Uzbekistan state world languages university d. U. Ashurova m. R. Galieva

Water is Beauty

Everywhere water is a thing of beauty, gleaming in the dewdrops; singing in the summer rain; shining in the ice-gems till the leaves all seem to turn to living jewels; spreading a golden veil over the setting sun; or a white gauze around the midnight moon (J.B.Gough); Water is the grand epic of creation; and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power, or its beauty (S. J. Hale); Water – the mighty, the pure, the beautiful, the unfathomable (L.E. Landon); Ой сулуви – нур, сой сулуви – сув; Сув келди – нур келди.

Water is Life

Water is the soul of the Earth (W.H. Auden); Water is the basis of life and the blue arteries of the earth! Everything in the non-marine environment depends on freshwater to survive (Sandra Postel); Water is everywhere and in all living things; we cannot be separated from water. No water, no life (R. Fulghum); Water is the mother of the vine, the nurse and fountain of fecundity, the adorner and refresher of the world (Ch. Mackay);

Water is Gem

In the Uzbek proverbs, “water” metaphorically associated with precious stones: ер – хазина, сўз – гавҳар; сув қатраси – дур қатраси; сув – олтиндан азиз; чилла суви – тилла суви; сув – зар, сувчи – заргар.

It is conditioned by the role of precious stones and jewelry in Uzbek linguoculture. Over centuries, jewelry has been an inseparable part of weddings, engagements, anniversaries. The art of creating jewelry in Uzbekistan has passed on from generation to generation for thousands of years. There is a great variety of jewelry: bracelets, rings, earrings, necklaces, belts, patterns of bridle and other horse equipment, etc.

Evaluative component of the concept “Water” is presented by conceptual features which express both positive and negative evaluation of the concept: