Jerid (tribe)
Cerit | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Turkey:Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Ankara, Çankırı, Balıkesir, Aydın[1]  Iran: Dargaz[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam, Alevism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish people, Azerbaijanis, Khorasani Turks |
Jerid (Turkish: Cerit) is a Turkoman tribe inhabiting the provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Ankara, Çankırı, Balıkesir, and Aydın in Turkey.[1]
Etymology
The etymological origin of the name of the tribe is disputed. In some parts of Turkey, jerid means skilled, vivacious, and fast, and it is believed that either the Jerid tribe was associated with these attributes or the term was derived from the tribe instead. It is also proposed that the tribe's name comes from jereed, a traditional sport played with javelins.[1][3] Likewise, 19th-century traveler William Francis Ainsworth translated the tribe's name as the "short-lance."[4]
History
Jerid appeared first with the
Aintab in late 19th century.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Kirik, Esra. "Caglayancerit Dialect: Vowels (Kahramanmaras Dialects-III)". 19 (1): 168–191. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Aksüt, Hamza (2009). Aleviler Türkiye, İran, İrak, Suriye, Bulgaristan : araştırma-inceleme. p. 375.
- ^ a b "CERİD AŞİRETİ". www.caglayancerit.gov.tr. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b Ainsworth, William Francis (1842). Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Chaldea and Armenia. John. W. Parker. p. 154. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig (1822). Travels in Syria and the Holy Land. London: John Murray. p. 642.
- ^ Barkley, Henry C. (1891). A Ride through Asia Minor and Armenia. London: William Clowes and Sons Limited. pp. 209–211.