Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From اوغل (oğul, son) +‎ ـلق (-lik, -luk, -ness, -hood).

Noun

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اوغللق (oğulluk) (definite accusative اوغللغی (oğulluğu), plural اوغللقلر (oğulluklar))

  1. sonship, sonhood, filiety, filiation, the state, condition, or quality of being a son
  2. adoptive son, a man who is not one's biological son, but legally raised as if he was

Descendants

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  • Turkish: oğulluk

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