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Sublime Porte in Arabic

البَاب العَالِي al-bāb al-ʕālī

Sublime Porte in Arabic: البَاب العَالِي (al-bāb al-ʕālī). In English, Sublime Porte means the monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople).

Arabic words for Sublime Porte

Ottoman imperial government
البَاب العَالِي al-bāb al-ʕālī

English meaning of Sublime Porte

  1. proper noun The monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople).
  2. proper noun The Ottoman sultanic court, hence the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing.

Full definition of Sublime Porte

Synonyms of Sublime Porte

  • Ottoman sultanic court etc

Sublime Porte in other languages

Questions about Sublime Porte in Arabic

What is the meaning of Sublime Porte in Arabic?
Sublime Porte in Arabic is البَاب العَالِي (al-bāb al-ʕālī).
ما معنى كلمة Sublime Porte؟
Sublime Porte: البَاب العَالِي (al-bāb al-ʕālī).
What does Sublime Porte mean in English?
Sublime Porte means the monumental portal at the Ottoman palace where the supreme tribunals were held; became the surname of the first palace in Bursa, transferred to the even grander Topkapı palace after the capital's transfer to Istanbul (the former Byzantine imperial capital Constantinople).

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