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khatuns

khatuns is the plural of khatun.

Meaning of khatun

Noun

khatun (plural khatuns)

  1. (historical) A lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities.
    • For example, according to Ibn al-Jawzi, thew wife of the caliph al-Muqtafi, Fatima Khatun, daughter of the Seljuq sultan Muhammad, could read and write.2003, Carole Hillenbrand, “Women in the Seljuq Period”, in Women in Iran from the Rise of Islam to 1800, page 114

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Proper noun capitalized: Khatuns

Khatuns

  1. (plural) plural of Khatun

Questions about khatuns

What is khatuns the plural of?
Khatuns is the plural of khatun.
What part of speech is khatuns?
Khatuns is a proper noun.

Words near khatuns in the dictionary

  1. Khattris
  2. Khatumo
  3. khatun
  4. khatuni
  5. khatunis
  6. khatuns
  7. khatyrkite
  8. Khaury
  9. Khava
  10. Khavar
  11. Khavars

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