sultan
English
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
Noun
sultan (plural usually sultans, rarely salateen)
- (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 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.
- (card games) 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
Translations
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See also
References
- ^ "sultan" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2008).
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Noun
sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)
- sultan (ruler)
Declension
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sultan | sultanen | sultaner | sultanerne |
genitive | sultans | sultanens | sultaners | sultanernes |
References
- “sultan” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)
Derived terms
- sultana f
- sultanaat n
- sultane f
- sultanshoen n
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
French
Noun
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
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “sultan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
Noun
Maltese
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- (dated, historical or figurative) king; monarch; ruler
- Synonym: re
Usage notes
- 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.
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultaner, definite plural sultanene)
- sultan (ruler)
References
- “sultan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
sultan m (definite singular sultanen, indefinite plural sultanar, definite plural sultanane)
- sultan (ruler)
References
- “sultan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
Noun
sultan m (plural sultani)
Declension
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 |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish [Term?] (compare Turkish sultan), from Arabic سلطان (sulṭān).
Noun
sùltān m (Cyrillic spelling су̀лта̄н)
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
sultan c
- sultan (ruler)
Declension
Declension of sultan | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sultan | sultanen | sultaner | sultanerna |
Genitive | sultans | sultanens | sultaners | sultanernas |
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultân), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón)).
Pronunciation
Noun
sultan (definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)
- A monarchic title for Sunni Muslim monarchs.
- A noble title for monarch's mother, wifes and children.
- A honorific title for Bektashi saints.
- A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
Declension
Derived terms
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Turkish
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from Aramaic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ʌltən
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Card games
- en:Heads of state
- en:Islam
- en:People
- Danish terms derived from Arabic
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Dutch terms derived from Turkish
- Dutch terms derived from Arabic
- Dutch terms derived from Aramaic
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Heads of state
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese dated terms
- Maltese terms with historical senses
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Arabic
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Arabic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Romanian terms derived from Turkish
- Romanian terms derived from Arabic
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Romanian masculine nouns
- ro:Heads of state
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Arabic
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Arabic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Turkish terms derived from Aramaic
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns