haseki

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاصكی (hasseki, haseki), from Classical Persian خاصگی (xāssagī, xāsagī).

Noun

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haseki (plural hasekis)

  1. (historical) The chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.
    • 2016, Şefika Şule Erçetin, Women Leaders in Chaotic Environments, page 76:
      Hasekis had the strongest status in the hierarchy following sultanas according to the amount of their salaries and they took place in this status in harem.

Anagrams

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاصكی (hasseki, haseki, (formerly) one of a body of sergeants-at-arms, sixty of whom formed the body guard of the Sultan; their officers that filled important public offices),[1][2] from Classical Persian خاصگی (xāssagī, xāsagī, the favorite of the ruler), from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ, special, particular, specific).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ha.seˈci/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧se‧ki

Noun

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haseki (definite accusative hasekiyi, plural hasekiler)

  1. A title in the Ottoman Empire given to those who became a senior in a particular office.
  2. Lower rank officers in the Bostanji regiment.
  3. A favorite chosen from among the female slaves to the Ottoman palace.

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative haseki
Definite accusative hasekiyi
Singular Plural
Nominative haseki hasekiler
Definite accusative hasekiyi hasekileri
Dative hasekiye hasekilere
Locative hasekide hasekilerde
Ablative hasekiden hasekilerden
Genitive hasekinin hasekilerin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular hasekiyim hasekilerim
2nd singular hasekisin hasekilersin
3rd singular haseki
hasekidir
hasekiler
hasekilerdir
1st plural hasekiyiz hasekileriz
2nd plural hasekisiniz hasekilersiniz
3rd plural hasekiler hasekilerdir

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خاصكی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 821
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “خاصكی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 527
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “haseki”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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