Chanum
Chanum , chonum , chanym , Hanum or Hanım was an honorary title for women in Turkey and Persia . The male variant was Khan . Nowadays the word is widely used as a courtesy address for women. The most common form of address for a woman in Turkish-speaking countries is the first name followed by the word "chanum", e.g. B. Namina chanum, Bibi Chanum ( Timur's favorite wife ), Djavidan Hanum , Leila Hanoum , Zübeyde Hanım , Halima Khanum (Halime Olcay) etc. The form Hanım is common in today's Turkish language.
See also
literature
- Hanum . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 8, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1907, p. 797 .
- Chanum . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 3, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1905, p. 878 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Azerbaijan: Everyday Life & Practical Information. In: LIPortal . Retrieved April 24, 2017 .
- ↑ În Turcia au gasit o femeie de 135 de ani. In: ecology.md. August 31, 2010, accessed on June 24, 2017 (Romanian): "La vârsta de patru ani, Halima Khanum a fost martoră a războiului ruso-turc, care a durat timp de doi ani (1876–1878)."
- ↑ В Турции нашли 135-летнюю женщину. In: ecology.md. ecology.md, August 31, 2010, accessed June 24, 2017 (Russian): "В возрасте четырех лет Халиме-ханум стала свидетелем русско русско-войк.
- ↑ News.ebru.tv . News.ebru.tv. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Kadir Konuksever Diyarbakir: BBC.co.uk . BBC.co.uk. January 1, 1970. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
