History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c33.s9: Note 2 :—Spelling and Meaning of Some Mahomedan Names.
History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c33.s9
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Note 2 :—Spelling and Meaning of Some Mahomedan Names.
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| | Name | | Spelling adopted | Meaning |
| 1 | Alptagin or Alptigin | (Turki) | Alptagin | Alp (strong) and Tagin or Tigin (wrestler) |
| 2 | Sabuktagin | ,, | Sabuktagin | Sabuk (active, expeditious) |
| 3 | Mahmud | (Arabic) | Mahmud | The praised |
| 4 | Muhammad | ,, | Muhummad | The praiser. (The name of the prophet is given as Mahomet) |
| 5 | Shihabuddin | ,, | Shihabuddin | The shooting-star of religion |
| 6 | Kutubuddin | ,, | Kutubuddin | The pole-star of religion |
| 7 | Ghiyasuddin | ,, | Ghiyasuddin | Supporter of religion |
| 8 | Iyaltimish | (Turki) | Altamash | The lion (?) |
| 9 | Al-Beruni | (Arabic) | Al-Beruni | The outsider (?) |
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We may add that the names of certain towns and provinces are spelt as follows in this book viz :—Khorasan, Sistan, Balkh, Baghdad (garden of justice ), Nishapur (this appears to be a Sanskrit name) and Bokhara.