Meaning of Baciyani-Rum | Babel Free
Definitions
a Turkoman female Sufi guild and a female militia organization in the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, the Ahi Brotherhood, or the Ahi Republic, and in the Anatolian Turkic beyliks; allegedly created by Ahi Evran, an Azerbaijani Turkic Sufi saint from Khoy, and by his wife Fatima.
Examples
“Qadınları әxiliyә qәbul etmәyәn Ə.E. onların da tәşkilatlanmasından ötrü Fatimә vasitәsilә “Baciyani-Rum” (Anadolu bacıları) tәşkilatını yaratmışdı.”
Ahi Evran, who did not include women in the Ahi Brotherhood, established the Baciyan-i Rum ("Sisters of Rum") through Fatima to enable them to organize as well.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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