Othman
mən;
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Ottoman or Othman (ˈɒtəmən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | history of or relating to the Ottomans or the Ottoman Empire |
| 2. | denoting or relating to the Turkish language |
| —n , -mans | |
| 3. | a member of a Turkish people who invaded the Near East in the late 13th century |
| [C17: from French, via Medieval Latin, from Arabic Othmāni Turkish, from Turkish Othman | |
| Othman or Othman | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French, via Medieval Latin, from Arabic Othmāni Turkish, from Turkish Othman | |
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othman
ruler of a Turkmen principality in northwestern Anatolia who is regarded as the founder of the Ottoman Turkish state. Both the name of the dynasty and the empire that the dynasty established are derived from the Arabic form ('Uthman) of his name.
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