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sultanate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʌltnˌeɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈsʌltn̩ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsʌltn̩eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈsʌltəneɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈsʌltənət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsʌltn̩ət/ (General-American)

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 Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English sultanate From sultan + -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting offices or ranks, or the charges or contexts of these). Sultan is borrowed from Middle French sultan or from its etymon Medieval Latin sultanus, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “authority; dominion, rule; power, strength”) (from the Arabic root س ل ط (“related to power”); possibly through from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan)). cognates * Classical Persian سَلْطَنَت (saltanat)

Meanings

1. A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.
2. The office or position of a sultan.

Forms

Coordinates

emirate · emirship · emirate

Hyponyms

Sultanate of the Maldive Islands · Delhi Sultanate · Sultanate of Bengal · Sultanate of Oman

Relateds

sultanic · sultana · sultanship · sultan

Synonyms

sultanship

Translations (75)

uk султана́т (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pam sultaniya (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · fi sulttaanius (office or position of a sultan) · ug سۇلتانلىق (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · fr sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sk sultanát (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · hi सलतनत (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sl sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tt солтанат (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tg салтанат (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tk soltanlyk (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · bn সালতানাত (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sv sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · cmn 蘇丹國 /苏丹国 (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pt sultanato (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ca soldanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tl sultanato (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ru султана́т (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sh султа́нство (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ota سلطنت (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sh султа̀на̄т (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · nl sultanaat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · et sultanaat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · mr सल्तनत (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ta சுல்தானகம் (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · hy սուլթանություն (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · it sultanato (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · kmr siltanet (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · az sultanlıq (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tr sultanlık (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tr saltanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pam sultanatu (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · io sultanio (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ky султандык (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · nb sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ps سلطنت (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · fa-ira سَلْطَنَت (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · uz saltanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · lt sultonatas (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · de Sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · la sultanātus (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pt sultanado (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · lv sultanāts (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · kum салтанат (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · el σουλτανάτο (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ro sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · fi sulttaanikunta (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · uz sultonlik (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · id kesultanan (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ar سَلْطَنَة (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pam kesultanan (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ka სულთანატი (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sh sultánstvo (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · nn sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · cs sultanát (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pl sułtanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · th รัฐสุลต่าน (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · es sultanato (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ru султа́нство (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · crh saltanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · da sultanat (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ur سَلْطَنَت (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · kk сұлтандық (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · hi सल्तनत (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · es sultanía (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · be султа́нства (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · be султана́т (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · ga sabhdánacht (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · bg султана́т (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · hu szultanátus (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · bg султа́нство (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · tl kasultanan (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · sh sultànāt (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · uk султа́нство (princely state where the ruler is styled sultan) · pl sułtanat (office or position of a sultan)