Editing Mamluk (section)

==Office titles and terminology==
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The following terms originally come from either [[Turkish language|Turkish]] or [[Ottoman Turkish language]] (the latter composed of Turkish, Arabic, and Persian words and grammar structures).

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! English
! Arabic
! Notes
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| ''Alama Sultaniya''
| {{lang|ar|علامة سلطانية}}
| The mark or signature of the Sultan put on his decrees, letters and documents.
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| ''Al-Nafir al-Am''
| {{lang|ar|النفير العام}}
| General emergency declared during war
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| ''Amir''
| {{lang|ar|أمير}}
| Prince
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| ''Amir Akhur''
| {{lang|ar|أمير آخور}}
| supervisor of the royal stable (from Persian {{lang|fa|آخور}} meaning stable)
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| ''Amir Majlis''
| {{lang|ar|أمير مجلس}}
| Guard of Sultan's seat and bed
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| ''Atabek''
| {{lang|ar|أتابك}}
| Commander in chief (literally "father-lord," originally meaning an appointed step-father for a non-Mamluk minor prince)
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| ''Astadar''
| {{lang|ar|أستادار}}
| Chief of the royal servants
|-
| ''Barid Jawi''
| {{lang|ar|بريد جوى}}
| Airmail (mail sent by carrier-pigeons, amplified by Sultan [[Baibars]])
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| ''Bayt al-Mal''
| {{lang|ar|بيت المال}}
| treasury
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| ''Cheshmeh''
| {{lang|ar|ششمه}}
|  A pool of water, or fountain (literally "eye"), from Persian {{lang|fa|[[wikt:چشمه|چشمه]]}}
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| ''[[Dawadar]]''
| {{lang|ar|دوادار}}
| Holder of Sultan's ink bottle (from Persian {{lang|fa|دوات‌دار}} meaning bearer of the ink bottle)
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| ''Fondok''
| {{lang|ar|فندق}}
| Hotel (some famous hotels in Cairo during the Mamluk era were ''Dar al-Tofah, Fondok Bilal'' and ''Fondok al-Salih'')
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| ''Hajib''
| {{lang|ar|حاجب}}
| Doorkeeper of sultan's court
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| ''Iqta''
| {{lang|ar|إقطاع}}
| Revenue from land allotment
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| ''Jamkiya''
| {{lang|ar|جامكية}}
| Salary paid to a Mamluk
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| ''Jashnakir''
| {{lang|ar|جاشنكير}}
| Food taster of the sultan (to assure his beer was not poisoned)
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| ''Jomdar''
| {{lang|ar|جمدار}}
| An official at the department of the Sultan's clothing (from Persian {{lang|fa|جامه‌دار}}, meaning keeper of cloths)
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| ''Kafel al-mamalek al-sharifah al-islamiya al-amir al-amri''
| {{lang|ar|كافل الممالك الشريفة الاسلامية الأمير الأمرى}}
| Title of the Vice-sultan (Guardian of the Prince of Command [lit. Commander-in-command] of the Dignified Islamic Kingdoms)
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| ''Khan''
| {{lang|ar|خان}}
| A store that specialized in selling a certain commodity
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| ''Khaskiya''
| {{lang|ar|خاصكية}}
| Courtiers of the sultan and most trusted royal mamluks who functioned as the Sultan's bodyguards/ A privileged group around a prominent Amir (from Persian {{lang|fa|خاصگیان}}, meaning close associates)
|-
| ''Khastakhaneh''
| {{lang|ar|خاصتاخانة}}
|  Hospital (from Ottoman Turkish {{lang|ota|[[wikt:خسته‌خانه|خسته‌خانه]]}}, from Persian)
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| ''Khond''
| {{lang|ar|خند}}
| Wife of the sultan
|-
| ''Khushdashiya''
| {{lang|ar|خشداشية}}
| Mamluks belonging to the same Amir or Sultan.
|-
| ''Mahkamat al-Mazalim''
| {{lang|ar|محكمة المظالم}}
| Court of complaint. A court that heard cases of complaints of people against state officials. This court was headed by the sultan himself.
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| ''Mamalik Kitabeya''
| {{lang|ar|مماليك كتابية}}
| Mamluks still attending training classes and who still live at the Tebaq (campus)
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| ''Mamalik Sultaneya''
| {{lang|ar|مماليك سلطانية}}
|  Mamluks of the sultan; to distinguish from the Mamluks of the Amirs (princes)
|-
| ''Modwarat al-Sultan''
| {{lang|ar|مدورة السلطان}}
|  Sultan's tent which he used during travel.
|-
| ''Mohtaseb''
| {{lang|ar|محتسب}}
| Controller of markets, public works and local affairs.
|-
| ''Morqadar''
| {{lang|ar|مرقدار}}
| Works in the Royal Kitchen (from Persian {{lang|fa|مرغ‌دار}} meaning one responsible for the fowl)
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| ''Mushrif''
| {{lang|ar|مشرف}}
| Supervisor of the Royal Kitchen
|-
| ''Na'ib Al-Sultan''
| {{lang|ar|نائب السلطان}}
| Vice-sultan
|-
|''Qa'at al-insha'a''
| {{lang|ar|قاعة الإنشاء}}
| Chancery hall
|-
| ''Qadi al-Qoda''
| {{lang|ar|قاضى القضاة}}
| Chief justice
|-
|''Qalat al-Jabal''
| {{lang|ar|قلعة الجبل}}
| Citadel of the Mountain (the abode and court of the sultan in Cairo)
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| ''Qaranisa''
| {{lang|ar|قرانصة}}
| Mamluks who moved to the service of a new Sultan or from the service of an Amir to a sultan.
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| ''Qussad''
| {{lang|ar|قصاد}}
| Secret couriers and agents who kept the sultan informed
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|''Ostaz''
| {{lang|ar|أستاذ}}
| Benefactor of Mamluks (the Sultan or the Emir) (from Persian استاد)
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| ''Rank''
| {{lang|ar|رنك}}
| An emblem that distinguished the rank and position of a Mamluk (probably from Persian {{lang|fa|[[wikt:رنگ|رنگ]]}} meaning color)
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| ''Sanjaqi''
| {{lang|ar|سنجاقى}}
| A standard-bearer of the Sultan.
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| ''Sharabkhana''
| {{lang|ar|شرابخانة}}
| Storehouse for drinks, medicines and glass-wares of the sultan. (from Persian {{lang|fa|شراب‌خانه}} meaning wine cellar)
|-
| ''Silihdar''
| {{lang|ar|سلحدار}}
| Arm-Bearer (from Arabic {{lang|ar|سلاح}} + Persian {{lang|fa|دار}}, meaning arm-bearer)
|-
| ''Tabalkhana''
| {{lang|ar|طبلخانه}}
| The amir responsible for the Mamluk military band, from Persian {{lang|fa|طبل‌خانه}}
|-
| ''Tashrif''
| {{lang|ar|تشريف}}
| Head-covering worn by a Mamluk during the ceremony of inauguration to the position of Amir.
|-
| ''Tawashi''
| {{lang|ar|طواشى}}
| A [[Eunuch (court official)|Eunuch]] responsible for serving the wives of the sultan and supervising new Mamluks. Mamluk writers seem not to have consulted the eunuchs themselves about "their origins."<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Marmon|first1=Shaun Elizabeth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHbmCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA32|title=Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society|last2=Marmon|first2=Assistant Professor of Religion Shaun|date=1995|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-507101-6|pages=32|language=en|access-date=25 December 2020|archive-date=2 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102092201/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHbmCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| ''Tebaq''
| {{lang|ar|طباق}}
| Campus of the Mamluks at the citadel of the mountain
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| ''Tishtkhana''
| {{lang|ar|طشتخانة}}
|Storehouse used for the laundry of the sultan (from Persian {{lang|fa|تشت‌خانه}}, meaning tub room)
|-
|''Wali''
| {{lang|ar|والى}}
|  viceroy
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| ''Yuq''
| {{lang|ar|يوق}}
| A large linen closet used in every mamluk home, which stored pillows and sheets. (Related to the present Crimean Tatar word Yuqa, "to sleep". In modern Turkish: Yüklük.)
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