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 () in Persian and () in Urdu.
List of given names derived from qul
Abbas Quli Ahmad Quli Alim Quli, notably borne by Alimqul Ali Quli Allah Quli Bayan Quli, notably borne by Bayan Qulï Hasan Quli Husayn Quli Ibrahim Quli, notably borne by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali Imam Quli Iman Quli Ishan Quli, notably borne by Işanguly Nuryýew Jafar Quli Jamshid Quli, notably borne by Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah
Mahdi Quli Makhdum Quli, notably borne by Magtymguly Pyragy Muhammad Quli Murshid Quli, notably borne by Murshid Quli Khan Murtada Quli Najaf Quli Qurban Quli Rida Quli Safi Quli Shah Quli Subhan Quli, notably borne by Subhan Quli Qutb Shah Sultan Quli, notably borne by Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk Tahmasb Quli
List of surnames derived from qul as first element: , Qulusoylu,
in compounds: (notably borne by Rasim Aliguliyev), , , (notably borne by Jalil Mammadguluzadeh), (notably borne by Ruslan Imankulov)
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.
See also Abd (Arabic) Ghulam
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