Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saljūqid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saljuqid
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Seljukid, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.

noun

Alternative form of Seljukid, a member of the Seljuk dynasty or a person of their empire.

Example Sentences

"The young (and naïve) Saljūqid commander, Isrā'īl, pledged his loyalty to the Ghaznavid."
"Najm al-Dīn himself became skilled in calligraphy, binding and gilding... as well as law and theology, and it was apparently as an artist that he entered the service of the Sulṭān Ṭughril, the last of the Saljūqids, who reigned from 571/1175 to 590/1194."

Etymology

From Saljūq + -id, from an unadapted borrowing of Arabic سَلْجُوق (saljūq).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: سَلْجُوق
Suffix: Saljūq

Inflected Forms

Saljūqids (plural)

Questions

What does saljūqid mean?: Alternative form of Seljukid, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.
Where does saljūqid come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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