Näqi Isänbät
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Näqi İsänbät 1899-1992) was a Tatar
writer, an encyclopaedist, a poet, a playwright, a prosaist, a children's writer, a specialist in folklore and a philologist. He is the one who had collected and composed defining and phraseological Tatar dictionaries.
Born Näqi Siracetdin ulı Zakirov into a family of a village mullah
in the village
Maloyaz
in the Republic of Bashkortostan
. He began attending the village madrasah
and continued his studies at the "Husania" madrasah
in the Ufa
city (Bashkortostan
). Being a student of the famous Kazan madrasah
Möxämmädiä, at the age of 15 he started publishing his works in magazines.
At that time his interest in regard with a word and the language began arising. Through all his life Isanbet retained his utter love for people's art and his mother tongue.
His verses became a basis for folk songs: Winding water, Accordion, You were playing a pipe.
His plays (Hoja Nasreddin
, Zifa, Briefcase, Musa Cälil
, Fugitives) always were in the repertoires of the Tatar theatres.
Näqi İsänbät wrote for children, including folk-lore genre. A unique edition of Tatar national proverbs in three volumes has been awarded the Ğabdulla Tuqay State Prize.
Näqi İsänbät introduced into cultural turn a heroic epos of the Tatar people - (dastan) İdegäy, first published in 1940. When writing its summary text he used the principle of creative restoration. The new and more precise variant of the epos was ready but the war and later on prohibition of the then authority hampered its publication. The materials had been published in the late 1980s with no appropriate reference to the author.
Tatar language
The Tatar language , or more specifically Kazan Tatar, is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars of historical Kazan Khanate, including modern Tatarstan and Bashkiria...
writer, an encyclopaedist, a poet, a playwright, a prosaist, a children's writer, a specialist in folklore and a philologist. He is the one who had collected and composed defining and phraseological Tatar dictionaries.
Born Näqi Siracetdin ulı Zakirov into a family of a village mullah
Mullah
Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"...
in the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
Maloyaz
Maloyaz
Maloyaz is the name of several rural localities in Russia:*Maloyaz, Republic of Bashkortostan, a selo in Salavatsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan*Maloyaz, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a selo in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast...
in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...
. He began attending the village madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
and continued his studies at the "Husania" madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
in the Ufa
Ufa
-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...
city (Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...
). Being a student of the famous Kazan madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
Möxämmädiä, at the age of 15 he started publishing his works in magazines.
At that time his interest in regard with a word and the language began arising. Through all his life Isanbet retained his utter love for people's art and his mother tongue.
His verses became a basis for folk songs: Winding water, Accordion, You were playing a pipe.
His plays (Hoja Nasreddin
Nasreddin
Nasreddin was a Seljuq satirical Sufi figure, sometimes believed to have lived during the Middle Ages and considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or...
, Zifa, Briefcase, Musa Cälil
Musa Cälil
Musa Cälil was a Soviet Tatar poet and resistance fighter. He is the only poet of the Soviet Union who was simultaneously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union award for his resistance fighting, and the Lenin Prize for authoring The Moabit Notebooks; both the awards were awarded to him...
, Fugitives) always were in the repertoires of the Tatar theatres.
Näqi İsänbät wrote for children, including folk-lore genre. A unique edition of Tatar national proverbs in three volumes has been awarded the Ğabdulla Tuqay State Prize.
Näqi İsänbät introduced into cultural turn a heroic epos of the Tatar people - (dastan) İdegäy, first published in 1940. When writing its summary text he used the principle of creative restoration. The new and more precise variant of the epos was ready but the war and later on prohibition of the then authority hampered its publication. The materials had been published in the late 1980s with no appropriate reference to the author.