sultân

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).

Noun

sultân (plural sultâns)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of sultan
   • 1854, J. Cumming, "Signs of the Times: The Moslem and His End, the Christian and His Hope", "The Ottoman Empire", The Church of England Quarterly Review..., Vol. XXXVI (New Ser. Vol. II), p. 189:

     Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.