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

Inflection
Nominative	hünkâr
Definite accusative	hünkârı
	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