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sul·tan

(sŭl′tən)

1. A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.

2. A powerful person: a sultan of vice and corruption.

[French, from Old French, ruler of Turkey, from Turkish, from Arabic sulṭān, from Aramaic šulṭānā, ruler, from šəlaṭ, to rule; see šlṭ in Semitic roots.]

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sultan

(ˈsʌltən)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an arbitrary ruler; despot

3. (Breeds) a small domestic fowl with a white crest and heavily feathered legs and feet: originated in Turkey

[C16: from Medieval Latin sultānus, from Arabic sultān rule, from Aramaic salita to rule]

sultanic adj

ˈsultan-ˌlike adj

ˈsultanship n

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sul•tan

(ˈsʌl tn)

n.

1. the sovereign of an Islamic country.

2. (often cap.) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey.

3. an absolute ruler or despot.

[1545–55; < Middle French < Turkish < Arabic sulṭān sovereign]

sul•tan•ic (sʌlˈtæn ɪk) adj.

sul′tan•like`, adj.

sul′tan•ship`, n.

sultan

- Comes from the Arabic word for "ruler," from Aramaic shultana, "power."

sultan

[ˈsʌltən] N → sultán m

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sultan

[ˈsʌltən] n → sultan m

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sultan

n → Sultan m

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sultan

[ˈsʌlt/ən] n → sultano

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sultan

(ˈsaltən) noun

a ruler in certain Muslim countries. sultan سُلْطان султан sultão sultán der Sultan sultan σουλτάνος sultán sultan سلطان sulttaani sultan סוּלטָן सुल्तानी sultan szultán sultan soldán sultano イスラムの君主 (회교국의) 군주, 술탄 sultonas sultāns sultan sultan sultan sułtan سلطان sultão sultan султан sultán sultan sultan sultan สุลต่าน sultan 蘇丹(某些穆斯林國家的統治者) султан حکمراں vua 苏丹(某些穆斯林国家的统治者)

sultana (-ˈtaːnə) noun

the mother, wife, sister or daughter of a sultan. sultane سُلْطانَه султанка sultana sultánka die Sultanin sultanens mor, kone, søster eller datter σουλτάνα sultana sultanitar مادر يا دختر يا خواهر سلطان sulttaanitar sultane אֶשֶת הַסוּלטָן सल्तनत sultanija szultán női hozzátartozója ibu, istri, adik perempuan sultan kona/systir/dóttir soldáns sultana イスラムの王妃 술탄의 왕비 sultonė sultāna māte/sieva/māsa/meita sultanah sultane sultanens mor/kone/søster/datter sułtanka مور، لور یا خور د سلطان sultana sultană султанша sultánka sultanka sultanija sultaninna มารดา/ภรรยา/น้องสาว/บุตรสาวของสุลต่าน hanım/valide sultan 蘇丹的女眷(母、妻、姐妹、女兒) султанша حکمراں کی ماں، بیوی، بہن یا بیٹی hoàng hậu, thái hậu, công chúa 苏丹的女眷(母、妻、姐妹、女儿)

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