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باب عالی

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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A Persian ezafe construct from Arabic words, literally meaning "Exalted Gate", also compare Persian عالی قاپو used by safavids.

Proper noun

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باب عالی (Babıali)

  1. Sublime Porte, the Ottoman government or its seat of power.

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “Babıali”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN