The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm

Khaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, Haydarova, Dilbar

Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика · 2025-yil

Annotatsiya

From humanity’s earliest days to the present, the age-old symbolic conflict between good and evil has endured in literature, art, and everyday life. Countless artistic and national images bear witness to this struggle. Uzbek oral folklore likewise juxtaposes virtuous protagonists with negative figures who continually create obstacles and dilemmas for them. Alongside these human characters stand imaginary-mythological beings: benevolent spirits who assist the hero and malevolent ones who inflict harm. Such creatures are commonly grouped into categories like jinn, pari, and dev. Within Uzbek mythology there is a distinctive set of female-formed forces that threaten humans, including Qora Umay, Alvasti, Sariq Qiz, Mortu, Ajina, Maston, and Oq Qiz. The beliefs attached to these beings have persisted for millennia, and this very longevity has left a noticeable imprint on literary fiction. This article focuses on Mortu, a figure that occupies a special position among evil entities because of its unique features. We investigate its morphological traits, functional-semantic roles, and significance within broader social and gender paradigms, thereby clarifying Mortu’s place in the mythological worldview of the Uzbek people.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarKhaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, Haydarova, Dilbar
JurnalХорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика
NashriyotСамарқанд давлат чет тиллар институти
ISSN0000-0003, 4295-8199
Nashr sanasi2025-05-25
Jild3
Son5/S
Betlar588-592
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaFilologiya
DOI10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-26

DOI: 10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

Kalit so‘zlar

Folklorshunoslik, mifologiya, demonologik timsol, Mortu, Qora Umay, Фольклор, мифология, демонологический символ, Морту, Кора Умай, Folklore, mythology, demonological symbol, Mortu, Black Umay

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Filologiya

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APAKhaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, & Haydarova, Dilbar (2025). The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm. Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика, 3(5/S), 588-592. https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592
GOST (OAK)Khaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, Haydarova, Dilbar The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm // Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика. – 2025. – T. 3, № 5/S. – P. 588-592. – DOI: 10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592.
MLAKhaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, and Haydarova, Dilbar. “The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm.” Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика, 3(5/S), 588-592, 2025. https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592
ChicagoKhaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, and Haydarova, Dilbar. “The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm.” Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика, 3(5/S), 588-592 (2025). https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592
HarvardKhaydarova, Dilbar, Хайдарова, Дилбар, and Haydarova, Dilbar (2025) ‘The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm’, Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика, 3(5/S), 588-592. https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592
BibTeX
@article{khaydarovadilbar2025,
  title = {The Mortu Phenomenon in Uzbek Mythology: Morphological Description, Functional Semantics, and Its Role in the Socio-Gender Paradigm},
  author = {Khaydarova, Dilbar and Хайдарова, Дилбар and Haydarova, Dilbar},
  journal = {Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {3},
  number = {5/S},
  pages = {588-592},
  doi = {10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss5/s-pp588-592}
}

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