قرامان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *karaman (“swarthy”), a development of *kara (“black”).

Adjective

قرامان • (karaman)

  1. swarthy, black, dark-skinned, having a relatively dark skin

Noun

قرامان • (karaman)

  1. breed of sheep reared in Central Anatolia characterized by its fat tail
Descendants
  • Turkish: karaman
  • →⇒ Armenian: Քարամանյան (Kʻaramanyan)

Further reading

Etymology 2

The city owes its name to Karaman Bey, one of the rulers of the Karamanid dynasty, which ruled over South-Central Anatolia. The former name of the city was لارنده (larende)

Alternative forms

  • قره‌مان (karaman)

Proper noun

قرامان • (karaman)

  1. Karaman (a city, district, and province in the West Anatolia region, Turkey)
    Synonym: لارنده (larende) (obsolete)
Derived terms
  • قرامانلو (karamanlı, “from Karaman”)
Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرامان (Karaman).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qarāmān
Dari reading? qarāmān
Iranian reading? ġarâmân
Tajik reading? qaromon

Proper noun

قَرَامَان • (qarāmān / ġarâmân) (Tajik spelling Қаромон)

  1. Karaman (a province in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey)
  2. Karaman (a district of Karaman Province, Turkey)
  3. Karaman (a municipality, the capital of Karaman district and Karaman Province, Turkey)
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