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Fighting
for freedom is right. The jewels of Türkmen literature, “The Book of
Gorkut Ata”, “Görogly”, Legends of Döwletýar, “The Epic of
Yusup-Ahmet”, the writings of Ýunus Emre, Garajaoglan, Burhanetdin of
Sivas, Baýram Han,
Abdyrrahym Han, ªabendi, Andalyb, Magrupy, Magtymguly, Seýdi, Zelili,
Mollanepes, Kemine, Mätäji, are works of art which all show the
patriotism, courage, manliness, heroism of the Türkmen nation.
(188-189)
Our
people call people they admire “Är” (brave man, ) but the term is
not used to refer to people who are very brave and fearless. A person
designated “Är” should also have many other commendable attributes;
in addition to showing bravery or courage, he should have integrity and
be humane, compassionate, and generous. The term “Är” derives from
the word “arı” (pure), as in Garajaoglan’s assertion: “Our
essence is pure Türkmen”. The Türkmen word “Är” is widely used
in the languages of other countries as “ser, her, gerr”.
(198)
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