Seljuk

Meanings

Proper Noun

• The founder of a Persianate Muslim dynasty, of Oghuz Turkic origin, which established both the Great Seljuq Empire and Sultanate of Rum, between the 11th and 14th centuries, in large parts of Southwest Asia and Asia Minor, respectively.

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to this dynasty, or to the empire/sultanate that it ruled.

Noun

• A member of this dynasty.

Origin

• From Ottoman Turkish سلجوق, from Arabic سَلْجُوق, a corruption of Oghuz Turkic *Sälčük. Compare modern Turkish Selçuk.