Qul (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a word of Turkic origin meaning 'slave'.

Uses of the word

In Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Iran and South Asia

In Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Iran and South Asia, the word qul has been used as the second part of several Muslim male given names, where it is used with the possessive in Azerbaijani (), Tatar ( ), Turkmen () and Uzbek (), and has been borrowed as () in Persian and () in Urdu.

Qul (Turkic)

List of given names derived from qul

Abbas Quli

Ahmad Quli

Alim Quli, notably borne by

Alimqul

Ali Quli

Allah Quli

Bayan Quli, notably borne by

Bayan Qulï

Hasan Quli

Husayn Quli

Ibrahim Quli, notably borne by

Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali

Imam Quli

Iman Quli

Ishan Quli, notably borne by

Işanguly Nuryýew

Jafar Quli

Jamshid Quli, notably borne by

Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah

Mahdi Quli

Makhdum Quli, notably borne by

Magtymguly Pyragy

Muhammad Quli

Murshid Quli, notably borne by

Murshid Quli Khan

Murtada Quli

Najaf Quli

Qurban Quli

Rida Quli

Safi Quli

Shah Quli

Subhan Quli, notably borne by

Subhan Quli Qutb Shah

Sultan Quli, notably borne by

Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk

Tahmasb Quli

List of surnames derived from qul

as first element: ,

Qul (Turkic)

in compounds: (notably borne by Rasim Aliguliyev), , , (notably borne by Jalil Mammadguluzadeh), (notably borne by Ruslan Imankulov)

Qul (Turkic)

In the Ottoman Empire

In the Ottoman Empire, the word qul was used in rank names of the Janissaries such as kapıkulu and kul kethüdâsı.

See also

Abd (Arabic) Ghulam

References

Further reading

Turkic words and phrases