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sultan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌltən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Ottoman Turkish سلطانbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)der. Middle French sultanbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Medieval Latin sultanusbor. English sultan Borrowed from Middle French sultan or Medieval Latin sultanus, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). Compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón) and סוּלְטָן (sultán). Doublet of soldan.

Meanings

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
2. (countable, uncountable) A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
   • Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan, I do On treasures and flesh never few 2006, “Jambi”, performed by Tool:
3. (uncountable) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
4. (countable, uncountable) A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

Forms

Deriveds

sultan tit · sultanism · sultanist · sultanate · sultanhood · sultanry · sultanic · sultanistic · sultaness · Sultan Kudarat · sultanlike · sultanless · sultanship

Descendants

苏丹 · 蘇丹

Relateds

sultana · sultana bird

Translations (110)

kk сұлтан (ruler) · fr sultan (ruler) · nb sultan (ruler) · el σουλτάνος (ruler) · mrw solotan (ruler) · as চুলতান (ruler) · gu સરતાણ (ruler) · mr सुल्तान (ruler) · be султа́н (ruler) · ru султа́н (office) · he סולטאן (ruler) · yi סולטאַן (ruler) · sqt سَطَهَن (ruler) · tt солтан (ruler) · inc-ogu सुरताण (ruler) · mk су́лтан (office) · lt sultonas (ruler) · mn султан (ruler) · aa súltaan (ruler) · he סֻלְטָאן (ruler) · nn sultan (ruler) · ms sultan (ruler) · hi सुल्तान (ruler) · tr sultan (ruler) · zdj mfaume (ruler) · et sultan (ruler) · ta சுல்தான் (ruler) · bg султа́н (ruler) · fi sulttaani (ruler) · jv kemangga (ruler) · is soldán (ruler) · fa-ira سُلْطان (ruler) · tl sultan (ruler) · mk су́лтан (ruler) · hu szultán (ruler) · gv sultan (ruler) · mt sultan (ruler) · sh су̀лта̄н (ruler) · lv sultāns (ruler) · es sultán (ruler) · sq sultan (ruler) · sv sultan (ruler) · ur سُلْطان (ruler) · pt sultão (ruler) · prs سُلْطَان (ruler) · mdh sulutan (ruler) · bn সুলতান (ruler) · la sultanus (ruler) · gu સુલતાન (ruler) · hy սուլթան (ruler) · my စူလတန် (ruler) · enm soudan (ruler) · uz sulton (ruler) · mga sabdán (ruler) · tft جوو (ruler) · wa zultan (ruler) · tg султон (ruler) · ca soldà (ruler) · io sultanerio (office) · crh sultan (ruler) · ko 술탄 (ruler) · cs sultán (ruler) · eo sultano (ruler) · yka sultan (ruler) · gmh soldan (ruler) · io sultano (ruler) · zdj sulutwani (ruler) · my ဆူလတန် (ruler) · ga sabhdán (ruler) · nl sultan (ruler) · ro sultan (ruler) · az sultan (ruler) · ka სულთანი (ruler) · ar سُلْطَان (office) · fr soudan (ruler) · pl sułtan (ruler) · ar سُلْطَان (ruler) · sh sùltān (ruler) · tsg sultan (ruler) · am ሱልጣን (ruler) · it sultano (ruler) · ru султа́н (ruler) · th สุลต่าน (ruler) · ca sultà (ruler) · sw sultani (ruler) · hi सुलतान (ruler) · de Sultan (ruler) · ja スルタン (ruler) · kmr sultan (ruler) · tft جو (ruler) · vi xun-tan (ruler) · km ស៊ុលតង់ (ruler) · id sultan (ruler) · fo sultánur (ruler) · ky султан (ruler) · ug سۇلتان (ruler) · lo ສຸລະຕານ (ruler) · ps سلطان (ruler) · az soltan (ruler) · sl sultan (ruler) · sk sultán (ruler) · cmn 蘇丹 /苏丹 (ruler) · vi vua (ruler) · tk soltan (ruler) · es soldán (ruler) · mr सुल्तान (office) · ba солтан (ruler) · tzm ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ (ruler) · da sultan (ruler) · uk султа́н (ruler)