Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atabey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atabey
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of atabeg.

Example Sentences

"The new Turkic government in Azerbaijan was called the Atabey Government or State. Atabey means the father of beys (nobility title) in Azerbaijani."
"The Turkish title of atabeg (also atabek or atabey), meaning "father prince", was a hereditary title of the Turkish nobility."
"... finally the atabey of Persia, Zengi, who was the vassal of Jahan Pahlevan, arrested prince Muhammed and gave him to the great atabey of Azerbaijan."

Etymology

From an alternate romanization of medieval Turkish atabeg.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: atabeg

Inflected Forms

atabeys (plural)

Questions

What does atabey mean?: Alternative spelling of atabeg.
Where does atabey come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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