Mahbub
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mahbub is a noun meaning A gold coin used in the Ottoman Empire.
Meaning
A gold coin used in the Ottoman Empire.
Example Sentences
The only coins allowed by the Turkish government to be struck at Cairo are the Mahbub (or Zermahbub) Sequins, and Medini.
His ready cash consisted of eight hundred thousand mahbub and funduclys; the rest of his treasure was in jewels, to the amount of about six million of ducats.
At Grand Cairo in Egypt, contracts are made in funducli and mahbub sequins; the former are reckoned at 146 medini, and 3 mahbubs are equal to 4 pataccas, so that the mahbub is worth 120 medini.
Word Forms
- mahbubs
- mahboob
Synonyms for mahbub
Depending on context, synonyms include zermahbub.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mahboob, mohur, mahmudi, beshlik, goldmohur, manghir.
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