On the Verb Al- in Nehcü’l-Ferad？s

Words are prone to various changes in terms of form and meaning throughout history. Verification of these changes is important in terms of enlightening the development of language. In the present study Nehcü’l-Ferad？s which is one of the most important and comprehensive works of Khwarezm Turkish and an invaluable source book in determining the historical development process of Turkish is examined in terms of verbal meaning and structure by using on the verb al-. In this framework, especially the structures used singly since the subsistence of the above mentioned verb beginning from Old Turkish Language will be classified and exemplified according to their meanings. In order to do this, the structures and the meanings in which they form compound verbs shall determined. While trying to identify the terms and structures of the verb al- is used in “Nehcü’l-Ferad？s”, we shall try to shed light on a period of this historical journey of the word from the Old Turkish to present