بكلر بكی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Literally, “bey of beys”.

Noun

بكلر بكی • (beyler beyi) (plural بكلر بكیلر (beyler beyiler))

  1. a lord of lords; a governor-general; beylerbey

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: beylerbeyi
  • → Armenian: պէյլէրպէյի (pēylērpēyi)
  • → English: beylerbey
  • → French: beylerbey
  • → Romanian: beilerbei

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