kölemen

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوله‌من (kölemen). Equivalent to köle (“slave”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix). Nişanyan suggests a borrowing from Arabic غِلْمَان (ḡilmān, “slaves”), phonetically influenced by köle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /cø.leˈmen/ Hyphenation: kö‧le‧men === Noun === kölemen (definite accusative kölemeni, plural kölemenler) a military class made of slaves Synonym: memluk someone's slave or servant Synonym: karavaş ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “kölemen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kölemen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2780b Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kölemen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kölemen”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı