Seljuk

English

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Etymology

From Turkish Seljuq, supposedly the ancestor of the dynasty, the name originating from the old southwestern branch of Turkic languages.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛldʒuːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /sɛlˈdʒuːk/

Proper noun

Seljuk

  1. A Persianate Muslim dynasty, of Oghuz Turkic origin, which established both the Great Seljuq Empire and Sultanate of Rum, between the 11th and 14th centuries, in large parts of Southwest Asia and Asia Minor, respectively.

Adjective

Seljuk (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to this dynasty, or to the empire/sultanate that it ruled.
    Seljuk architecture

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Noun

Seljuk (plural Seljuks)

  1. A member of this dynasty.
    the House of Seljuks

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