سلطان

Meaning

1. (uncountable) power, strength
2. (uncountable) rule, dominion
3. (uncountable) authority
4. (uncountable) mandate, authorization
5. (uncountable) proof, evidence, an argument or case against
6. (uncountable) a plea, an allegation, the grounds or basis for one's case being superior
7. (uncountable) justification

Concepts

power

sultan

Sultan

Sultana

Sultaness

Synonyms

ولاية

سلطة

نفوذ

سيطرة

Translations

Sultan

sultan

sultan

sultano

σουλτάνος

sultán

auctoritas

Sultano

Macht

potere

autorità

Σουλτάνος

soudan

Sultanus

Sultan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sul.tˤaːn/

Etymology

From the root س ل ط (s l ṭ). Cognates with Aramaic שׁוּלְטָנָא / ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܵܐ (šulṭānā, “power”) and Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón, “rulership, authority”).