REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT “BIHYINCHILI” (MASCULINITY) IN THE LANGUAGE PICTURE OF THE WORLD OF THE AVARS

Abstract

The article is dedicated to an analysis of phraseological and paremiological units, through which the concept of “bihyinchili” (masculinity) is represented in the Avar language picture of the world. The lexeme bihyinchili in the phraseological and paremiological units of the Avar language is a lexical expression of such categories as “heroism”, “humanity”, “courage”, “bravery”. Conceptually observation in this study is the concept “bihyinchili”, which has a broad meaning, generalizing the actions and behavior of a person by their social value, requiring the exertion of spiritual and physical strength, manifestation of courage, bravery and selflessness. There is no special research in the linguistic literature on the study of the concept “bihyinchili” in the Avar language picture of the world. The study of paremiological and phraseological units allow to clarify the idea of masculinity, heroism, courage, and tenacity of the Avars.