mameluke

Mam·e·luke

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mam-uh-look]
- /ˈmæm əˌluk/
- /ˈmæ.mə.ˌluːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mam-uh-look]
- /ˈmæm əˌluk/

Definitions of mameluke word

noun mameluke a member of a military class, originally composed of slaves, that seized control of the Egyptian sultanate in 1250, ruled until 1517, and remained powerful until massacred or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811. 1
noun mameluke (lowercase) (in Muslim countries) a slave. 1
noun mameluke A member of a military regime created and run originally by freed white slaves, which formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria until 1516. 1
noun mameluke a member of a military class, originally of Turkish slaves, ruling in Egypt from about 1250 to 1517 and remaining powerful until crushed in 1811 0
noun mameluke (in Muslim countries) a slave 0
noun mameluke a member of a military caste, orig. made up of slaves, that ruled in Egypt from 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811 0

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Origin of mameluke

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; < Arabic mamlūk literally, slave, noun use of past participle of malaka to possess

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Parts of speech for Mameluke

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mameluke popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mameluke usage trend in Literature

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