قرامان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *karaman (“swarthy”), a development of *kara (“black”).

Adjective

قرامان • (karaman)

1. swarthy, black, dark-skinned, having a relatively dark skin

Noun

قرامان • (karaman)

1. breed of sheep reared in Central Anatolia characterized by its fat tail

Descendants

• Turkish: karaman
• →⇒ Armenian: Քարամանյան (Kʻaramanyan)

Further reading

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• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “karaman1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2420
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قرامان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 952
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قرامان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1443

Etymology 2

Karaman province

The city owes its name to Karaman Bey, one of the rulers of the Karamanid dynasty, which ruled over South-Central Anatolia. The former name of the city was لارنده (larende)

Alternative forms

• قره‌مان (karaman)

Proper noun

قرامان • (karaman)

1. Karaman (a city and province in the West Anatolia region, Turkey)

   Synonym: لارنده (larende) (obsolete)

Derived terms

• قرامانلو (karamanlı, “from Karaman”)

Descendants

• Turkish: Karaman
• →⇒ Armenian: Քարամանյան (Kʻaramanyan)

Further reading

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• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Karaman”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قرامان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1443
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Karaman”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[4], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 423