sultan
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French sultan, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón) and Hebrew סוּלְטָן (sultán)).[1] Doublet of soldan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan (countable and uncountable, plural sultans or salateen) (plural "salateen" is rare and only used in certain senses)
- (historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
- 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 1956) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
- (card games, uncountable) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
- A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "sultan" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2008).
Anagrams[edit]
Azerbaijani[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
sultan (definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)
Declension[edit]
Declension of sultan | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | sultan |
sultanlar | ||||||
definite accusative | sultanı |
sultanları | ||||||
dative | sultana |
sultanlara | ||||||
locative | sultanda |
sultanlarda | ||||||
ablative | sultandan |
sultanlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | sultanın |
sultanların |
Further reading[edit]
- “sultan” in Obastan.com.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Noun[edit]
sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)
- sultan (ruler)
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sultan | sultanen | sultaner | sultanerne |
genitive | sultans | sultanens | sultaners | sultanernes |
References[edit]
- “sultan” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)
Derived terms[edit]
- sultana f
- sultanaat n
- sultane f
- sultanshoen n
References[edit]
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan (genitive sultani, partitive sultanit)
- sultan (ruler)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sultan | sultanid |
accusative | sultani | sultanid |
genitive | sultani | sultanite |
partitive | sultanit | sultaneid |
illative | sultanisse | sultanitesse sultaneisse |
inessive | sultanis | sultanites sultaneis |
elative | sultanist | sultanitest sultaneist |
allative | sultanile | sultanitele sultaneile |
adessive | sultanil | sultanitel sultaneil |
ablative | sultanilt | sultanitelt sultaneilt |
translative | sultaniks | sultaniteks sultaneiks |
terminative | sultanini | sultaniteni |
essive | sultanina | sultanitena |
abessive | sultanita | sultaniteta |
comitative | sultaniga | sultanitega |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French sultan (“ruler of a Muslim state”), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان. See English sultan for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan m (plural sultans)
- a sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title
- a silk-ornamented basket
- a perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading[edit]
- “sultan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority, ruler, prince”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan (first-person possessive sultanku, second-person possessive sultanmu, third-person possessive sultannya)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sultan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority, ruler, prince”).
Noun[edit]
sultan (Jawi spelling سلطان, plural sultan-sultan, informal 1st possessive sultanku, 2nd possessive sultanmu, 3rd possessive sultannya)
- sultan (ruler)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sultan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese[edit]
Root |
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s-l-t-n |
9 terms |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan m (plural slaten, feminine sultana, diminutive slajten or slajtan)
- (dated, historical or figurative) king, monarch, ruler
- Synonym: re
Usage notes[edit]
- The word is rare for the kings of modern internationally recognised states, but is otherwise still used in a broader or historical sense. Compare the same in saltna versus renju.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (or an Old Anatolian Turkish ancestor) or directly from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Noun[edit]
sultan m (plural sultans)
- sultan (ruler of a Muslim state)
Descendants[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Noun[edit]
sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultaner, definite plural sultanene)
- sultan (ruler)
References[edit]
- “sultan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Noun[edit]
sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultanar, definite plural sultanane)
- sultan (ruler)
References[edit]
- “sultan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Piedmontese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan m
- sultan (ruler)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan m (plural sultani)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sultan | sultanul | (niște) sultani | sultanii |
genitive/dative | (unui) sultan | sultanului | (unor) sultani | sultanilor |
vocative | sultanule | sultanilor |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- sultan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (compare Turkish sultan), from Arabic سلطان (sulṭān).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sùltān m (Cyrillic spelling су̀лта̄н)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “sultan” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan m
- sultan (ruler)
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading[edit]
- “sultan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Noun[edit]
sultan c
- sultan (ruler)
Declension[edit]
Declension of sultan | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sultan | sultanen | sultaner | sultanerna |
Genitive | sultans | sultanens | sultaners | sultanernas |
Descendants[edit]
- → Finnish: sulttaani
Further reading[edit]
- sultan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from Malay sultan or from Spanish sultán, ultimately from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: sul‧tan
Noun[edit]
sultán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)
- sultan (hereditary ruler in various Muslim states)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sultan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tausug[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan
- sultan (Muslim king)
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultân), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan (definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)
- A monarchic title for Sunni Muslim monarchs.
- A noble title for monarch's mother, wives and children.
- An honorific title for Bektashi saints.
- A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Yakan[edit]
Noun[edit]
sultan
- sultan (Muslim king)
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