University of Isfahan Literary Arts 20088027 17 3 2025 09 23 Analysis of the Conceptual Metaphor of "Wisdom" in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh Analysis of the Conceptual Metaphor of "Wisdom" in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh 47 64 29350 10.22108/liar.2025.144055.2432 FA Tahere Mir Hashemi Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, Arak University, Arak, Iran. Ali Sabaghi Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Foreign Languages, Arak University, Arak, Iran Journal Article 2025 01 14 The term "wisdom" and its derivatives represent one of the most frequently used and fundamental concepts in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. This study aims to examine the concrete and tangible linguistic representations of the abstract and intangible notion of wisdom in Shahnameh. This study seeks to investigate the conceptual metaphor of "wisdom" as its target domain in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, utilizing the full induction method and a descriptive-analytical approach to address the following two research questions: 1) Through which types of conceptual metaphors is the target domain of wisdom conceptualized in Shahnameh? 2) What specific lexical items are employed in Shahnameh to make the concept of wisdom more tangible? The findings of the study indicate that the abstract concept of "wisdom" in Shahnameh is realized through ontological and orientational conceptual metaphors. The concretization of "wisdom" in Shahnameh aligns with the logic of heroic poetry and the possible world of the epic, in which Ferdowsi conceptualizes wisdom as kingdom objects such as "crown" and "throne" or heroic elements like "bow", "banner", and "axe". The term "wisdom" and its derivatives represent one of the most frequently used and fundamental concepts in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. This study aims to examine the concrete and tangible linguistic representations of the abstract and intangible notion of wisdom in Shahnameh. This study seeks to investigate the conceptual metaphor of "wisdom" as its target domain in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, utilizing the full induction method and a descriptive-analytical approach to address the following two research questions: 1) Through which types of conceptual metaphors is the target domain of wisdom conceptualized in Shahnameh? 2) What specific lexical items are employed in Shahnameh to make the concept of wisdom more tangible? The findings of the study indicate that the abstract concept of "wisdom" in Shahnameh is realized through ontological and orientational conceptual metaphors. The concretization of "wisdom" in Shahnameh aligns with the logic of heroic poetry and the possible world of the epic, in which Ferdowsi conceptualizes wisdom as kingdom objects such as "crown" and "throne" or heroic elements like "bow", "banner", and "axe".

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