خاتون
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Persian خاتون (xātūn, “lady, noblewoman”).
Noun
خَاتُون • (ḵātūn) f (plural خَوَاتِين (ḵawātīn))
- khatun, noblewoman
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَاتُون ḵātūn |
الْخَاتُون al-ḵātūn |
خَاتُون ḵātūn |
| nominative | خَاتُونٌ ḵātūnun |
الْخَاتُونُ al-ḵātūnu |
خَاتُونُ ḵātūnu |
| accusative | خَاتُونًا ḵātūnan |
الْخَاتُونَ al-ḵātūna |
خَاتُونَ ḵātūna |
| genitive | خَاتُونٍ ḵātūnin |
الْخَاتُونِ al-ḵātūni |
خَاتُونِ ḵātūni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | خَاتُونَيْن ḵātūnayn |
الْخَاتُونَيْن al-ḵātūnayn |
خَاتُونَيْ ḵātūnay |
| nominative | خَاتُونَانِ ḵātūnāni |
الْخَاتُونَانِ al-ḵātūnāni |
خَاتُونَا ḵātūnā |
| accusative | خَاتُونَيْنِ ḵātūnayni |
الْخَاتُونَيْنِ al-ḵātūnayni |
خَاتُونَيْ ḵātūnay |
| genitive | خَاتُونَيْنِ ḵātūnayni |
الْخَاتُونَيْنِ al-ḵātūnayni |
خَاتُونَيْ ḵātūnay |
| plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | خَوَاتِين ḵawātīn |
الْخَوَاتِين al-ḵawātīn |
خَوَاتِين ḵawātīn |
| nominative | خَوَاتِينُ ḵawātīnu |
الْخَوَاتِينُ al-ḵawātīnu |
خَوَاتِينُ ḵawātīnu |
| accusative | خَوَاتِينَ ḵawātīna |
الْخَوَاتِينَ al-ḵawātīna |
خَوَاتِينَ ḵawātīna |
| genitive | خَوَاتِينَ ḵawātīna |
الْخَوَاتِينِ al-ḵawātīni |
خَوَاتِينِ ḵawātīni |
Chagatai
Alternative forms
- حاتون (ḥatun)
Etymology
From Proto-Common Turkic *xātun (“queen”), compare Old Turkic 𐰴𐱃𐰆𐰣 (qt¹un¹ /qatun/, “queen”), Karakhanid قاتُونْ (qātūn, “noble woman”), Turkish kadın (“woman”).
Noun
خاتون (ḫatun) (plural خاتونلار)
Old Anatolian Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian خاتون (xâtun). Doublet of قادین (qadın).
Noun
خَاتُونْ • (ḫātūn)
- noblewoman, lady, dame, queen
- Synonym: قادین (qadın)
Descendants
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish خاتون (ḫātūn), Persian خاتون (xâtun). Doublet of قادین (kadın).
Noun
خاتون • (hatun)
Derived terms
- گوزل خاتون (güzel hatun)
Descendants
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خاتون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 818b
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “خاتون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 525a
Persian
Etymology
Most likely directly from Sogdian 𐼶𐼴𐽂𐼰𐼷𐼻𐼳 (γwtʾynh /xwatēn, xutēn/, “queen”), or perhaps entered Persian via Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫑𐫀𐫎𐫇𐫗 (xʾṯwn /xātūn/, “lady, a Sogdian female title”). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wniH, a feminine form of Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wā. Related to خدا (xodâ), which was inherited, and to خدیو (xadiv), which was borrowed from Bactrian χοαδηο (khoadēo, “lord”).
Compare Old Turkic 𐰴𐱃𐰆𐰣 (qatun, “queen”), Proto-Common Turkic *xātun, Turkish kadın (“woman”) Turkish hatun (“lady, wife”), Karakhanid قاتُونْ (qātūn, “noble woman”), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xaː.ˈtuːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xɑː.t̪ʰúːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xɒː.t̪ʰúːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χɔ.t̪ʰún]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xātūn |
| Dari reading? | xātūn |
| Iranian reading? | xâtun |
| Tajik reading? | xotun |
Noun
| Dari | خاتون |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хотун |
خاتون • (xâtun)
Descendants
- → Arabic: خاتون (ḵātūn)
- → Bengali: খাতুন (khatun)
- → Gujarati: ખાતૂન (khātūn)
- → Gulf Arabic: خاتون (ḵātūn, “female nurse”)
- → Middle Armenian: խաթուն (xatʻun)
- Armenian: խաթուն (xatʻun)
- → Old Anatolian Turkish: خاتون (ḫātūn)
- → Urdu: خاتون (xātūn)
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خاتون”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خاتون (xātūn, “lady; noblewoman”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɑː.t̪uːn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uːn
- Hyphenation: خا‧تون
Noun
خاتُون • (xātūn) f (formal plural خَواتِین (xavātīn), Hindi spelling ख़ातून)
- lady
- خَواتِین و حَضْرات ― xavātīn o hazrāt ― Ladies and gentlemen
- first lady; khatun
- noblewoman
References
- “خاتون”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “خاتون”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “خاتون”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “خاتون”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.