of which appear in more than one place. The affiliation of 290 witnesses is unclear (Güneş 2020: 50-51). Among the witnesses, the most are Persian poems and poems. Mecme'u'l-Emsâl is an important source for the comparative examination of the vocabulary of Turkish, Persian and Persian poetry. In the work; primarily Kitâb-ı Şehrî and Gulî-yi Mîrek, Nevâdiru′l-Emsâl-i Mîrek, Destûru′l-Amel-i Rıyâzî, İntihâb-ı Neşâtî, Mecmû’a-i Azmîzâde Hâletî, Şerh-i Kâmî-yi 182 written sources, including Edrinevî, were used. Hâlis quoted completely the information from some sources such as Destûru′l-Amel-i Riyâzî, Kitâb-ı Şehrî ve Gulî-yi Mîrek, Nevâdiru′l-Emsâl-i Mîrek, Destûr-ı Şu'ûrî. The writing of the work was completed in 1143/1731. 15 copies were identified and kept in the Topkapı Palace Manuscripts Library, Trust Treasury No. 2027, Yusuf Ağa Manuscript Library No. A doctoral study was conducted on the work based on the copies registered in 5550 (Güneş 2020). For the author's biography, see. “Hâlis, İbrahim Efendi”. Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.

ISBN 978-9944-237-87-1

Madde Yazarı Prof. Dr. Beyhan KESİK

Alfabesi Arap

Yapısı Manzum-Mensur

Niteliği Derleme

Kaynakça Güneş, Murat (2020).Hâlis İbrâhîm-i Pozarefçevî [öl. 1752] Mecme’u'l-Emsâl İnceleme, Tenkitli Metin, Dizinler, Açıklamalar.Doktora Tezi. İstanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi.

Atıf Bilgileri KESİK, Beyhan. "MECME’U'L-EMSÂL".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/mecme-u-l-emsal. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].