بیگلربیگی
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic. Compare Ottoman Turkish بكلر بكی (beyler beyi, literally “bey of beys”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [beːɡ.laɾ.beː.ˈɡiː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [beːɡ.läɾ.beː.ɡíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [beːɡ.läɾ.beː.ɡíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [beːɡ.läɾ.bi.ɡí]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bejɡʲ.læɹbej.ɡʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [beɡ.läɾ.be.ɡí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bēglarbēgī |
| Dari reading? | bēglarbēgī |
| Iranian reading? | beyglarbeygi |
| Tajik reading? | beglarbegi |
Noun
بِیْگْلَرْبِیْگی • (beyglarbeygi)
- (historical) beylerbey or beglarbegi, a medieval and early modern title:
- In the late Middle Ages, the commander-in-chief of the royal host.
- In the Ottoman and Safavid empires, a high-ranking provincial governor.
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