sultan

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(Engels)

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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/suɫˈtɑ(ː)n/

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سلطان

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שִׁלְטוֹן

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From Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultân), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”) (compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón)).