Oronymic Dimension and Branch of Oronymics (on the basis of materials of Samarkand region)

Oronym, oronymic terms are analysed on the basis of Samarkand region materials, oronymic dimension of the Uzbek language, oronymic objects are defined, sphere of oeonymics and its issues to study, several tasks of Uzbek oronymics are given in this article. Important information about relations of oronyms with other types of toponymics: oykonym, hydronym, urbonym, drymonym, phitonym, zoonym; connection with folklore, history, geography. As a result of scientific researches in the sphere of Uzbek toponymy some scientists worked on oronymy. Besides oronymics as a department of toponymics has its object and subject to study. The ancientness, stability, including different historical-geographical information; demand to study such subjects as history, geography, archeology, country study and linguistics; implementation of experiments of world onomastics into Uzbek oronymics; creating etymological, practical transcriptional-comparative dictionaries are the most actual tasks of Uzbek toponymics.Keywords: toponym, orographic objects, oronym, oronymy, oronymics, oronymic sphere, names of mountains, names of belts, names of peaks, names of passes, names of hills, names of cliffs, names of uplands, names of descents, names of whirlpools