sultan

Etymology

From French sultan, from Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן‎ (shiltón) and Hebrew סוּלְטָן‎ (sultán)).^[1] Compare soldan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌltən/
• Hyphenation: sul‧tan
• Rhymes: -ʌltən

Noun

sultan (plural usually sultans, rarely salateen)

1. Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.
2. A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
3. (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
4. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

See also

• sultana bird

References

Anagrams

• Naults, unlast

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān)

Noun

sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)

1. sultan (ruler)

References

• “sultan” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: sul‧tan

Noun

sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)

1. sultan, a Muslim ruler title
2. a certain pastry

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Noun

sultan m (plural sultans)

1. A sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title.
2. A silk-ornamented basket.
3. A perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer.

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

• “sultan” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

sultan

1. definite nominative singular of sulta

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊlˈtɐːn/

Noun

sultan m (plural slaten)

1. (dated) king

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān)

Noun

sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultaner, definite plural sultanene)

1. sultan (ruler)

References

• “sultan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān)

Noun

sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultanar, definite plural sultanane)

1. sultan (ruler)

References

• “sultan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān).

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (compare Turkish sultan), from Arabic سلطان‎ (sulṭān).

Noun

sùltān m (Cyrillic spelling су̀лта̄н)

1. sultan

Etymology

From Arabic سُلْطَان‎ (sulṭān)

Noun

sultan c

1. sultan (ruler)

Etymology

From Arabic سلطان‎, from Aramaic שולטנא‎ (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן‎ (shiltón)).

Noun

sultan (definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)

1. A monarchic title for Sunni Muslim monarchs.
2. A noble title for monarch's mother, wifes and children.
3. A honorific title for Bektashi saints.
4. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)