sultan
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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.
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sultan (countable and uncountable, plural sultans or (rare, only in certain senses) 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 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)
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References edit
- ^ “sultan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2008
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Azerbaijani edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
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Noun edit
sultan (definite accusative sultanı, plural sultanlar)
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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).
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sultan c (singular definite sultanen, plural indefinite sultaner)
- sultan (ruler)
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common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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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”).
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Noun edit
sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)
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- sultana f
- sultanaat n
- sultane f
- sultanshoen n
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- 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
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sultan (genitive sultani, partitive sultanit)
- sultan (ruler)
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Declension of sultan (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | sultan | sultanid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | sultani | ||
genitive | 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 |
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French sultan (“ruler of a Muslim state”), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان. See English sultan for more.
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sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)
- a sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title
- a silk-ornamented basket
- a perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer
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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.
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sultan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority, ruler, prince”).
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sultan (first-person possessive sultanku, second-person possessive sultanmu, third-person possessive sultannya)
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Further reading edit
- “sultan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — 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”).
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sultan (Jawi spelling سلطان, plural sultan-sultan, informal 1st possessive sultanku, 2nd possessive sultanmu, 3rd possessive sultannya)
- sultan (ruler)
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Further reading edit
- “sultan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese edit
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s-l-t-n |
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Etymology edit
From Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
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sultan m (plural slaten, feminine sultana, diminutive slajten or slajtan)
- (dated, historical or figurative) king, monarch, ruler
- Synonym: re
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Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (or an Old Anatolian Turkish ancestor) or directly from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
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sultan m (plural sultans)
- sultan (ruler of a Muslim state)
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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)
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- “sultan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Piedmontese edit
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sultan m
- sultan (ruler)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
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Noun edit
sultan m (plural sultani)
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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 |
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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 سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
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sùltān m (Cyrillic spelling су̀лта̄н)
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References edit
- “sultan” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene edit
Noun edit
sultan m
- sultan (ruler)
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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).
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sultan c
- sultan (ruler)
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Declension of sultan | ||||
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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).
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sultán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)
- sultan (hereditary ruler in various Muslim states)
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- “sultan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tausug edit
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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)).
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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)
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sultan
- sultan (Muslim king)