In Libya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Tunisia it is known as бёҐalqЕ«m, while in Kuwait it is called ЩѓШЁШЇЩ‡ Ш§Щ„ЩЃШ±Ші kabdat alfaras in Egypt and Lebanon it is called malban ( Щ…Щ„ШЁЩ† ) or К•agameyya, and in Syria rДЃбёҐa ( Ш±Ш§ШШ©). The Turkish names lokma and lokum are derived from the Arabic word luqma(t) ( Щ„ЩЏЩ‚Щ’Щ…ЩЋШ©) and its plural luqam ( Щ„ЩЏЩ‚ЩЋЩ…) meaning 'morsel' and 'mouthful' and the alternative Ottoman Turkish name, rahat-ul hulkГјm, was an Arabic formulation, rДЃбёҐat al-hulqЕ«m ( Ш±ЩЋШ§ШЩЋШ©ЩЏ Щ±Щ„Щ’ШЩЏЩ„Щ’Щ‚ЩЏЩ€Щ…вЂЋ), meaning 'comfort of the throat', which remains the name in formal Arabic. The Oxford Companion to Food states that although Bekir is often credited with the invention, there is no hard evidence for it. Similar Arab and Persian recipes, including the use of starch and sugar, predate Bekir by several centuries. Tim Richardson, a historian of sweets, has questioned the popular attribution of HacД± Bekir as the inventor of Turkish delight, writing that 'specific names and dates are often erroneously associated with the invention of particular sweets, not least for commercial reasons'. The family business, now in its fifth generation, still operates under the founder's name. He produced various kinds of candies and lokum, later including a unique form of lokum made with starch and sugar. In the Arab world, Turkish delights are called Ш±ЩЋШ§ШЩЋШ© Ш§Щ„Щ’ШЩЏЩ„Щ’Щ‚ЩЏЩ€Щ… ( rДЃбёҐat al-бёҐulqЕ«m) which means 'throat comfort'.ДЄccording to the HacД± Bekir company, Bekir Efendi, named HacД± Bekir after performing the Hajj, moved to Constantinople from his hometown Kastamonu and opened his confectionery shop in the district of BahГ§ekapД± in 1777. The exact origin of these sweets is yet to be definitively determined however, the Turkish word lokum comes from the Arabic al-lukum.

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