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خقن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the title 'Khagan', a ruler of the Turks. It also describes the act of appointing or recognizing someone as such a ruler.

Derived headwords

خَاقَانname
  1. 1.
    Title of Turkic kingclassical

    A name given to any king of the Turks.

خَقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to appoint as Khaganclassical

    To appoint someone as Khagan over themselves, meaning to make them their leader.

خَقَنُوهُverb
  1. 1.
    they appointed him Khaganclassical

    They appointed him as Khagan over themselves, signifying their recognition of him as their leader.

خَاقَانname
  1. 1.
    one whom Turks appoint Khaganclassical

    A name given to whomever the Turks appoint as their leader (Khagan).

Parallel reading

خاقان: اسم لكل ملك من ملوك الترك.
Khagan: a name for every king of the Turks.
وخقنوه على أنفسهم: رأسوه.
And they appointed him Khagan over themselves: they made him their chief.
خاقان اسم يسمى به من يخقنه الترك على أنفسهم؛
Khagan is a name given to him whom the Turks appoint as Khagan over themselves;
وليس من العربية في شيء.
And it is not Arabic in any way.