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Meaning of "Seljuk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELJUK

From Turkish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SELJUK

Seljuk  [sɛlˈdʒuːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELJUK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seljuk can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELJUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Seljuk

Seljuk was the eponymous hero of the Seljuq Turks. He was the son of a certain Toqaq surnamed Temür Yalığ and either the chief or an eminent member from the Kınık tribe of the Oghuz Turks. In 985, the Seljuq clan split off from the bulk of the Tokuz-Oghuz, a confederacy of nine clans long settled between the Aral and Caspian Seas. They set up camp on the right bank of the lower Syr Darya, in the direction of Jend, near Kzyl Orda in present day south-central Kazakhstan. There, in 985, Seljuk converted to Islam. The biblical names of his four sons — Mikâîl, Isrâîl, Mûsâ, and Yûnus — suggest previous acquaintance with either Khazar Judaism or Nestorian Christianity. According to some sources, Seljuk began his career as an officer in the Khazar army. Under Mikâîl's sons Tuğrul and Çağrı, the Seljuqs migrated into Khurasan. Ghaznavid attempts to stop Seljuqs raiding the local Muslim populace led to the Battle of Dandanaqan on 23 May 1040. Victorious Seljuqs became masters of Khurasan, expanding their power into Transoxiana and across Iran.

Definition of Seljuk in the English dictionary

The definition of Seljuk in the dictionary is a member of any of the pre-Ottoman Turkish dynasties ruling over large parts of Asia in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries ad. Other definition of Seljuk is of or relating to these dynasties or to their subjects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELJUK


bouk
buːk
caoutchouc
ˈkaʊtʃuːk
chinook
tʃɪˈnuːk
douc
duːk
duke
djuːk
ewk
juːk
fluke
fluːk
juke
dʒuːk
kook
kuːk
Luke
luːk
mook
muːk
nuke
njuːk
puke
pjuːk
rebuke
rɪˈbjuːk
snook
snuːk
souk
suːk
spook
spuːk
suq
suːk
uke
juːk
zouk
zuːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELJUK

Seljukian
selkie
Selkirk
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Rex
Selkirkshire
sell
sell down the river
sell in
sell off
sell oneself
sell out
sell short
sell someone a pup
sell up
sell-by date
sell-off
sell-through
Sella

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELJUK

auk
Datuk
douk
Habakkuk
jauk
Kirkuk
Marduk
mukluk
neuk
Norodom Sihanouk
padauk
padouk
Pamuk
Sihanouk
sukuk
taluk
tuk-tuk
uk
Volapuk
yuk

Synonyms and antonyms of Seljuk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Seljuk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELJUK

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Translator English - Chinese

塞尔柱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Seljuk
570 millions of speakers

English

Seljuk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेल्जुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلاجقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сельджуков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seljúcida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেলজুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seldjoukide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seljuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seldschuken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セルジュク朝の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

셀주크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seljuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Seljuk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்ஜக்கியர்காள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेल्जुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Selçuklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selgiuchide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Seldżuków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сельджуків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Seljuk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σελτζούκων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Seldjoekse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Seljuken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Seljuk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Seljuk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELJUK»

The term «Seljuk» is regularly used and occupies the 63.344 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELJUK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Seljuk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Seljuk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Seljuk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELJUK»

Discover the use of Seljuk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Seljuk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Storm on Horseback: The Seljuk Warriors of Turkey
" This is the story of the Seljuk Turks of Anatolia who created the first Turkish state.
John Freely, 2008
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The Ghaznavid and Seljuq Turks: Poetry as a Source for ...
Dr Tetley investigates the reliability of the historical information which may be gathered from the poems, and draws comparisons with other historical sources.
Gillies Tetley, 2009
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The Essential World History
The Seljuk Turks In the eleventh century, the Abbasid caliphate faced yet another serious threat in the form of the Seljuk Turks. The Seljuk Turks were a nomadic people from Central Asia who had converted to Islam and flourished as military ...
William J. Duiker, Jackson Spielvogel, 2006
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World History
In the eleventh century, the Abbasid caliphate faced yet another serious threat in the form of the Seljuk Turks. The Seljuk Turks were a nomadic people from Central Asia who had converted to Islam and flourished as military mercenaries for the ...
William Duiker, Jackson Spielvogel, 2006
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The Ghaznavid and Seljuk Turks: Poetry as a Source for ...
THE. GHAZNAVID. AND. SELJUK. TURKS. This new view on aspects of the Ghaznavid and the Seljuq dynasties concentrates on the relationship of the panegyric poets Farrukhı- Sı-sta-nı- (c. 995– 1032) and Mu'izzı- (c. 1045–1127) to the ...
G.E. Tetley, 2008
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A history of the Seljuks: İbrahim Kafesoğlu's interpretation ...
For the first time in English, this book provides a comprehensive history of the entire Seljuk period of Middle Eastern history.
İbrahim Kafesoğlu, Gary Leiser, 1988
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Mongol Rule in Seljuk Anatolia: The Politics of Conquest and ...
Informed by the question of how Mongol rule transformed thirteenth-century Seljuk political culture, the volume explores the constantly evolving structures of both the Mongol Ilkhanate based in Iran and its client state, the Seljuk ...
Sara Nur Yildiz, 2009
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Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire
At some point, Seljuk and his people settled on the shores of the Syr Darya River, which bordered the Muslim Samanid state, and embraced Islam. When Seljuk died his eldest son, Arslan Yabghu (d. 1032), became the head of the family.
Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters, 2009
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The Middle East
grandsons of Seljuk, Tughrul and Chagri, led Turkish armies into Khursn, crushing the Ghaznavids and seizing their chief cities. It was not long before they began to act on their own behalf. In 1037, prayers were recited in their names in the ...
Bernard Lewis, 2009
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Power and Culture: Identity, Ideology, Representation
The economic and political power of the Seljuks during the reign of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad has led many scholars to view him as the greatest of all the Seljuk sultans. Alaeddin's conquest of Kalonoros, a castle on the Mediterranean coast, ...
Jonathan Osmond, Ausma Cimdina, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELJUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Seljuk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Masjid Ahmet Hamdi Akseki, Paduan Kontemporer Berornamen …
Masjid yang dapat menampung lebih dari 6.000 jamaah ini dirancang dengan mengedepankan gaya arsitektur neo klasik kontemporer dengan pola Seljuk ... «Republika Online, Jul 15»
2
Osman Turan: History as politics
Turan wrote various papers on Seljuk history at many national and ... He has been accepted as one of the most prominent Seljuk historians in the world. Osman ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
3
Stolen Seljuk manuscripts returned to Turkey from US
Hüseyin Şen, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Utrecht University, discovered that two Seljuk-era handwritten manuscripts that were stolen from Yusuf Ağa Manuscript ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
4
Mawlavi cuisine in Konya draws interest in Ramadan
The Konya-based restaurant, which serves exquisite examples of Seljuk cuisine as well as 13th-century Mawlavi cuisine, is very popular during Ramadan. «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
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The stately court of Seljuk and his grandsons
A new and groundbreaking piece of academic literature -- "The Great Seljuk Empire," by A.C.S. Peacock -- describes an equally seismic conquest in Iraq. «Today's Zaman, May 15»
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EXCLUSIVE: 'My dream is to dress Kate Middleton' – admits …
Zeynep Kartal beamed from ear to ear as she took to the stage at the recent Anatolian Seljuk Gala to welcome all variety of VIPs from far and wide to her first ... «OK! Magazine, Apr 15»
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Sultan's cannonballs unearthed in Konya
The mount, which has traces of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Karamanoğulları and Ottoman remains, also houses 5,000 year-old city walls. Excavation ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Apr 15»
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Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan's tomb about to be found in Merv, say experts
We think that they belong to Seljuk architecture. An epitaph found among those pieces is what excites us most. No matter how ruined it is, we could find out ... «Daily Sabah, Apr 15»
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Ring discovered in Viking-era grave has Arabic inscription
... century ring from a Viking grave and say its gem is colored glass, not amethyst as previously thought, and it came directly from the Seljuk culture of Asia Minor. «Ancient Origins, Mar 15»
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Ottomans enter Turkish elections race, stoking social media
25, with some users mocking and others supporting him, Yavuz told daily Hürriyet that Konya was once the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk Empire. “I am an ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Seljuk [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/seljuk>. May 2024 ».
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