Qul (Turkic)


Qul is a word of Turkic origin meaning 'slave'.

Uses of the word

In Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Iran and South Asia

In Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Iran and South Asia, the word qul has been used as the second part of several Muslim male given names, where it is used with the possessive in Azerbaijani, Tatar, Turkmen and Uzbek, and has been borrowed as قلی in Persian and قلی in Urdu.
;List of given names derived from qul
;List of surnames derived from qul
  • as first element:
  • *, Qulusoylu, Qulizada
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  • in compounds:
  • *, Imanguliyev, Jafarguliyev, Məmmədquluzadə, Rzaguliyev
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In the Ottoman Empire

In the Ottoman Empire, the word qul was used in rank names of the Janissaries such as kapıkulu and kul kethüdâsı.