"atabeg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: atabegs [plural], atabey [alternative], atabek [alternative], atabak [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آتابك (atabeg) (modern Turkish atabey), first used by the Seljuks, from آتا (ata, “father”) and بك (beg, “prince”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ota|آتابك|tr=atabeg}} Ottoman Turkish آتابك (atabeg), {{cog|tr|atabey}} Turkish atabey Head templates: {{en-noun}} atabeg (plural atabegs)
  1. (historical) A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince. Tags: historical Synonyms: regent, governor, emir, amir Derived forms: atabegate Translations (title): աթաբեկ (atʻabek) (Armenian), atabəy (Azerbaijani), अताबेग (atābeg) [masculine] (Hindi), атабек (atabek) (Kazakh), اتابك (atabeg) (Old Anatolian Turkish), آتابك (atabey) (Ottoman Turkish), اتابک (atâbak) (Persian), اتابیک (atâbeyk) (Persian), atabey (Turkish), atabeg (Turkmen), otabek (Uzbek)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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