Atabey

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of atabeg. alt-of, alternative, historical

    "The new Turkic government in Azerbaijan was called the Atabey Government or State. Atabey means the father of beys (nobility title) in Azerbaijani."

Example

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"The new Turkic government in Azerbaijan was called the Atabey Government or State. Atabey means the father of beys (nobility title) in Azerbaijani."

Etymology

From an alternate romanization of medieval Turkish atabeg.

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