haseki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حاصكی (ḫasseki), from Persian خاصکی (xâssagi).

Noun

haseki (plural hasekis)

1. (historical) The chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.
   • 2016, Şefika Şule Erçetin, Women Leaders in Chaotic Environments, page 76:

     Hasekis had the strongest status in the hierarchy following sultanas according to the amount of their salaries and they took place in this status in harem.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حاصكی (ḫasseki, “(formerly) one of a body of sergeants-at-arms, sixty of whom formed the body guard of the Sultan; their officers that filled important public offices”), from Persian خاصکی (xâssagi, “the favorite of the ruler”), from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ, “special, particular, specific”), active participle of خَصَّ (ḵaṣṣa, “to favor, to endow, to be characteristic of, to concern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.seˈci/
• Hyphenation: ha‧se‧ki

Noun

haseki (definite accusative hasekiyi, plural hasekiler)

1. A title in the Ottoman Empire given to those who became a senior in a particular office.
2. Lower rank officers in the Bostanji regiment.
3. A favorite chosen from among the female slaves to the Ottoman palace.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	haseki
Definite accusative	hasekiyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	haseki	hasekiler
Definite accusative	hasekiyi	hasekileri
Dative	hasekiye	hasekilere
Locative	hasekide	hasekilerde
Ablative	hasekiden	hasekilerden
Genitive	hasekinin	hasekilerin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular hasekiyim hasekilerim 2nd singular hasekisin hasekilersin 3rd singular haseki hasekidir hasekiler hasekilerdir 1st plural hasekiyiz hasekileriz 2nd plural hasekisiniz hasekilersiniz 3rd plural hasekiler hasekilerdir

Derived terms

• haseki sultan
• hasekiküpesi

 

Related terms

• bilhassa
• has
• hisse
• husus
• ihtisas
• mahsus
• mütehassıs
• tahsis

 

Further reading

• “haseki”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hasekî”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1886