Seljuk

Seljuk meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

Examples of Seljuk in a sentence

• Like so many other Anatolian strongholds , Nicaea had become Seljuk without a fight, and almost at Byzantine invitation.1971, History Today:
• Manisa became Seljuk in 1313 and Ottoman in 1390.1992, Robertson McCarta, Nelles Guide: Turkey, Seven Hills Books, →ISBN:
• It became Seljuk in the 11C and Mongol in the 13C.1989, Marianne Mehling, Turkey, Phaidon Press:
• Given that between 13 April and 6 July 1204 Laodikeia became Seljuk, that in August (the terminus post quem) of the same year Kay-Khusraw I refused to cede Laodikeia and Chonai to Theodore I, […]2014, Dimitri Korobeinikov, Byzantium and the Turks in the Thirteenth Century, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 142:

Synonyms of Seljuk

• Seljukian
• Seljukid

Forms of Seljuk

Origin of Seljuk

From Ottoman Turkish سلجوق (selcuk), ultimately from Old Anatolian Turkish سلجك (sälcük) attested in the Dede Korkut and Karakhanid سلجك (Selcuk) attested in Mahmud al-Kashgari's Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk, of uncertain etymology. Compare modern Turkish Selçuk. Pelliot & al. favored derivation via Arabic سَلْجُوق (Saljūq) from Proto-Oghuz [Term?] (*Sälčük), following some accounts taking the name from Proto-Turkic *sāl (“raft”) + *-čük (“-ock, -let: forming diminutives”) from the warlord's supposed birth on a raft on the Syr Darya. There are other early Persian and Arabic transcriptions, however, including سلجوك (Saljūk), سلچوق (Salčūq), and سلجق (Saljuq). Some sources take the original form of the name to have been *Salçuğ or *Salçığ with the meaning "one who fights", "disputes", or "struggles". Some arguing for an original pronunciation of [Term?] (*Selčük) or [Term?] (*Selčuk) would derive it from an early borrowing of Persian سیل (seyl, “flood”) + *-čük (“-ock, -let: forming diminutives”); others from *Sel as an earlier name of the Muztagh Ata in the Eastern Pamirs. Caferoğlu and Gedikli argue for derivation from a modified borrowing of Old Uyghur clean, pure (sil) + Proto-Turkic...

Words formed from Seljuk

• Seljukian
• Seljukid
• Seljuk Empire

Questions about Seljuk

What does Seljuk mean?

Seljuk means seljuk Bey, the legendary founder of an Oghuz Turk dynasty that ruled an eponymous Sunni Muslim empire in Southwest Asia and numerous successor states, particularly in Anatolia.

What is Seljuk in Marathi?

Seljuk in Marathi is सलजूक (saljūk). See Seljuk meaning in Marathi.

How do you use Seljuk in a sentence?

Like so many other Anatolian strongholds , Nicaea had become Seljuk without a fight, and almost at Byzantine invitation.

What part of speech is Seljuk?

Seljuk can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.

How do you pronounce Seljuk?

Seljuk is pronounced /ˈsɛld͡ʒuːk/ (UK).