AN UZBEK GLOSSARY Compiled by Hervé Guérin 1 To all those who helped me with that glossary © 2002-2005 Hervé Guérin Last updated: 1 November 2005 2 Contents Arrangement and Usage ........................................................................................... i The object of this glossary ...............................................................................................................i What this glossary does not deal with ..............................................................................................i General arrangement.......................................................................................................................i First column....................................................................................................................................ii Second column.............................................................................................................................. iii Third column..................................................................................................................................vi Fourth column................................................................................................................................vi Materials used for this glossary..................................................................................................... vii Basic Concepts......................................................................................................... 1 Entities and Existence.....................................................................................................................1 Relations ........................................................................................................................................5 Category and Order ........................................................................................................................9 Quantity and Numbers..................................................................................................................15 Space and Time ...................................................................................................... 22 Size..............................................................................................................................................22 Shape...........................................................................................................................................24 Location........................................................................................................................................26 Time and Duration ........................................................................................................................31 Events and Evolution ....................................................................................................................37 Forces and Motion.................................................................................................. 45 Motion ..........................................................................................................................................45 Forces and Effects........................................................................................................................52 Processes.....................................................................................................................................54 Matter and Nature ................................................................................................... 62 Properties.....................................................................................................................................62 Substances...................................................................................................................................68 Nature ..........................................................................................................................................73 Life and Humans..................................................................................................... 78 Vital Functions..............................................................................................................................78 Body.............................................................................................................................................84 Plants ...........................................................................................................................................89 Animals ........................................................................................................................................94 Humans........................................................................................................................................98 Health and Medicine ...................................................................................................................100 Perception and Cognition.................................................................................... 107 Perception ..................................................................................................................................107 Mind ...........................................................................................................................................110 Knowledge..................................................................................................................................117 Meaning and Spirit................................................................................................ 126 Opinion.......................................................................................................................................126 Meaning .....................................................................................................................................131 Communication...........................................................................................................................140 Art ..............................................................................................................................................144 Spirit...........................................................................................................................................149 Character and Emotions ...................................................................................... 154 Character....................................................................................................................................154 Emotions ....................................................................................................................................159 Action and Modality.............................................................................................. 168 Will, Ability and Necessity ...........................................................................................................168 Acts and Results.........................................................................................................................173 3 Circumstances............................................................................................................................183 Manner .......................................................................................................................................187 Attitudes................................................................................................................ 192 Behaviour ...................................................................................................................................192 Feelings......................................................................................................................................198 Self-Image..................................................................................................................................203 Authority .....................................................................................................................................206 Appraisal ....................................................................................................................................210 Community............................................................................................................ 213 Family.........................................................................................................................................213 Social Life...................................................................................................................................218 Society .......................................................................................................................................223 State and Politics........................................................................................................................230 Conflict and Justice.............................................................................................. 234 Conflict .......................................................................................................................................234 Justice........................................................................................................................................241 Work and Possession .........................................................................................