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atabeg

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آتابك (atabeg) (modern Turkish atabey), first used by the Seljuks, from آتا (ata, “father”) and بك (beg, “prince”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: աթաբեկ (atʻabek) — title
  • Azerbaijani: atabəy — title
  • Hindi: अताबेग (atābeg) — title
  • Kazakh: атабек (atabek) — title
  • Persian: اتابک (atâbak) — title
  • Persian: اتابیک (atâbeyk) — title
  • Turkish: atabey — title
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: اتابك (atabeg) — title
  • Ottoman Turkish: آتابك (atabey) — title
  • Turkmen: atabeg — title
  • Uzbek: otabek — title