hünkâr

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خنكار (hünkâr), from Persian خواندگار (xond-kâr), shortened from Persian خداوندگار (xudâvandgâr ; lord, overlord).

Noun

hünkâr (definite accusative hünkârı, plural hünkârlar)

1. (dated) Padishah, sultan

   Synonyms: padişah, sultan

Declension

Declension of hünkâr

	singular	plural
nominative	hünkâr	hünkârlar
definite accusative	hünkârı	hünkârları
dative	hünkâra	hünkârlara
locative	hünkârda	hünkârlarda
ablative	hünkârdan	hünkârlardan
genitive	hünkârın	hünkârların

Derived terms

• hünkârbeğendi

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hünkâr”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “hünkâr”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu