Ottoman Empire
The word Ottoman is a historical anglicisation of the name of Osman I, the founder of the Empire and of the ruling House of Osman (also known as the Ottoman dynasty). Osman's name in turn was derived from the Persian form of the name 'Uthman `thmn of ultimately Arabic origin. In Ottoman Turkish, the empire was referred to as Devlet-i 'Aliyye-yi 'Osmaniyye (dawlati `aliyWh' `uthmaniyWh), (literally "The Supreme State of the Ottomans") or alternatively Osmanli Devleti (`thmnl~ dwlt~).[dn 5] In Modern Turkish, it is known as Osmanli Imparatorlugu ("Ottoman Empire") or Osmanli Devleti ("The Ottoman State").
In a literal sense what was the Ottoman empire referred to as?
The Supreme State of the Ottomans
In Ottoman Turkish, the empire was referred to as Devlet-i 'Aliyye-yi 'Osmaniyye (dawlati `aliyWh' `uthmaniyWh), (literally "The Supreme State of the Ottomans") or alternatively Osmanli Devleti (`thmnl~ dwlt~).
Ottoman Empire