Seljoukid

English

Etymology

From Seljouk +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛld͡ʒukɪd/
• Rhymes: -ukɪd

Adjective

Seljoukid (not comparable)

1. (historical, rare) Alternative form of Seljukid, of or related to the Seljuk dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.
   • 2010, Yves-Victor Kamami, The Eleventh Templar, page 86:

     Finally the Armenians, who were independent for a while in the last century, have suffered badly from the Seljoukid Arab invasion of 1064.

Noun

Seljoukid (plural Seljoukids)

1. (historical, rare) Alternative form of Seljukid, a member of the Seljuk dynasty or person of their empire.
   • 2010, John Wortley trans. John Skylitzes as A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057, p. 442, n. 192:

     Kars was the capital of the small Armenian kingdom of Vanand, ruled by Gagik (the same name as the sovereign of Ani) from 1029 to 1064, when he surrendered his kingdom to the Romans. In 1053 it was taken by the Seljoukids, probably under the command of Qutlumus...