khatunn.
/ˈkɑːtuːn/ A lady. Also used as a title of courtesy.
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1834 J. Morier Ayesha I. iv. 80 She once made the sign of the cross..but now she is a kadûn—a khanûm, a head of a harem.
1927 Daily Express 16 Sept. 6 What do you think, khatun?
1927 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 687/2 My wife and other senior khatuns.
1959 P. N. Bazaz Daughters of Vitasta vi. 144 The next queen to be noticed by contemporary historians is Gul Khatun.
1959 P. N. Bazaz Daughters of Vitasta vii. 153 The last of the Muslim queens to achieve renown was Habba Khatun.
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