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UDC 811.22`27
DOI 10.20339/PhS.6-25.020
Shafaghi Maryam,
Associate Professor of the Russian Language Department
University named after Allame Tabatabai (Tehran, Iran)
e-mail: shafaghi@atu.ac.ir
The present study offers a comparative analysis of the metaphorical meanings of the adjective ‘green’ in Russian and Persian. Based on stable word combinations and idiomatic expressions, it is shown that in both languages, ‘green’ retains its primary meaning associated with the color of nature — green leaves, green meadows, green hills — while also acquiring a wide range of figurative meanings. Shared metaphors include references to immaturity (unripe fruit), inexperience (a young person), negative emotional states (green envy, green melancholy), as well as signs of illness (green face). Furthermore, the comparison reveals the existence of similar ecological and technical meanings related to environmental protection terminology (green patrol, green party) and signaling systems (green light). Thus, the analysis uncovers both universal and unique features of color conceptualization in different linguistic cultures, which are reflected in language and metaphor. In Persian, the color green is extensively used in metaphors involving body parts and the face, forming stable expressions with both positive and negative connotations. These metaphors reflect wishes for well-being as well as characteristics of a person associated with good or bad fortune.
Keywords: color linguistics, metaform, green color, color of nature, color of immaturity, color of morbidity, permissive color
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